Wu stared at the thing in her hand, looking at it again and again. She was undecided.
This is something she got from outside, and she got it with great difficulty. Does she want to use it? If she does, there will really be no turning back.
Maybe she can wait a little longer before her daughter enters the East Palace. She is still favored now, and maybe good news will come soon. Then, for the sake of the emperor and grandson, the palace will reward her greatly.
Nothing can be done about her.
Even today, when she waited until now, the Duke of Guo did not send her the divorce letter.
Wu hesitated.
While hesitating, there were footsteps outside. Wu hurriedly hid the things in her sleeves and nervously rubbed her hands on her head.
"Mother, mother!"
Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's Jie'er."
Seeing that there was no surprise for his mother, Zhang Jie felt even more aggrieved. He burst into tears and stood there, looking up and crying.
Wu was startled, stood up hurriedly, and walked to her son's side, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Who bullied my son? Tell mother, she will make the decision for you!"
"Everyone bullied me, everyone bullied me! The people in the Imperial College bullied me, and the woman guarding the gate outside my mother's yard also bullied me!"
Dog slave, don't let him in. Zhang Jie was so wronged that he couldn't hold back his tears.
Wu's heart trembled when her sweetheart cried like this, and she hugged her and comforted her repeatedly: "Don't cry, don't cry. Those women, wait a few days, and my mother will take care of them herself and keep their whole family far away."
The land is sold out, take it out on my son!"
"First fight for fifty, then sell it from afar!"
"Okay, let's fight for 500 first, and then sell it after venting my anger!"
He helped his son sit down and wiped his tears: "Why did your classmates in the Imperial College bully you?"
"They no longer play with me. They look at my son as if he is a bad person! It's like I made Zhang Yuzhong break his horse. They all blame me! Even the way the gentlemen look at me has changed. I didn't cause him to break his horse.
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In the past, everyone was holding him up and calling him "little uncle", but now they no longer call him, and they don't take him with them wherever they play. Everyone is playing and talking. As soon as he passes by, everyone stops talking.
Then he walked away, obviously avoiding him.
"Mother, they are all bad people! I don't want to go to the Imperial College, never again!"
Zhang Jie also couldn't figure out why everyone avoided him. The rejection from his classmates made him feel extremely uncomfortable, and everyone's questioning looks made him feel on pins and needles.
"Okay, if I don't go, I won't go."
Mrs. Wu comforted her son.
Originally, the purpose of letting my son go to the Imperial Academy was to get to know more noble people and connections, but now it has the opposite effect, so it’s okay not to go. When my son climbs to a high position, there will be plenty of people to curry favor with him.
Wu gritted her teeth and secretly resented it.
That little bastard couldn't be cured unless he got rid of him. But there were several experts around him, and she couldn't get in. The yard was also surrounded like an iron barrel, and even the small kitchen couldn't seep in, which made her secretly hate it.
I came to see Huo Xi in the evening.
He was arranged by Mu Yan to follow Wu in the dark and saw what Wu had obtained.
Huo Xi was extremely surprised when she heard this. Wu went out to get such a thing today. How dare she have such a big idea?
Nian'er was afraid that she couldn't move her hands. Could it be that she wanted to... attack him?
Huo Xi was so shocked that she couldn't recover for a long time.
Gan San handed Huo Xi a long and flat box, "The young master asked me to give this to the girl. He said that if Wu takes action, he will use this to replace the things in her hand."
I told Huo Xi about this thing and how to use it.
Huo Xi took it, opened the box, took a look, and closed it again.
"Tell your young master for me, I understand. I will keep an eye on the house."
"yes."
After Gan San left, Huo Xi sat in shock for a long time, called Ta Yue, and gave a few instructions: "From tomorrow onwards, you will carry your luggage and go out of the house, pretending that I am sending you on a far journey, and then hide in the dark and stare at him. Over at Wenxinyuan, please report anything at any time."
"yes."
"Can you avoid the Duke's eyes and ears?"
"Yes." The Duke's escorts are also experts, but their concealment skills are not as good as theirs.
Huo Xi nodded: "Very good. Be careful and don't let anyone notice."
Tayue nodded, took the box and went out.
Huo Xi also asked Xiangxiang to give Zhufeng a message, asking him to keep an eye on Nian'er's yard.
At the beginning of the next day, Zhang Fu was preparing to leave the mansion to go to court. After leaving the courtyard gate, he was startled when he saw a dark figure standing not far from the mansion gate.
"Nanny?"
When she got closer, she turned out to be his daughter.
"Why are you standing here? What happened? You want to leave the house? Nian'er's leg hurts?" Want to call a doctor? Zhang Fu's face suddenly became anxious.
Huo Xi looked at him quietly, a little touched. His love for them was not fake.
"I thought of something, so I walked over here."
After hearing this, Zhang Fu breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the starry night sky. He hadn't slept all night. "If you have any worries, you can tell your father."
"It's okay, we can solve it. You..." looked up at him, "I heard that all the elites recruited from various places have come to Beijing. Are you going to live in a military camp?"
Zhang Fu laughed. His daughter was probably reluctant to let him go as her father.
Nannan is still the same as when she was a child, but now that she has grown up, she no longer talks about missing her father like she did when she was a child.
He reached out and patted Huo Xi on the head, "There are many generals in the fifth military camp. My father has to go to court, so he won't live in the military camp for the time being."
Huo Xi pursed her lips.
"Go back, it's warm now, don't freeze."
Huo Xi nodded, turned and left.
Zhang Fu watched her go away, his head that was still confused in the morning became much clearer, and his heart felt sweet.
"Master is happy?"
"Happy." His daughter cares about him, how can he be unhappy?
Zhang Jin helped him get into the carriage and smiled: "My subordinates are also happy." Both the master and the servant happily drove the carriage to the palace.
After Zhang Fu turned around, Huo Xi also turned around the corner and watched him go away quietly.
While Huo Xi was catching up on her sleep at the mansion, another person who had not slept all night had arrived at the city gate early. As soon as the city gate opened, he rushed the carriage to the city.
In Huo's house, Mrs. Fang had a good and sweet sleep.
When I saw that there were not only cooks, but also helpers, cooks, and handymen in the kitchen, I felt heartbroken. How much wages would I get this month?
"There are only a few people in this house, but there are so many people to serve in one kitchen!"
Really rich.
Even if you are rich, you can't waste money so cheaply. When I heard that the cook's monthly salary was three taels, I felt so distressed that I almost pouted.
She felt distressed, but it didn't affect her at all in instructing the cook to do this and that. Looking at the food in the warehouse next to her, she wanted to eat this and that.
Huo Sipan, however, was not as worried as his mother. He lay there until the sun was high and the quilt was so warm that he could not think about it until his ears hurt.
He opened his eyes and looked: "Dad?"
Why are you here, Dad? "Why are you here, Dad?" My mind was still in a state of confusion early in the morning, and my mouth was always talking about whatever I was thinking about.
Huo Jia glared, picked up the stick in his hand and greeted him: "You can come, but I can't come? I'll beat you to death for even sneaking away! You even encouraged your mother to sneak away to the capital! I'll beat you to death.