Looking at the expressionless Gu Qianfan, Xiao Qinyan knew that he still remembered the old things from his childhood, so he explained angrily:
"But Qianfan, your grandfather and your uncle have always been prejudiced against me. Their Gu family only cares about character and does not care about practical matters. No matter how well I do, in their eyes, I always come from a poor family.
You traitor who loves to exercise power and flattery!"
"What about that singer? Did they also force that singer onto your bed?"
Looking at Xiao Qinyan who was trying his best to explain, Gu Qianfan said harshly to him. It was precisely because of this that Gu Qianfan had hated and despised the singers and performers in the Jiaofang Department since he was a child. This was also the first time he met him.
The real reason for being so rude to Zhao Paner!
"I have never done anything to be sorry for your mother!"
Xiao Qinyan was still very angry when he heard that his eldest son brought up old matters again. He couldn't help but stand up from his chair and explained loudly:
"How could I fall in love with that woman with fireworks? It was all a misunderstanding. You don't believe me. You are now an official yourself. I don't believe it. You have never socialized. I am just acting on occasion.
How can it be taken seriously?"
"Yeah?"
Looking at the eloquent Xiao Qinyan, Gu Qianfan couldn't help but snorted coldly and said with disdain:
"Your good son Xiao Fan is young and promising. He is exactly the same as you were when you were young. He doesn't like good ladies but prefers those singers who have left their country and returned to their country. Mr. Xiao, what are you doing?
What’s the explanation?”
"What?"
Hearing Gu Qianfan say that Yuan Xudong likes those singers who have left their nationality and returned to work, Xiao Qinyan was slightly stunned and said with a smile:
"What's the problem? Fan'er is young and in the prime of his life. He's unmarried and likes one or two women with fireworks to relieve his boredom. Isn't this normal? Why are you making such a fuss?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Qinyan looked at Gu Qianfan, who was still single, and smiled:
"Qianfan, you are different from Fan'er. You are my eldest son and the son I value most. Although you are not yet established, you are still in the fifth grade. Only those ladies from famous families who have held hairpins for generations can be worthy of you.
But I do know a few, do you want me to help?"
Before Xiao Qinyan could finish speaking, Gu Qianfan stood up angrily and said loudly:
"Yes, I'm begging you to help me. I owe you a favor, but that doesn't mean you can influence my marriage!"
"You are exactly the same as me back then!"
"Who is exactly like you back then?"
Looking at the proud Xiao Qinyan, Gu Qianfan couldn't help but give a cold shout, then turned around and left. Unexpectedly, Gu Qianfan would suddenly get angry. Xiao Qinyan was obviously stunned for a long time. When Gu Qianfan really left, Xiao Qianfan
Qin Yan burst out laughing, looked up to the sky and murmured to himself:
"Shu Niang, you saw it, Qianfan lost his temper at me. Over the years, he has always been so polite to me, but just now, he has really lost his temper with me. Shu Niang, I
, I feel so happy, so happy!"
After a while, a maid shouted outside the house:
"Ms. sir, the housekeeper is back!"
"Come in!"
Butler Xiao walked into the main hall with a young servant and stood aside. Xiao Qinyan regained his unshakable power and asked:
"What's the matter?"
"My lord, the people below have already counted the 470,000 yuan left by Zheng Qingtian, but I don't know where to put it into the account?"
Hearing this, Xiao Qinyan thought for a moment and then ordered:
"Allocate 30,000 to his surviving family, use 40,000 to quietly distribute in the name of Commander Gu to the casualties of the Imperial City Division as pensions, and finally send another 200,000 to Beijing to give to the Queen's brother Liu Taiwei, and the remaining
Two hundred thousand dollars goes into my private account!"
"Yes, sir!"
Looking at the housekeeper who quickly agreed, Xiao Qinyan was slightly dissatisfied and said:
"How come I have never seen the doctor who just served Commander Gu and changed the dressing? Where did you find this quack doctor? It has been fifteen days and the injury is still serious. Tomorrow I will be replaced by the one who usually takes my pulse!"
"Yes, sir!"
"In addition, send eight more capable black-clothed guards to follow Commander Gu. Whether he wants to use money, investigate cases, interrogate people, or bury his colleagues in the past two days, you have to follow his orders.
But do not ignore it. Oh, by the way, there are also supplies in his courtyard. According to my example, you can ask the dining room to make more crystal dishes, he likes to eat this the most!"
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing Xiao Qinyan giving all the instructions in detail, even though Butler Xiao was shocked, his face remained calm and he responded one by one. Then he bowed and sent Xiao Qinyan away. After Xiao Qinyan left,
After that, the boy who had been standing by the side walked towards Butler Xiao and asked curiously:
"Dad, what is the origin of Commander Gu? Why is my husband so kind to him? Should we inform Mrs. Jingzhong?"
"Bastard thing!"
As soon as the boy finished speaking, Butler Xiao turned around and gave him a slap in the face, then warned him in a low voice, and reminded him of concern:
"My husband has always governed the family by military law. If you dare to spread even a word of nonsense to the capital, it won't be my slap that slaps you next time. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Looking at his father, the boy covered his cheek that was sore from the beating and said a little aggrievedly:
"Dad, I won't dare to do it next time!"
"Come on, follow me to do errands, and learn more attentively. When I get old, you will be the butler of the Xiao Mansion, do you understand?"
"I got it, Dad!"
"Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore!"
"Does that mean I hit it too lightly?"
"No, no, it still hurts, it still hurts!"
"You bastard, you are so stupid, how can you expect me to trust you to be the butler of the Xiao Mansion?"
"Dad, I have a good relationship with Master Fan. He said before that I could be his housekeeper, so don't worry!"
"Are you serious?"
"Really, I have a good relationship with Master Fan. The last time I secretly went to Zhang Haohao's house, I helped him sneak in the door!"
"Asshole, what is this worth showing off to you?"
"No, no, I'm not showing off. What I mean is that my relationship with Master Fan is good. You don't have to worry about my future!"
"hope so!"
The sound gradually faded away. After Butler Xiao left with his son, Gu Qianfan appeared from the back room next to the main hall with a very complicated expression. He had obviously heard the conversation of everyone in the main hall just now.
The next day, the wind was fine and the sun was shining brightly. Willows were hanging low on both sides of the wharf in Qiantang County and peach blossoms were luxuriant. It was a good day for traveling. Zhao's tea shop, two carriages, two guards, and more than a dozen people, large and small,
In the cage, Sun Sanniang looked at Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl who were about to go to Tokyo and said reluctantly:
"Pan'er, Yin Zhang, Yin Ping, you have gone to Tokyo. You are thousands of miles away from Qiantang. I don't know if we will see you again in the future!"
"Yes. In the future, when Zifang passes the Jinshi examination, I will earn you a set of phoenix crowns and harems, and you can also live in Tokyo!"
Zhao Pan'er looked at Sun Sanniang who was reluctant to leave and comforted her, saying that they have traveled thousands of miles and the journey is so far away. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be who knows how many years until they meet Sun Sanniang again. Things will change and people will change by then.
, not knowing what it would be like, they said goodbye for a while, and several women burst into tears. Sun Sanniang wiped her tears, walked to Yuan Xudong and blushed slightly:
"Mr. Xiao, you must take good care of Pan'er, Yinzhang, and the silver bottle. Otherwise, when I go to Tokyo, I will give you a severe lesson and cut you into pieces. You hear me?
No?"
"You can rest assured after hearing this!"
After taking a look at Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl, whose eyes were red and filled with tears, Yuan Xudong looked at Sun Sanniang, who was also crying, and assured:
"I will take good care of Pan'er, Yin Zhang, and Yin Ping. If I violate this oath, I will be struck by five thunders from heaven, okay?"
"Okay, I'll believe you for once!"
After delaying for a while, when everything was almost packed, Yuan Xudong was about to call for departure, when Zhao Paner said quickly:
"Wait a minute, there are still two cages left!"
"There are two more cages?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhao Pan'er, and Yuan Xudong said doubtfully:
"Where is it? Why didn't I see it?"
Seeing everyone looking at her, Zhao Paner said slightly embarrassed:
"I dug a hole under the south wall of the kitchen. There are two boxes inside. One is the dowry with the seal, and the other is my savings over the years. There are house deeds and land deeds in it, as well as some gold and silver ingots!"
Saying that, Zhao Paner looked at Song Yinzhang and said with a smile:
"I have kept all your money well for you. The reason why I held back and didn't give it to you before was because I was afraid that you would be ignorant and be cheated!"
"I understand, thank you sister!"
"It doesn't matter. This money will be kept by your side from now on. You and Yin Ping should pay more attention to it!"
"No, Yin Ping and I don't need to spend money. It's better to leave it with my sister!"
Having said this, Song Yinzhang paused slightly, then looked at Yuan Xudong and said with a blushing face:
"It's okay to leave it to Fanlang for safekeeping. It's my dowry and should be left to Fanlang for safekeeping!"
"so good?"
Looking at the shy Song Yinzhang, Yuan Xudong ordered Xiao Yan and Xiao Li to go dig the box at the place Zhao Pan'er said. He walked to Song Yinzhang, and in front of Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er, and the Yin Ping girl, he hugged Song Yinzhang's soft body and laughed.
road:
"Then you're not going to leave some money as a fallback, and you don't regret it?"
"No regrets!"
Being held in Yuan Xudong's arms, Song Yinzhang said with a blushing face in front of the public:
"Wherever Fanlang is, there is Yin Zhang's retreat. I believe in Fanlang!"
"well said!"
Hearing Song Yinzhang's love words, Yuan Xudong said with great joy:
"When you go to Tokyo, how about I give you a house?"
"Okay, thank you Fan Lang for your love!"
"You're welcome!"
Looking at the well-behaved and lovable Song Yinzhang, Yuan Xudong fell in love with her more and more. If she wasn't outside, he really wanted to hold her under his body and pamper her. Even if he couldn't do this, he still held Song Yinzhang and couldn't put it down.
, Sun Sanniang, Zhao Paner, and the girl Yin Ping were all blushing, and they spat secretly, scolding Yuan Xudong in his heart for his debauchery, for being careless with Yin Zhang in broad daylight, he is really a scoundrel, a bad guy!
At this moment, Xiao Yan and Xiao Li came out carrying two boxes, one large and one small. The larger one was Zhao Pan'er's savings, and the smaller one was Song Yinzhang's dowry. Zhao Pan'er looked at it and made sure nothing was missing.
Everyone started to set off for Qiantang Wharf. Qiantang County is thousands of miles away from Tokyo. Fortunately, water transportation is developed. It only takes more than ten days along the Grand Canal. If we go by land, it will take at least a month to carry so many boxes and cages.
Only in this way can we get to Tokyo, and taking a boat is much more comfortable than riding a carriage. Yuan Xudong is reluctant to let his three young ladies suffer from the bumps of the carriage. Sitting in the boat, he can comfortably pamper them at night and treat them well.
Experience the joy of fish and water!
Along the way, the peach blossoms were beautiful, but Yuan Xudong, who was sitting in the carriage, had no time to appreciate them, because the beauties around him were more beautiful than these blooming peach blossoms. If Sun Sanniang hadn't been in the car, Yuan Xudong would have turned into a wolf, and turned the beauty into a wolf.
Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl all ate them in one bite. Even so, Yuan Xudong was still in the middle, holding the weak and boneless Song Yin Zhang in his arms. Yin Ping girl was responsible for giving him fruits to eat, but Zhao Pan'er ignored him, and
She and Sun Sanniang were living on opposite sides, saying difficult parting words to each other, holding each other's hands, with a look of reluctance on their faces!
When we arrived at the dock, we found a merchant ship bound for Tokyo, but the boss of the ship did not agree to carry women. Instead, he said that his ship had rules and it was unlucky to carry women. He was stunned and refused to let Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl on board. Yuan Xudong just wanted to
Instead of arguing, Zhao Paner hurriedly stopped him, stuffed a handful of broken silver into the captain of the ship, and coaxed him:
"There are a lot of women running boats on this Grand Canal. Some of them are not behaved properly. Isn't it your business to say a word?"
After accepting Zhao Paner's money, the ship boss weighed it and said with a smile:
"Okay, I see you have so many boxes and cages, so I'll leave the cabin to you. We'll leave in half an hour, so hurry up and move your things!"
"Okay, thank you Mr. Zheng!"
While talking, Zhao Pan'er solved the problem. Xiao Yan and Xiao Li began to move boxes and cages into the cabin. Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl stood aside. After the ship boss left, Zhao Pan'er looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled:
"I know him, Mr. Zheng. People in the shipping business like to run into brothels as soon as they land. I heard someone said that he lost 200 yuan in gambling at Xiangyun Tower last month. Maybe he is short of money.
, and when he saw us carrying so many boxes and cages, he wanted to find an excuse to ask for some money. Don’t be like him. He is not a bad person, but he is a bit greedy. Just give him some money and reciprocate.
, he also helped us arrange the best cabin location, and we can also see the spectacular scenery of the Grand Canal along the way, which is also very good!”
"I see!"
Looking at Zhao Paner who was well-organized and well-organized, Yuan Xudong smiled and praised her:
"Pan'er, you are really my good wife. When I go to Tokyo and settle down, I will leave all the money at home to you. You just need to give me a small amount of pocket money every month, okay?
good?"
"Glib tongue!"
After giving Yuan Xudong a blank look, Zhao Paner ran to the side of the boat and started chatting with Sun Sanniang. Half an hour later, the boat was about to weigh anchor. Everyone entered the cabin, and Sun Sanniang was about to go back. At this moment, Yuan Xudong jumped off the boat.
, caught up with Sun Sanniang, took out a twelve-weight gold ingot from his arms, stuffed it into her hand and said with a smile:
"Sanniang, you keep this ingot of gold and don't give it to anyone else. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to Tokyo to find Pan'er. The Jiangnan dishes and tea fruits you make are delicious. You can come to Tokyo to open a restaurant.
When the time comes, I will be responsible for paying and you will be responsible for cooking, how about that?"
"This, I can't do this."
"Fan Lang, the ship is about to sail!"
Hearing Zhao Pan'er's shout, Yuan Xudong looked at Sun Sanniang who had not finished speaking and said with a smile:
"Sanniang, I'm leaving, and this ingot of gold is just a waste of money. Haven't you always wanted to go to Tokyo to see it? After you arrange things at home, if you have time, take a boat and we can go up to twelve people at most.
We can arrive in Tokyo in three days, and then we can see whether Pan'er and the others are doing well or not, so it's settled, I'm leaving, bye!"
"Hey, Mr. Xiao, you."
Seeing Yuan Xudong rushing towards the ship, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but froze. She held the ingot of gold tightly in her hand and was speechless for a long time. With so much money, if you use it sparingly, it would be enough to go to Tokyo ten times.
I can take my family to Tokyo with me. I just owe Yuan Xudong a favor and I'm afraid I won't be able to repay it. I just hope that he can treat Pan'er, Yin Zhang and that girl Yin Ping well and not let them down!
When the big ship set sail, Sun Sanniang waved her hands to Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl who were standing on the deck of the big ship, and said goodbye loudly. When the big ship was left with only a shadow of sail, Sun Sanniang wiped her tears and handed Yuan Xudong to her.
He put the ingot of gold into his arms and carefully put it away, and then walked home, but his heart was always empty. Zhao Pan'er and the others had known each other for almost nine years, and the good sisters who had always been together suddenly suddenly
Traveling far away from home, thousands of miles apart, Sun Sanniang's heart was indeed full of mixed emotions, which is hard to describe!
Back home, Fu Xingui and Fu Zifang were not at home. Before Sun Sanniang could find anyone to ask, the neighbor aunt who lived next to her house saw her and asked curiously:
"Hey Sanniang, why didn't you accompany your child to the ancestral hall?"
"Go to the ancestral hall?"
Sun Sanniang was a little confused, why did she go to the ancestral hall when she had nothing to do?
Before she could ask, the neighbor's aunt continued to gossip:
"Your Fu Zifang is going to adopt a son to the widow Mrs. Tao. It's such a big deal, and you, the mother-in-law, don't even go over to see it?"
"Who adopts?"
"Your Fu Zifang!"
After checking again, Sun Sanniang finally changed her expression and ran straight towards the Fu family's ancestral hall. She was such a son, how could she adopt her only son to another family?
In Fu's ancestral hall, Fu Xingui and his son Fu Zifang stood in the center of the ancestral hall. Next to him was the widow Tao. On both sides sat the elders of the clan. The younger generation of the Fu family stood behind these elders. Under the witness of everyone,
The head of the Fu clan stood under the ancestral tablet, holding the adopted document in his hand and read loudly:
"Now I would like to place my son, Fu Zifang, under the family of my brother Fu Xincai, and he will inherit the family name. I will establish a family named Yuan, named Fangfu Xingui, and named Shanfang, Fu Xincai's widowed wife, Tao."
At this moment, the door of the ancestral hall was knocked open, and everyone in the ancestral hall was startled. The words of the Fu clan leader were also interrupted. Looking at Sun Sanniang who barged in, Fu Xingui's face changed greatly, and the widow Tao
His face was also a little pale, but Fu Zifang looked indifferent and looked at his biological mother, Sun Sanniang, carelessly.
"Sanniang, why are you here?"
Ignoring Fu Xingui, Sun Sanniang broke into Fu's ancestral hall and went directly to the widow Tao to question:
"Ms. Tao, although we are not familiar with each other, we have no enmity. Why did you want to rob my son?"
Looking at the aggressive Sun Sanniang, Mrs. Tao covered her face and cried, pretending to be pitiful and crying:
"The slave family doesn't know. The slave family only knows that the husband is gone. There is no one to take charge of this huge family property. Naturally, we have to establish an heir among the younger generations of the same clan!"
"I bother!"
Seeing Mrs. Tao covering her face and crying, looking pitiful, the Fu family members around her expressed their pity and secretly sympathized with her, but Sun Sanniang pointed to the core of the problem and said coldly:
"Fu Xincai is several rooms away from our family. Besides, there is no reason to adopt an only son to someone else. I worked hard to raise Fu Zifang. Now you want to intervene and pick the ready-made fruit."
Eat and dream!”
PS:
One chapter tonight, and another chapter tomorrow morning. I owe a total of two chapters plus more chapters. I will return one chapter tomorrow morning, woo woo woo!