The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 99

The fact that Seventh Lady and Ninth Brother were going to be written under the name of the eldest wife quickly spread like wildfire and spread throughout the Yang Mansion.

Although the servants who went back to the village with the second uncle of the family have not yet been selected, nor has it been officially announced that Qiniangzi's siblings will be included in the name of the eldest wife, but everyone's attitude towards Qinianzi has changed drastically.

Regardless of whether Brother Nine is the legitimate son or not, his status in the Yang family will not change. Being named under the name of the eldest wife is just icing on the cake.

Seventh Lady is different.

At such a young age, after only four or five years in the main courtyard, she was written under the name of the eldest wife and became the third concubine daughter...

When the eldest aunt and the fifth aunt saw Qi Niangzi, the smiles on their faces almost burst out.

Even Li's mother, who usually has her eyes above her head, was a little more careful in front of Qin Niangzi.

The servants of the West Side Courtyard have been blocked by people when they go out these few days. Generally, the women in charge have to hold hands and ask Mrs. Qin carefully before letting them go. Do your own thing.

The more this is the case, the more stringent Qin Niangzi restrains the maids and women in the yard.

"Anyone who makes a mistake and makes people think that I have been promoted under the wife's name will act like a dog, and I will not obey." She frowned and told Li Xia and Bai Lu, "I have no choice but to go back to my wife and kick me out."

Lixia and Bailu understood.

With Qin Niangzi's temperament, the more popular and favored she is, the more cautious she will be.

"The little maids will be restrained by you." Seventh Lady asked two more mothers in charge to talk, "This matter has not come true after all, if there is any trouble at this time, I will embarrass my wife..."

The two mothers are also honest characters, so frightened by Qi Niangzi, they wish they could stay behind closed doors for twelve hours, so as not to cause trouble and miss Qin Niangzi's promotion.

Seventh Lady herself was naturally more cautious in her words and deeds, and she even endured the faintly teasing of Third Lady and Fourth Lady without making a sound.

Ninth brother was not happy either, he studied hard at home every day, as if he didn't know the rumors raging in the mansion, and he didn't say a word to Seventh Lady. Although the two were in the main courtyard, they became more and more estranged when they went in and out .

Seeing this, the eldest wife couldn't help feeling emotional, "Brother Jiu is really more cautious."

The first lady could only laugh along with her, "Brother Nine has too much homework recently, I'm afraid he's focused on his studies and didn't think too much about the gains and losses in it."

The Elder Master has recently added Brother Nine's homework, hoping that he and Twelve Lang can study at Shantang Academy this year.Although the eldest wife was reluctant, she also did not want brother Jiu to lag behind his peers.

"That's right," the eldest lady laughed, "this child has such a temperament, he can only pretend to be one thing in his heart, right and wrong in the inner house, now he can't get into his eyes."

The first lady's eyes gradually darkened.

The eldest wife is such a temperament.

Since I believed in the turmoil in front of Huanshawu, there are people in the town.Even if Brother Jiu misses Jiu Yiniang well in front of her, the eldest wife will find reasons to praise Brother Jiu for his filial piety.

Seventh Lady is also blessed.

Originally, I'm afraid I just wanted to write Brother Jiu under my name.

It happened that this disease happened.

Only after the eldest wife cleared up Brother Jiu's doubts did she realize how kind Qin Niangzi is...

With such a fortune, the inner court in the future may be dominated by the siblings!
With Qin Niangzi's temperament, she has not been promoted yet, and she is thinking about pulling out the claws of the second wife.

After being promoted now, I'm afraid what I want is not to let the second wife go, but to kill the grass...

Although the eldest wife put Brother Nine under her own name, the matter of adoption will not be mentioned again, but the second wife has more ways to make things worse.

With a blink of the first lady's eyes, she could think of six or seven ideas to add trouble to brother Jiu.

Poisoning, causing trouble in the clan, luring Brother Nine to be bad...

The eldest wife is so suspicious and credulous, how could Qin Niangzi allow such a formidable enemy to come and go in and out of the inner courtyard?

The first lady smiled and thought of the second wife, "Second aunt hasn't come to the house to greet you these days."

The eldest lady smiled disdainfully.

"I'm afraid your second aunt is not in the mood to ask for peace now."

Everything is like this, there is a profit and a loss.

A few years ago, the second wife and the eldest wife were as close as a pair of biological sisters, and the seventh lady and the ninth brother were gradually alienated by the eldest wife.

Now that the situation is reversed, the eldest wife is getting closer to Seventh Lady's siblings, and the second wife will naturally gradually become estranged.

The first lady is on point.

I just mentioned the second wife, so that the eldest wife could see the second wife's utilitarianism clearly, so she laughed and talked about the family's internal affairs with the eldest wife.

Inevitably, he talked about the second young master of the Gui family.

"I heard that you often come to the house recently. Would you like to meet my mother? It stands to reason that the wife of the old Jiufang and you often came and went, and the two sides are relatives..."

The eldest wife was a little moved, but inevitably hesitated.

"Our family is fighting against the Liu family. Seeing Second Young Master Gui at this time, it is inevitable that we are a bit snobbish when word spreads."

The Yang family should be cautious in their words and deeds, and act in a low-key manner. At this time, talking about the marriage with the Gui family will inevitably make people feel that it is to receive a strong support in the struggle with the Liu family.

"How can this be the same." The first lady smiled and explained to the eldest wife, "The Liu family has offended the Gui family and the Xu family to the death. As long as these two families have a little temper, they will make trouble with the Liu family. Yes, we were originally exhaling through one nostril..."

The eldest wife suddenly became enlightened, and praised the first lady repeatedly, "It's our Xiaochu who is sober-minded."

Then I discussed with the first lady again, "If the marriage of the Gui family can really be done, our family's foundation in the northwest will be further strengthened. match."

The first lady wondered about the eldest wife's thoughts.

The third lady and the fourth lady are not favored by the eldest wife. This is what I saw. The fifth lady is the favorite of the eldest wife, and her family background is too high for the second son. The rest are the sixth lady and the seventh lady. ...

"The difference between Xiaoqi and Gui Ershao is four years old!" She hesitated, "There are these older sisters ahead..."

The eldest wife also hesitated, "Let's take a look at the character of the second young master first. If you can catch up with the two young masters in front, it would be good to bring Xiao Qi to the Gui family."

The Gui family was a military commander, and they got married later than civil servant families. Whenever there was a war, the marriage would be delayed. It is not uncommon for families to have children after they are over [-] years old. The age difference is not a big deal.

The first lady pondered for a moment, then nodded, and reminded the eldest lady, "Xiao Qi has an idea, I think it's better for her to nod for this matter. Otherwise, if she doesn't appreciate your good intentions to promote her, It's a waste of time."

The eldest wife was thoughtful, "It depends on what the Gui family thinks. I think it's not bad. Although the Gui family is poor, they have a good character. No matter whose daughter they talk about in the future, their wealth and power will be comparable to ours. There won't be too many of them. If Xiaoqi can enter the house with the dowry of his daughter-in-law, with her wrist..."

"It's all in the future." The first lady could only laugh, "Let's take a look at the character of the second young master first!"

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In August, the first batch of military rations finally arrived in the northwest.

Duke Ping also lived up to the good intentions of the Elder Lord, he won a small victory as soon as the army rations arrived, beheading more than a hundred ranks, and swept away the doubts of the ruling and opposition parties when the battle was stalemate.

The theory of changing generals that the eldest prince tried his best to advocate, also naturally became depressed.

The Liu family's voice was too weak to be heard.

Although the emperor remained silent on the dispute between the two important ministers in the south of the Yangtze River, Duke Ping's victory had at least made the Grand Master invincible.

Perhaps because of this, the aristocratic families and officials that Jiangnan talked about finally started their own team activities.

Although the elder is in Suzhou, no one in Zhejiang dares to neglect. At the end of August, the army rations in Zhejiang were assembled and transported to Xi'an on the road, and the errand of the second young master of the Gui family finally came to an end.The situation in the northwest gradually eased, and the second uncle of the same family also resigned from the elder, and was about to go back to his hometown.

The old man was a little embarrassed.

"The second cousin was able to go on the road early, but because our family has too many things, it was delayed for two months." I discussed with the eldest wife, "It is better to set up a seat in Baifang Garden and treat the second cousin well." Let's see it off!"

The eldest lady took advantage of the situation and mentioned the second young master of the Gui family, "... I will take the second young master Gui to go all the way. Speaking of which, he is also an old friend. Because of my illness, I have never seen him. This time, I have to invite him no matter what. Come in and see you."

The Eldest Master understood, and turned around and pulled Jiang Baihu and Gui Ershao to have a table at the Gathering of the Eight Immortals in Baifang Garden. He also invited Li Wenqing and Zhang Weiting to accompany him.

Second Young Master Gui came to see the eldest wife and greeted the eldest wife.

"My mother has asked me many times to say hello to Aunt Shi in person. I haven't seen Aunt Shi for many years, and I really miss Aunt Shi." He behaved himself, dropped his knees, and saluted the eldest wife. "Hearing that Aunt Shi has contracted a minor illness by accident, Hanchun is very worried..."

They were all clichés for asking for peace, so it was hard for Second Young Master Gui to speak in a serious and cadenced manner.

Several daughters secretly laughed behind the screen.

Except that the seventh lady is only ten years old this year, and she can sit beside the eldest wife just like the married first lady, even the sixth lady has to hide behind the screen, so it is not easy to confront the second young master Gui.

Second Young Master Gui greeted the eldest wife, and stood up with hands tied, with a graceful and unrestrained attitude, neither restrained nor presumptuous.

The 14-year-old boy rarely has the calmness and generosity of Gui Ershao.

"Is it called Hanchun? Sit—sit!" The eldest lady smiled and chatted with Gui Ershao, "Remember your elder brother Hanxin is already a general?"

Gui Hanchun sat down on the seat next to the eldest wife, and took a sip of the new Lidong tea.

"Yes, elder brother was promoted to partial general because of his meritorious service in chasing Beirong two years ago."

"I thought Hanxin would be sent to escort the grain and grass this time. Are you still young enough to withstand the long-distance fatigue?" The eldest wife became more and more satisfied the more she watched.

Although this boy is not very old, he is calm and generous, no worse than an adult.

Gui Hanchun replied frankly, "Hanchun also made some small contributions in a blockade at the beginning of this year. He beheaded a few barbarians and was promoted to a hundred households. It is his duty to transport food and grass. It is not a matter of business. Don't be tired if you go to work."

Only 14 years old has already killed the enemy!
Even though Qin Niangzi lived in the Northwest for a period of time, she couldn't help but gasp.

I didn't expect Gui Hanchun to be so strict in teaching children. Gui Hanchun was only 12 years old two years ago, right?Already went into battle to kill the enemy...

Lao Jiufang's tutor is like this, no wonder he can take the lead in Gui's family!

The eldest wife was also a little surprised, and couldn't help but look at Gui Hanchun carefully.

This is a very handsome young man, dressed in black and golden flowers. Although he is only 14 years old and not tall in stature, he has a straight back, a pair of red phoenix eyes looking forward, and his eyes are bright, like a head ready to go. The little tiger is ready to fight at any time.

Although there was a smile on his lips and he was polite, but this gentleness could not conceal the military temperament on the outside.

I didn't expect to have already gone into battle to kill the enemy, and had experience in battle.

If the third lady told him, she would have wronged the young man!The delicate Didi raised in the water town of the south of the Yangtze River obviously doesn't match at all with the iron-blooded toughness that was cultivated in the scorching sun of the desert.

Involuntarily, he glanced at Seventh Lady again.

Qin Niangzi was looking down at her toes with her head down.

The slightly drooping neck is like a newly-born green bamboo, with a faint tenacity in the crispness and tenderness.

If San Niangzi is a ball of tender tofu that is spoiled, it will rot when squeezed; Qi Niangzi is a green bamboo, although it looks delicate, it can withstand the wind and snow all over the sky.

The eldest lady spoke a few more words with Gui Hanchun, and Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhang came hand in hand.

Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang were invited, and the women's family is going to hold a banquet again. Naturally, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhang must not be forgotten.

The two wives were very curious about Gui Ershao. They asked me about the situation in the Northwest, the population of Gui's family, and the marriages of Gui Ershao's brothers...

Gui Hanchun answered one by one seriously, carefully speaking, and what he couldn't say, "I'm still young, so I don't know much about these things" and evaded it.

In front of this group of sophisticated ladies, his attitude was dignified but not rigid, respectful but not dull, although he could not speak freely, he was decent.

As soon as he left and went to gather the Eight Immortals, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li praised him.

"After all, it's a Northwest family. It's no wonder that such a family education can prosper."

"I don't know which family is lucky enough to have the second youngest son-in-law!"

You can know the elegant meaning by hearing the string songs, and the wives are all experienced.Why don't you know the meaning of the eldest wife summoning Gui Hanchun?
Most likely the son-in-law came, and through Gui Hanchun's presence in Suzhou, he had a chance to see the character of the second young master in person, so that he would know it in his heart when they kissed each other in the future.

The eldest lady looked at Seventh Lady.

"There's still an elder brother on top of her head who hasn't said anything about her marriage. Our daughters, big and small, are all in a few years' time." She answered tactfully.

What else do Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li not know?
All of a sudden they all laughed at Seventh Lady.

"Seventh Lady is ten years old this year, right?"

"It's becoming more and more graceful!"

"In a few years, we will reach the age of marriage."

The two wives have frequent contacts with the Yang family, so how could they not know that Seventh Lady will be included in the name of the eldest wife.

His attitude towards Qin Niangzi was much more amicable.

Qin Niangzi had no choice but to hang her head lower, bit her lip and said nothing.

The first lady smiled to smooth things over, "I've met the two wives!"

Several daughters also came out from behind the screen to salute the two wives.

The third lady was a little out of her mind, she just saluted, then stood aside and pursed her lips without saying a word.

Qin Niangzi saw it in her eyes and felt a little relieved.

San Niangzi is 16 years old this year, if you don't talk about kissing, you will really become an old girl...

Such a good family, but the eldest wife would rather wait a few more years to tell herself than think about the third lady.

How could she get out of the cabinet smoothly without anyone to help talk about it?

It seems that even if Fourth Aunt did not agree to her conditions right now, she might not be able to hold back after a while.

"Second Aunt is here too." Chu Niang's eyes were sharp, she saw the roof of the sedan chair in the aisle from a distance, and smiled, "I didn't expect Second Aunt to live the closest, but she was the last to arrive."

As a member of the Yang family, the second wife should have gone to the mansion earlier to greet the guests together with the eldest wife.

The eldest lady's smile became a little unnatural.

Seventh Lady and First Lady looked at each other and smiled.

She got up and sat next to the eldest wife, and the fifth lady stood next to the eldest wife, watching the second wife step into the threshold.

"Second Aunt!" Seventh Lady was extra courteous, "I haven't seen you for a few days."

Ever since the news spread that the eldest wife wanted to promote Qiniangzi's siblings, the second wife hadn't visited the house for more than a month.

Hearing her sweet voice, the second wife staggered under her feet.

After a pause, he raised his head and smiled, "It's been a while since I came to the door!"

Although his expression seemed normal, the deep jealousy in his eyes could not be hidden from anyone.

(End of this chapter)