The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 71

Seventh Lady didn't pay too much attention.

After all, this was many years ago.

Besides, isn't Jiu Yiniang's experience miserable?This is the case with the big mansion gate, and this is the fate of the loser.

"Could it be that Third Aunt was responsible for Brother Nine's injury..." She said hesitantly.

Chu Niangzi smiled slightly, "It depends on what you think." She stared at Qin Niangzi with her chin on her hands, and said slowly, "What do you want me to say, Brother Jiu is a very smart child, and he has his own plans in his heart. As long as he If you can grow up safely, your path will become smoother and easier—as a concubine, I really envy Seventh Sister!"

"Elder Sister, why should you be so polite?" Seventh Lady humbly said, "I still envy Eldest Sister's blessing!"

"That's right, everyone has their own destiny. Don't envy people." Chu Niangzi actually admitted with a smile, "Now I have a husband and a daughter, and my family is rich, so I don't have to fight anymore... I really don't want to take thousands of gold, ten thousand gold. Change!"

Seventh Lady showed envy uncontrollably.

It is difficult to experience the happiness of such a peaceful life without living in a mansion.

Even if the eldest brother-in-law is a bit dull, he is not outstanding in appearance, and the family is just an ordinary landlord and rich family, but such a peaceful life is far from what any official son can bring to a first-time wife.

She chewed on the first lady's answer.

When it comes to the past, the first lady can have no scruples, but she can't talk too much about the current dispute.

Hearing what the first lady said, I think Brother Nine's motives for doing things, after all, he couldn't hide from this eldest sister who is both scheming and tactful, but not disgusting.

No wonder the whole family loves her!
In the mansion gate, there are very few people who act neatly and decisively.

"Since the elder sister said so, Xiao Qi would also like to ask the elder sister for a favor." Lady Seven thought about it and spoke slowly.

There was no conflict between Chu Niangzi and her in terms of positions or interests.

When two smart people are together, they should benefit each other and help each other out.

Since the first lady has readily revealed the mystery of the third aunt's death, she might as well say something from her heart.

"There are many doubts about Brother Nine's injury...Xiao Qi has never known the inside story." She sighed. "I haven't even figured out the cause. However, the elder sister also knows about the mother's temperament. She has always thought too much. I am afraid that it is inevitable to suspect that there is something about me."

The first lady responded readily, "I'm afraid it's inevitable to think so at first... After all, you are Brother Nine's twin sister."

Talking to the first lady is really a happy thing.

Qin Niangzi simply opened the skylight and said, "Xiao Qi doesn't know if Brother Jiu intends to vent his anger on me, but even if there is, it's human nature to think about it, but for my mother, I have to ask my eldest sister to help me out." Let mother not misunderstand!"

No matter what Brother Nine's motives are and what his methods are, it is not easy to think of using San Yiniang to get rid of the crime.

Although he was young and his methods were still very rough, which made the eldest lady feel suspicious, most of the ancients believed in ghosts and gods, especially the troubles of the third aunt did not happen every year or two, and even "cursed" to death in the stomach of the sixth aunt son of...

How could the eldest wife and the eldest master not taboo about such things?
As long as the first lady finds the taboo, helps to distinguish a few words, and pushes all the sins to the dead, I am afraid that the eldest wife would rather believe it!

In this way, if I continue to be courteous for a few more years, the eldest wife will be able to put her doubts about Brother Jiu behind her.

The first lady let out a long breath.

"I'll tell you the truth." She was confiding in her heart. "Even if my sister didn't explain it, I still have these few words! Our fourth young master has been with his wife since he was born, and has never seen his biological mother. How can there be someone else in his eyes? My wife asked me a few days ago, I Just these few words!"

Seventh Lady was overjoyed immediately.

"But Mother, Seventh Sister also knows about this person." Chu Niangzi was very frank, "She is not very capable, but she is not too suspicious. She is actually a female Cao Cao! But she doesn't have Cao Mengde's strategy... Thanks to the fact that she has not lost her help all these years Only people can gain a foothold in the backyard. I am afraid that what I say can only be used for a while, and it will not work after a long time."

Seventh Lady pondered.

Who else would speak ill of Brother Jiu in the eldest wife's ears?

"Besides, although our branch doesn't have much contact with our family." Chu Niangzi also sighed, "But after all, he used to be the patriarch of the Yang family, so it is still uncertain whether the ninth brother can inherit the heir as a bastard. .”

Seventh Lady's eyes narrowed.

No one knows better than her the dispute between the Yang family and the main family.

After all, Qin Niangzi has actually lived in Yangjia Village for six years.

There are many disputes in the family.The Eldest Master’s family had high prestige in the first place, and had always been the head of the Yang family. Many years ago, they were defeated by events and encountered robbers on the way back to their hometown. Only the Eldest Master’s father and Seventh Lady’s grandfather escaped alone.He is also a bastard. At that time, the clan used the reason that a bastard could not inherit the patriarch's position. In the generation of the elder, he is even the bastard among the bastards. The family property has occupied Wufang's land openly and secretly. Otherwise, with the accumulation of Wufang over the years, how can the elder be so downcast that he has to rely on his wife's family!

Today's grand master is naturally not what he used to be, from the official to the governor of the south of the Yangtze River... There is no one in the Yang family village who does not want to look up, but there is no guarantee that if he passes away accidentally in the future, the family will use the excuse that the bastard can't inherit the heir. Making a fuss about inheritance rights...

"Such a thing is very unfortunate for our sisters!" She said slowly, "Sister must also understand the truth."

Without the support of brothers, a woman cannot hold her head up in her husband's house. This is an irrefutable truth.

The first lady looked at the seventh lady and sighed, "So the second aunt kept persuading the mother to let her adopt the nephew who was born as the successor as soon as possible to be the eldest son of the successor... But the family can't say anything. "

Seventh Lady couldn't bear it any longer, and snorted coldly.

"Second Aunt's calculations are so resounding!"

If the eldest wife still trusts brother Jiu unreservedly, I'm afraid the eldest wife will just ignore her words.

It's a pity that Brother Ninth's rash actions made her suspicious. Once this suspicion is raised, with the eldest wife's temperament, it cannot be eliminated with a sentence or two...

The first lady comforted her, "And there is my father! Father himself was born as a concubine, and he was fed up with the idleness of the clan... Besides, a man, who would want to adopt his own son? Dewy, I actually understand it in my heart! Otherwise, how could you come back to Suzhou from the northwest." As he spoke, he added and subtracted, and told about the Elder Master's promotion of Feng Jin.

Qin Niangzi lowered her head and pondered, but didn't speak for a while.

Chu Niangzi was not angry but happy: the more Qi Niangzi pondered, the more she showed her stability.

In the battle in the back house, momentary elation is nothing, whoever can have the last laugh is the real winner.

If a person is frizzy, how can he have the last laugh?
"I didn't expect my father to care so much about the Feng family's affairs!" Seventh Lady didn't know whether to be happy or worried, "It's just that if my mother finds out about this matter... it will be another trouble!"

The eldest wife has only moved a little bit here, and reconsidered the nephew's adoption, and the elder over there has promoted the Feng family, it seems that the matter is not big enough!

If there is no second wife, everything will be easy to say.

However, the second wife is still so covetous...

It seems that if the second wife is not removed, brother Jiu will never have a real good life.

"So, it's up to you." The first lady looked at the seventh lady with deep eyes, "Third sister and fourth sister are useless, I'm afraid the world will not be chaotic... However, with their brains, they can't help it." It won't cause you any trouble. Fifth sister, innocent and ignorant, it's good if you don't make trouble—you have to be careful of fifth sister, even a donkey is not so stubborn! I used to count on sixth sister, but unfortunately she is smart , but her temperament is calm, and she is satisfied with watching Xiao Xiangxue swinging on the swing... Who knew that Seventh Sister fell from the sky, and from now on, you will have to rely on you to control the field in this backyard!"

Seventh Lady took a deep breath, stood up and bowed respectfully to First Lady.

"Xiao Qi thanked Eldest Sister for reminding me... In the future, Shanjiu and I will never forget Eldest Sister's kindness!"

The first lady showed a gratified smile and was about to speak.

The laughter of the girls came from afar, and Fifth Lady shouted at Seventh Lady on the Qingshi path, "Yang Qi, what crime have you committed, and you want to apologize to Eldest Sister?"

Both Chu Niangzi and Qi Niangzi stood up, smiled and waved to the sisters, "We are blowing on the rockery! It's very hot! Come up and sit for a while."

Fifth Lady then dragged Sixth Lady and Eighth Lady into the fake cave.

"You are much smarter than I imagined... There is nothing to thank, everyone is a concubine in the main courtyard, and it is not easy to walk out. If you can help, of course you will!" The first lady was very calm, " Sifang has been worrying about marriage these past few years, use this well, maybe..."

Before the words were finished, Wu Niangzi's footsteps had already approached Siyi Pavilion.

Chu Niangzi and Qi Niangzi put down the conversation, got up and settled the young ladies down, and everyone ate the fruit.

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After another night, the first lady bid farewell to the eldest lady.

"After all, you are a daughter-in-law, and your parents-in-law are all present. It's not good to drag my uncle out for too long."

The eldest wife had a look of regret, "Forget it, my uncle is going to enter the market this autumn, and it is better to go home and study safely." She also told Li Yixing, "If there is anything you don't understand, come to Suzhou at any time. You are here at Mount Tai. There are not many others, but there are a few scholars."

The old man coughed softly, "Go back and eat through the basket of time rolls I gave you. When you come back in July——I'm going to question you!"

Qiuwei is in September this year, and in July, the Elder Master will naturally introduce him to some people he should know.

Li Yixing is busy but only responds.

Under the gaze of so many women, the sweat rolled down his face drop by drop.

The Eldest Master couldn't help frowning, but the Eldest Wife was a little funny, so she smiled slightly, got up and personally sent the First Lady and his wife out of the main room, held the First Lady's hand again, and gave many instructions.

After seeing off the first lady, the mansion seemed to calm down again.

Seventh Lady was still the same as before, with two classes a day, and she never missed each other. The homework assigned by her husband, whether it was calligraphy or embroidery, was done meticulously.

However, the progress of embroidery is obviously slower than that of calligraphy.

The second wife's footsteps are still so diligent.

Fifth lady is very busy.

The eldest wife allowed her to choose a pavilion in Baifang Garden to move in, and gave up the eastern courtyard to Brother Jiu, so Wu Niangzi naturally got busy.

"There are not many vacant pavilions in Baifang Garden." She discussed with Qin Niangzi, "Do you think I should choose Yuyuxuan, or Yuelai Pavilion? Zhu Yingtai?"

There are quite a few vacant pavilions in Baifang Garden. However, Qilixiang and Qinghong Pavilion have both died.

In the seclusion of the second lady, the fifth lady thought it was too remote and deserted.

The only ones left are Yuelai Pavilion, Yuyuxuan, Zhu Yingtai, and Jidiju.

Jidi is a good idea, and Wu Niangzi wants to give it to Brother Jiu.

"When brother Jiu grows up, he happens to live in Jidijuli and study."

The Eldest Master liked Fifth Lady a little more, "Xiao Wu is getting more and more sensible!"

Zhu Yingtai is also the place where Huang Xiuniang attends classes, and Wu Niangzi has long been used to seeing the surrounding scenery.

In the yard of Yuelai Pavilion, you planted Utanbo flowers, and around Yuyuxuan were planted pear flowers. The two small buildings faced each other across the green shade. / Creek, separated by a stream, is Huanshawu.

Wu Niangzi pondered for a long time, but still chose Yuelai Hall. "There are cars and horses passing by outside the courtyard wall, making a lot of noise."

Then I was busy with Mrs. Ni, looking for famous calligraphy and paintings, expensive furniture, beautiful curtains...

Busy and busy, I moved into Yuelai Pavilion in June.

The third lady and the fourth lady looked at each other hotly, and murmured for a few days, the elder went to live in the Xi Guest House for one night, and discussed with the eldest wife the next day, "It's quiet in Youhuang, why don't you let the third lady and the fourth lady move in?"

The second lady just got married not long ago, and the eldest wife was very reluctant, "I want to leave it to Xiaoqi in Youhuangli privately!" She casually pulled the seventh lady as a shield, "Qilixiang, Yuyuxuan, Zhu Yingtai... three places Let them choose the place!"

The third lady and the fourth lady had no choice but to settle for Qilixiang.

I don't shy away from the matter of Aunt Ba - which house has no one died in?It has been several years since Aunt Ba passed away.

After settling down a few older sisters, it was Brother Jiu's turn. the s
The eldest wife called Lichun to speak.

Li Chun went out of the house, moved his bedding into the East Side Courtyard with red eyes, led the maids and women to clean the house, and moved Jiu Ge's big bed into the East Side Courtyard.

The Eldest Master actually cared about the internal affairs, "The servant girl next to Brother Nine, is the house still clean?"

The eldest wife has a fever on her face: she is still suspicious of the second wife.

"They were all selected from the village that I married as a dowry, and both parents were in charge of the village." She quickly explained, "The two mothers are also old by the hand."

Seeing the embarrassment of the eldest wife, the Eldest Master felt a little embarrassed.

Then he calmed down and discussed with the eldest wife, "I think it's time to assign Brother Jiu some servants."

He picked two honest servants from the servants around the old master, and assigned them to Brother Nine.

The personnel and affairs around Brother Nine are complete at once, and Lichun doesn't have to take care of the outside but not the inside, and take care of the inside but not the outside.

A few days later, Brother Jiu sent Lichun to post a post to all the sisters, telling everyone that he, Yang Shanjiu, had settled down in the East Side Courtyard, and asked all the sisters to go to the East Side Courtyard to play when they had time.

Lichun entered Baifang Garden and walked around, returned to the main courtyard, and then took the red clay invitation card and entered the western side courtyard.

As soon as she entered Dongli Room, her eyes turned red, and she kowtowed to Qin Niangzi a few times on her knees.

Qin Niangzi jumped up in fright, and hurriedly pulled Lichun up with her own hands.

"Don't do this!" She hurriedly said, "Don't do this!"

Lichun choked up and couldn't speak.

Qin Niangzi wiped off the dust on her knees for Lichun, "There will be many troubles for you in the future!"

"Seventh lady, just tell me!" Lichun wiped away tears, "I have no father or mother, and I have served in the mansion since I was a child, and there is no one who knows pain and heat... Except for Seventh lady, no one thinks about me and takes pity on me Life is hard..."

Both Bai Lu and Li Xia's eyes were wet, Qin Niangzi hurriedly gave them winks, the three of them persuaded them together for a long time, and finally persuaded Li Chun's tears to go back.

Brother Nine moved to the East Side Courtyard, and the eldest wife transformed the Dongci Room into a room where she usually distributes housework and sits and meets guests. Seventh Lady also went in a few times, chatting with the eldest wife to relieve boredom.

In July, the south of the Yangtze River has become a hot furnace, and none of the noble ladies is willing to go out, and the eldest wife has fewer people to talk to, so it is inevitable that she will feel a little lonely.

Although Qin Niangzi is smart, she is still young after all, so she has nothing to say to the eldest wife.

The eldest wife actually invited the second wife to come and talk.

Naturally, the second wife came at her call, and spent seven days out of ten going around the main courtyard.

Seventh Lady couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

(End of this chapter)