The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 77

Although no one would not care about Shuxia's belly, Seventh Lady and Fifth Lady are unmarried girls after all, so it is not easy to send someone to Huanshawu to inquire.

After this incident, Fifth Lady didn't want to trouble Seventh Lady any more, and she no longer forced Seventh Lady to come up with a plan for dealing with it.

The two little girls knew from the bottom of their hearts that the already complicated situation in the Yang family might have undergone inexplicable and unexplainable changes because of Shu Xia's stomach.

In the afternoon, the news naturally spread to the West Side Hospital.

Shuxia was indeed two months pregnant.

The old man is also close to fifty this year, and he is still very happy to be able to sow and plow the fields. When everyone came to pay his respects at night, they could see the smile on his face.The Elder Master has always been happy and angry, such extraordinary joy is indeed rare.

The second wife took a few nephews and young masters back to the Hanlin Mansion after lunch, and it was a pity that they couldn't celebrate with everyone.

The eldest lady looked mysterious, she couldn't see any joy or anger, but the several aunts didn't care so much, they scrambled to grab it, and congratulated the old man like a cannonball. The daughter returned to Baifangyuan.

Ever since Wu Niangzi entered Baifang Garden, the eldest wife asked Qi Niangzi and Ninth Brother to have three meals a day in the east and west courtyards alone. Occasionally, when she was happy, she also left Seventh Niangzi or Ninth Brother to accompany her for a meal.

Naturally, the old man went to Huanshawu to comfort Shuxia, and he would not stay in the main courtyard for dinner.

Qin Niangzi took a step slowly on purpose and fell behind the crowd.

As expected, the eldest wife called out in a pleasant manner, "Xiaoqi stay a step."

All the little ladies turned their heads and winked at Seventh Lady.

Sixth Lady winked narrowly at Seventh Lady, but Fifth Lady pouted urgently, not knowing what kind of signal she was conveying.

Seventh Lady turned a blind eye, turned around and sat down beside the eldest wife with a smile, "Mother."

The eldest wife looked gentle, "Today, the master is not eating in the main courtyard, and Brother Jiu has a lot of homework...you can have a meal with me in the main courtyard."

"Yes, I've missed my mother's good things." Seventh Lady and the eldest wife were polite.

The two got up and entered the Xici room.

Lidong has already brought two second-class maidservants to set up the chopsticks.

The eldest wife couldn't help but sigh with emotion to Qin Niangzi, "I don't know when brother Jiu will marry a daughter-in-law to serve me."

Serving meals is the responsibility of the daughter-in-law. In "Dream of Red Mansions", it is Sister Feng and Li Wan who set the chopsticks.

The eldest wife has at least ten years to wait until this day.

"If mother is willing, she can take Thirteen Niangs from the Li family as a child bride right now." Seventh Lady joked with the eldest wife.

The thirteenth mother of the Li family is Mrs. Li's own daughter. She is only three years old this year. Yuxue is cute and has always been liked by the eldest wife. The eldest wife has said several times that she wants to recognize her as a goddaughter.

The eldest wife laughed, "You child, you have such a clever mouth."

While talking, the dinner has been served, the eldest lady eats little at night, it is just four-color side dishes, four-color stir-fry and two bowls of soup.

Qin Niangzi also ate very delicately, and she put down the black porcelain rabbit hair bowl after only half a bowl of rice.

The eldest wife had finished her meal and was blowing the white smoke above the teacup with her head bowed.

"Your father intends to raise the house for the three sisters in Huanshawu." Her voice was full of pondering.

Seventh Lady was also taken aback.

The rules of the Yang family have always been that they can lift their concubine when they are pregnant.The words of the eldest lady seem to be nothing special.

But among the three sisters in Huanshawu, only Shuxia is pregnant, but the three sisters have to raise the house together, is it a bit too much?
She couldn't help thinking.

The eldest wife did not speak for a while, but stared at the tea in a daze.

After a while, Qin Niangzi slowly said, "Father has always loved the three sisters in Huanshawu very much. It is not without reason that they want to raise the house together. After all, the three are sisters of the same mother. , Shu Xia is the younger sister, so it is always a bit embarrassing to carry the house alone."

The eldest wife nodded, "It seems that Xiao Qi thinks it's okay to lift the house?"

It's not Qin Niangzi's husband, and it doesn't matter to Qi Niangzi whether she raises the house or not.

Seventh Lady had no choice but to explain to the eldest wife, "The three sisters have always been honest. Although they live in Baifang Garden, they don't get close to anyone. They just live their lives behind closed doors. After so many years, Huanshawu is actually There's nothing nasty about it...it's not easy."

In other words, the three sisters took the route of being wise and protecting their lives.

"Now that Shuxia is pregnant, and there are Boxia and Zhongxia, father may not fall in love with each other, so why should mother make father feel uncomfortable about such an innocuous matter? Family and everything are prosperous, seeing the third sister's death If you want to say kiss..." She dragged out the ending sound meaningfully.

The eldest wife suddenly realized.

"It's our Xiao Qi who understands." He smiled and praised Qi Niangzi.

Qin Niangzi also said a few words of humility casually.

"However, the marriage of these three ladies is indeed difficult." The eldest wife took a lot of thinking, "It's just a concubine who lives in a concubine. Although our family is not low now, after all, those seniors with a stable family style Waiting for others, they also have their own reservations, so they may not be willing to make a kiss as a son-in-law."

As for the concubine, the Eldest Master doesn't even like it, let alone Fourth Aunt.I'm afraid they were making a fuss about hanging themselves and wiping their necks, so they wouldn't let their daughters marry into such a family.

"At first I took a fancy to a few families in the capital, and they are all well-off, but the son is a little bit rich." The eldest wife shook her head, "They are still young, and they can still learn well. The situation is treacherous, it is not easy for us to marry people casually..."

There are so many families with deep foundations in Beijing, which family doesn't have a few dudes?To be able to find such a husband's family is to stop the fourth aunt's mouth and make the old man's heart flutter.

If it hadn't been for the turmoil of seizing the heirloom in Beijing in the past few years, I am afraid that the eldest wife would have already found someone else.

"I can't be in a hurry." Seventh Lady had no choice but to comfort the eldest lady, "There are not many people who are willing to talk about marriage at the moment...I'm afraid we will have to wait until the winner is determined in Beijing."

No matter who wins, a large number of officials will fall, and a large number of officials will be promoted.

There are those who wrestle inside the arena, and some who watch the excitement outside the arena. If the results don't come out, how can these officials feel at ease to get married at will?It's hard to say that maybe the in-laws will be unlucky.Isn't the Wang family a lesson from the past?

The eldest wife let out a sigh of relief, "That's right, let's put this matter aside. The prince is already 12 years old, no matter how pushed, he has reached the age of leaving the court to study..."

Seventh Lady just laughed and didn't speak.

Although she knows a little about political struggle, she is not proficient in it. It is best not to talk about it casually, so as not to be ugly.

The eldest lady glanced at Qiniangzi and asked again, "Your fifth sister called you to the Yuelai hall today, what's the matter?"

It's funny to say that the eldest wife is of course very kind to the two daughters, and there is no objection.

But these two daughters don't like to speak their minds to the eldest wife, and neither of them like the eldest wife's style.

Seventh Lady said lightly, "Fifth Sister is afraid that the homework given by Mr. will not be finished..."

The eldest lady's eyes flashed, and she didn't ask any more questions.

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After a few days, the three sisters were indeed carried away.

The Yang family had three more aunts at once. This grand occasion had not happened for many years.

The second wife was a little sour, "Brother is really too! At such an advanced age, he is still so coquettish."

Although the eldest wife didn't have much good things to say about the elder master in private, in front of the second wife, she was quite protective of him, "Our big house has young heirs, and the master also wants to spread the branches... so as not to be the only seedling of the ninth brother, it is inevitable lonely."

The second wife was very boring, just laughed, and mentioned a few sons to the eldest wife, "It's really hard work. When the uncle said that he would introduce Mr. Zhang to study, everyone was very excited. They didn't sleep most of the night. Reviewing homework, afraid of being questioned by Mr. Zhang."

The Elder Master is letting Ninth Brother not introduce him to study with Zhang Weiting, suddenly thinking of promoting a few nephews?The eldest wife couldn't help being somewhat disapproving, but she was still polite on the surface, "Don't work too hard, Brother Min is fine. Brother Da and Brother Hong are young and have weak talents. They should take a good rest for a few days before working hard."

The second wife smiled slightly, "Let Brother Da and Brother Hong come to thank Auntie for her concern some other day."

A few people chatted a few more gossips, and the three nephews and young masters entered the main courtyard.

There is a look of displeasure on the face.

The second wife couldn't hide her concern, she hurriedly got up and asked, "Have you seen Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Weiting's reputation as a leader in the Jiangnan literary world is not for nothing. Being able to worship him as a teacher will have infinite benefits for the future of several children.

Brother Min shook his head, "Mr. Zhang is ill... It is said that he had a cough in autumn this year, and he would lie down for nine out of ten days. It will not delay our studies."

Brother Hong already showed his grievances on his face, "It's just an excuse! Mr. Zhang probably thinks that we are not worthy enough, but it belongs to the Hanlin family..."

"Brother Hong!" Brother Min changed his face and scolded.

Brother Hong quickly suppressed the grievance on his face, lowered his head and dared not speak, even Brother Da looked at Brother Min's face in fear.

The eldest lady sighed secretly in her heart.

Ruo Min brother is not the eldest son, how good would it be?

Forget it, being too stable is not a good thing.You already have your own ideas at a young age, so what's the use of adopting them?
She just smiled and waved to Brother Hong, "Mr. Zhang must not mean that, so don't try to get it wrong, good boy, come here."

Brother Hong smiled, and ran to the eldest wife, "Auntie——I want to eat the crispy cheese from Auntie's house."

"Okay, okay." The eldest lady had a loving face.

Brother Hong is young, but he is naive after all...

The second wife watched the eldest wife get close to Brother Hong, and the sadness in her eyes disappeared in a flash.

He smiled again, "What did uncle say?"

Brother Min glanced at Brother Hong, and sighed, "Uncle is not angry, he said that Mr. Zhang is arrogant and we don't have any fame, so it's really hard to get his favor."

His tone was quite satisfactory, and there was no trace of displeasure.

"Oh?" The second wife was rather happy, "After that, you will go home and learn to read?"

"No! Uncle said that the master of family studies was taught to my fourth brother Shanjiu, and knowledge is not enough to make a career. He wants us to study in Shantang Academy." Brother Hong interjected and answered with blinking eyes. "It is said that he is a gentleman from Shantang Academy, and his knowledge is also excellent."

Both the first wife and the second wife paused.

The second wife forced a smile, "Okay, okay. ——However, this Shantang Academy is not so easy to get into."

Shantang Academy is strictly managed, and it is far away in Mudu. The eldest and third young masters of the Li family are studying hard in the academy. It is not a holiday, so it is difficult to go home.

The Elder Master's move was very vicious, he first used Zhang Weiting as a bait to trick the second wife into handing over the studies of the three nephews to him, in order to send the three youngsters to Shantang Academy.

However, even if the second master is in Suzhou, as long as there is no separation, they will have to follow the arrangement of the elder master, not to mention the second wife is a girl, and there is no way to compete with the elder master.

Shantang Academy is such a good academy... No one can fault the Grand Master's approach.

It seems that the Elder Master still has a deep grudge against the second wife in his heart.

No matter how thick-skinned the second wife is, she will feel embarrassed.

Regardless of Brother Hong still being bored with the eldest wife, he sat for a while and took his sons to leave.

The matter reached Seventh Lady's ears the next day.

Mama Liang told Bai Lu on the other side, and Mama Wang learned from Li Chun on the other side.

Seventh Lady was delighted to hear that, and couldn't stop laughing.

"Father, this is called the second aunt of fire prevention, anti-theft prevention!" She laughed and joked with Wu Niangzi, "It has been more than three years since I calculated it... Tsk tsk, it is really a long-term and lengthy system engineering, and it must not be taken lightly!"

Wu Niangzi was a little puzzled, "I understand this time, this cry is so loud... When will father guard against Second Aunt?"

"When mother was away, did father ever let Brother Ninth meet with Second Aunt?" Seventh Lady had no choice but to remind Fifth Lady, "After all, she is a younger sister-in-law and mother's cousin. The two faces are separated, so father should not be blatant. Even a small family has no such rules..."

Just like a brother-in-law can't directly get angry at his sister-in-law, it is very easy for a brother-in-law to discipline his wife's wife, causing disputes and causing the two families to tear each other apart.

The Eldest Master kept silent, embarrassing the second wife herself.

The means are not ingenious.

However, it is also because he is the governor of Jiangnan, and the whole family lives under his shadow.

It was the first time that Seventh Lady had a slight liking for the Elder Master.

Only then did Wu Niangzi come to her senses.

"Yang Qi, Yang Qi, your mouth... is really... tsk tsk." It was also very angry and funny. "Big sister is married, so here's you. Our main courtyard will never be without you, a mean, tricky, clever, shameless little devil star who won't take a little bit of money!"

"You're talking about yourself, right?" Seventh Lady would not recognize this nickname, "Go outside and ask, who doesn't say that Seventh Lady is a quiet and trouble-free lady? But Fifth Lady, who raises cats and birds, Yue The museum is bustling and noisy all day long...it's a headache!"

Daughters of their size don't have any deep hatred that cannot be solved.

Right now, they are standing together again to deal with the second wife, so they will soon become familiar with each other.

Gradually, Seventh Lady and Fifth Lady also talked and laughed freely.

Fifth Lady stretched out her hand to pinch Seventh Lady's arm, "Damn girl, how can you arrange people like this!"

The two of them were chatting and laughing, while they left the West Side Courtyard and went to Baifang Garden, intending to visit Liu Niangzi in Xiaoxiangxue.

Liu Niangzi caught a cold a few days ago, although she was not seriously ill, she did not dare to take it lightly, she has been recuperating in Xiao Xiangxue for the past few days, and did not go out.

Just after entering Baifang Garden, I watched the three sisters, tenth aunt, eleventh aunt, and twelve aunt come out of Huanshawu.

Four or five maidservants surrounded Twelve Auntie, all of them were cautious, lest Twelfth Aunt might go wrong.

Twelfth Aunt also looked tired, beating her waist lightly from time to time.

When the two sides are photographed above, the three aunts will make gestures to salute.

Fifth Lady was fine, Seventh Lady hurriedly said, "Twelfth Aunt, don't move, you are heavy, you don't even need to salute when you see your wife."

Twelfth Aunt forced a smile and thanked Seventh Lady for her understanding.

How concerned is Wu Niangzi, "If Twelfth Aunt is tired, she should go out of Huanshawu less, so that she can rest and recuperate, and stop working."

The aunts hurriedly thanked the fifth lady for her understanding, passed by the two young ladies, and turned towards the main courtyard.

Presumably, I went to pay my respects to the eldest wife.

I can faintly hear Twelfth Aunt complaining to her sisters, "I don't know if it's the first time, I've been falling all over my body these past few days, and I'm extremely uncomfortable. I asked a doctor to take a pulse, but I can't tell why. ..."

Seventh Lady listened carefully, then turned her head to think about it, and sighed slowly.

(End of this chapter)