"Second Grandma, those soldiers are here again. They were polite last time, but this time they are much more arrogant. They require us to hand over three thousand taels of silver within three days, otherwise they will break in."
Uncle Fu glanced at Wang Xifeng, who was sitting on the kang, and said hesitantly: "The younger ones are just guarding the house for the Feng family. How can they get so much money? But if they break in, they are afraid of disturbing grandma..."
I really don’t know why Feng You sent this group of people to live here. Uncle Fu has worked in the Feng family for so many years and has experienced a lot, but he has never encountered such a situation. So why did Feng You send people here?
He didn't say much, he just said that it was the young master's order to take good care of him and make sure he was well settled.
Uncle Fu murmured in his heart. He didn't know the origin of this woman called the Second Grandma. She seemed to be a woman from a wealthy family, but this group of people were all women. Well, although there were men in it,
You can tell at a glance that he is a servant, not a master, but in the past six months, no man, or perhaps the father in this woman's belly, has ever appeared.
This woman's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and her anger is getting bigger and bigger. She often curses and swears at people. Uncle Fu didn't hear anything before, but it was only after his wife reminded him that he realized that this woman was actually cursing the young master. This
It took Uncle Fu to slowly come to his senses.
Could it be that this is the outer room that the young master raised?
However, although this woman looks charming, she is not young at all. She is at least five or six years older than the young master. Which man who has an extramarital affair can support a woman who is much older than himself?
What's more, who is the young master now? A dignified editor of the Hanlin Academy who was born as a second-class Jinshi, and now he is the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture. What kind of woman can't be chosen, but he has to raise such an unclear woman?
However, Uncle Fu also knew that what he thought might not be what the young master thought, but after feeling that this woman might have the Feng family's seed in her belly, Fu Bo's attitude changed a lot.
He knew very well that the Feng family still had no heirs. The master and his wife must be very anxious. The young master had two wives and several concubines, but he only had one daughter. How could he not let a three-bedroom family pass on to a single family?
Is the Feng family worried?
Although this wild woman is an outsider, if she can give birth to a male heir, it will at least make the Feng family feel at ease. If the women in the main house of the Feng family cannot give birth to a son, then this male heir will be valuable.
Under this situation, Uncle Fu could only follow what Feng You said and support this woman.
"Three thousand taels of silver? What's the reason?" Wang Xifeng's expression remained unchanged, "If you give me three thousand taels, maybe they will ask for 5,000 taels, and next time they may ask for 10,000 taels. This may be a bottomless pit."
Uncle Fu also admitted that what Wang Xifeng said was true. Soldiers and bandits, these troops from other places, would not care about anything else at all. They only care about achieving their goals. If they fail to achieve their goals, they may cause chaos...
Now he is asking for three thousand taels of silver. This is not three thousand copper coins, but three thousand taels of silver. Even if the Feng family can get it, it is impossible to give it here. He is a servant guarding the house.
I have never seen three thousand taels of silver, how can I get it?
If it were normal, these soldiers would just let them in if they wanted to come in. Anyway, there are only these household items in the mansion, but the situation is different now. In addition to this pot-bellied woman, there are also a bunch of girls, all with beautiful looks.
When soldiers come in, who knows what will happen? They might even want to kill people and silence them. That would be trouble.
"Grandma is right, but if she doesn't agree, wouldn't it be a sin if they rushed in, bumped into grandma, and caused the fetal infection?" Fu Bo said hesitantly.
Wang Xifeng also had his teeth broken. When things like this happen, you really can't reason with these soldiers. If you don't, if these people break in, God knows what they will do?
If given, these people will continue to extort money and extort money if they want to, and it may get out of hand.
"Uncle Fu, how is the situation in our area?" Wang Xifeng asked as if she was remembering something.
"The Zou family next door is similar, but when the Confederate Army came over, the Zou family had already boarded a boat and fled to the capital city, leaving only a few people guarding the house." Uncle Forbes replied: "Those sergeants saw that there was indeed no owner in the house.
, so they had no choice but to give up, collect some money and leave. The younger ones also inquired about other houses, and found out that they either followed the Zou family’s example and hid, or went to hide in the countryside, but there were also some with Nan.
It’s cooperation with the military, but that requires someone to come forward.”
Wang Xifeng understood what Uncle Fu meant. Even if he wanted to negotiate, a decent master would have to come forward, but this was precisely the problem with Feng House now.
The people in charge of the Feng family are all in the capital city and the northwest, or they are distant and side branches who can't take care of things at all. Now I can't avoid this situation. Some people in the Feng family are a little suspicious of people like me living in the Feng family. Fu
Uncle Du used the excuse of being the young master's friends and family members to cover it up. If he still invites them to negotiate at this time, his true colors will really be revealed.
Wang Xifeng's expression was gloomy and uncertain, but she finally waved her hand and signaled Uncle Fu to go down first.
Only Ping'er, Xiaohong and Wang Xin were left in the room, Laiwang.
Except for Lin Hongyu, they are all old men who came from the Wang family and are extremely loyal.
"What should we do now? Tell us." Wang Xifeng touched her belly, took a breath, and asked.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Although Ping'er was the closest to Wang Xifeng, she knew that such a major matter could not be decided casually. After all, she was only a woman and she did not dare to make suggestions easily.
Wang Xifeng's eyes fell on Wang Xin: "Wang Xin, what do you think we should do now?"
"I think it's better to go back to the capital city." Wang Xin gritted his teeth, "The harassment from the Confederate Army will never stop. Sooner or later something will happen, and there will probably be a war here too.
The chaos of war is too dangerous."
Wang Xin was originally unwilling to come to the Qing Dynasty, but as a male servant who had followed Wang Xifeng from the Wang family, he also knew that his destiny could only rise and fall with Wang Xifeng. Without Wang Xifeng, he and his wife were nothing.
Wang Xifeng is pregnant, and she is a woman who has divorced a long time ago. Whether it is known by the Jia family or the Wang family, it is a big deal. Not only will her reputation be ruined, but it will definitely cause an uproar, so Feng Ziying let
When they came to the Qing Dynasty, they had no choice but to do so.
"Go back to the capital?" Ping'er couldn't help but retorted: "The second grandma is also a respectable person. What will happen if someone recognizes her and finds her?"
This is also a big problem. After all, Wang Xifeng is also a person with some respect in the capital city. He knows many people in the Wuxun family and has visited many people's mansions. The servants of various families have seen Wang Xifeng quite a bit, not a little bit.
Be careful if you are spotted and recognized, it will be difficult to make up for it.
"How about going to Jinling or Yangzhou?" Lai Wang scratched his head and asked.
"We can't go to Yangzhou, Second Master Lian is still over there." Lin Hongyu also plucked up the courage to speak, "Over there in Jinling,..."
Wang Xifeng already shook his head: "You can't go south."
In fact, when the Xuanfu army stationed in Linqing, Wang Xifeng began to inquire about the situation.
Naturally, she had no way of knowing the circumstances of the Tiewen Mountain Incident, but the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army suddenly went south, and then fought with the Jizhen Army near the capital city, but they couldn't hide it from anyone. There were also discussions in the local area, and then there was Nanjing.
Prince Yitada proclaimed himself the governor of the country and established a separate imperial court, and the situation between the two sides became tense.
Wang Xifeng also knew something about the relationship between his second uncle Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong and Prince Yi Zhong. His second uncle was lingering in Huguang, but Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army marched eastward to Shandong, and Prince Yi Zhong established a separate establishment in Jinling.
Wang Xifeng knew what this meant for the Nanjing court.
But can I go to Jinling by myself?
Obviously not. Putting aside the safety of my journey south with a big belly, I was seen by people from the Xue family of King Jia Shi of Jinling. How could I explain it?
It's too late to avoid these families, so how can we go to Jinling? After all, it is still the hometown of the four families, and there are not many clan members staying there.
"Then what should we do?" Ping'er said: "How about I go back to the capital..."
Lin Hongyu immediately responded: "It's better to go for a trip as a servant. Grandma can't be separated from my sister for even a moment."
While he was talking, Uncle Fu had already shouted from outside, "Second Grandma, Second Grandma, someone is coming from the capital."
Wang Xifeng's body went limp, but her nose felt sour, and she couldn't help but shed tears. The man who had killed a thousand swords finally thought of himself.
The person who came was an acquaintance of Uncle Fu, but Wang Xifeng and the others also knew Feng You.
As soon as Feng You came in, he took a look at Wang Xifeng's unusually big belly and couldn't help but murmur in his heart, no wonder the young master is so interested, could these be twins?
If she could really give birth to two sons for the Feng family in one go, I'm afraid she, an outcast with an embarrassing status, would be looked down upon by the ladies in the house.
"Feng You has met the Second Grandma, and I came to meet the Second Grandma on the order of the young master."
He is still neither humble nor arrogant, but Feng You will not offend Wang Xifeng. He is not Feng Ziying's person, but Feng Tang's person. But after all, this is the only one in the Feng family, so the relationship is different.
"Humph, he still knows that there is such a person as my concubine?" Wang Xifeng has also returned to normal and sneered: "I thought he had forgotten about it long ago and left Jiuxiaoyun."
Naturally, Feng You would not accept such harsh words. Feng Ziying had already given instructions before he came. If Wang Xifeng was about to give birth, he could only find a place to live in Linqing. But if there is still a period of time, or Linqing
If it's not safe, then we can only take the risk and let Wang Xifeng return north.
Of course, returning north does not mean returning to the capital city, as that would be too risky. It is best to live in Tianjinwei or Tongzhou.
Both of these places are important transportation points, which are convenient and safe. It also makes it easy for Feng Ziying to take the time to visit them.
This chapter has been completed!