At the back door of the Duke of Guizhou's mansion, the master and his servants were talking.
Mu Yan asked Xun Wu what was going on, what kind of golden flowers were there? Baba came to report in person. Xun Wu said that the old tea his wife bought in Yibang produced golden flowers, and she might have picked up a big leak again this time.
It's almost as if it's not said at all.
"Speak clearly!" Mu Yan was very dissatisfied.
"Hey, my subordinates can't explain it clearly, so I'd better ask Madam to explain it to the Crown Prince."
It was also the first time that he encountered this strange thing. He only knew that the old tea that his wife bought that others did not want had golden flowers, and this time it would be sold for a big price!
Huo Xi really wanted to see the condition of the tea-haired golden flowers she bought, but this time she had to go to the nunnery to see Mrs. Yu, so she had to hold back.
Pushing Mu Yan: "I'll tell you in the car. Let's go see my mother first, and then you can accompany me to see the Golden Flower."
Mu Yan nodded and waved away Xun Wu.
The carriage moved forward steadily.
"Mother Yu is really Shen Wansan's granddaughter?"
The Shen family in Jiangnan was a prosperous local family. Under the management of Shen Wansan, it reached its peak. At the end of the previous dynasty and the beginning of this dynasty, the Shen family became a wealthy family in Jiangnan. Everyone knew about it.
Mu Yan nodded: "Not many people know about this matter. When Shen Wansan was exiled to Yunnan, he received relief from my grandfather. His descendants provided a lot of financial support to my grandfather. After my mother passed away, my grandfather made the final decision. My successor married the Yu family."
"My grandfather wanted to reciprocate his kindness, but he didn't expect your successor to leave early. Otherwise, if Yunnan today was under the control of your successor, the Yu family would be no worse than the Jun family."
"The Jun family," Mu Yan said with a disdainful expression, "The Jun family does not have much background, and is far worse than the Yu family. After the death of the father, the Yu family's properties have shrunk on the surface, which makes people look inferior. The place where Jun can shoot."
"On the surface? Their family is smart and knows how to keep a low profile. I am a businessman myself, and I take it for granted. If you want to make money outside, you have to have someone with power behind you, otherwise it will be difficult. Maybe this is what the Yu family wants to do. That’s why Yu Wenying married you.”
"She married my fourth uncle and reconnected with the Mu family. Now the whole family can be said to have some say in Dian."
"But it's still a little weaker than marrying you."
Mu Yan glared at her, "Am I the one who wants to marry whenever I want?"
The couple laughed and laughed for a while.
"So, as the son-in-law of Shen Wansan, the patriarch of the Yu family has gained the wealth of the Shen family?"
"The Yu family itself is a well-established merchant family and has been operating in Yunnan for several generations. A lot of the Shen family's wealth has been dispersed when Shen Wansan was exiled. Even if there is some hidden in the dark, most of it is It will be left to his descendants. But his daughter and son-in-law have obtained his true inheritance, and even his mother-in-law is good at yellow and white things."
"Really? Then she shouldn't be the kind of person who sticks to etiquette. Why doesn't she remarry and go to a nunnery to accompany the ancient Buddha with a green lantern?"
Mu Yan sighed: "For the sake of the Yu family."
"For the Yu family?"
"Well, even though my heir passed away early, as a widow, she kept my heir's integrity and gained the respect of the Mu family from top to bottom. Every now and then, the government would often send people to visit her with money and gifts. Regardless of her, Whether she is alive or dead, she is the Marquis of the Mu Mansion. Even her family and the entire Mu Mansion will give her some bad treatment. With the relationship with the Mu Mansion, the Yu family can run smoothly in Yunnan, but if she remarries someone else..."
Huo Xi understood.
Regardless of whether Mrs. Yu volunteered for the family or was forced by the family, as long as she was still in the Mu Mansion, the Mu Mansion would respect her from top to bottom and have her share the filial piety. She also received a royal title from the imperial court, and no one dared
Looking down on her will also benefit her family.
But if she remarries, not only will Gaoming's identity be taken back, but everything related to the Mu Mansion will be lost. The connection between the Yu family and the Mu Mansion will also disappear.
Huo Xi sighed.
"You said that in the genealogy of aristocratic families, there are many daughters who are not even worthy of being recorded, but they are still required to fight for honor and sacrifice for the family. Is it so difficult for women to live?"
Mu Yan looked at her, "As long as I am here, I will protect you. If one day..." Huo Xi hurriedly went up to cover his mouth.
Mu Yan held her hand in his big palm, put it to his lips and pecked it again and again, "Don't worry, I won't walk in front of you, I will always protect you. Our daughter will not be on the family tree either.
Not even a name."
Huo Xi nodded heavily and leaned into his arms.
At Shuixin'an, Mrs. Yu was a little surprised to see Huo Xi and Mu Yan. "Why are you here? You didn't even send anyone to say anything." There was some surprise in her words, "Why did you come to see me suddenly?"
He hurriedly invited the two of them to sit inside the house.
There are not many people in Shuixin'an, there are only a few women of the same age as the Yu family and one or two maids. They are all people who suffered the same fate as the Yu family. It is embarrassing to stay with the husband's family, and they cannot go back to their natal family. They are all.
Some poor people live together in groups, taking care of each other and having a place to stay.
After the Yu family moved in to Shuixin'an, the Mu Mansion surrounded the entire hilltop and sent guards to guard the foot of the hill.
Shuixin'an was not disturbed by anyone and was very quiet. The other women indirectly benefited from Yu's kindness and treated her very well.
"Please forgive me, mother, for my daughter-in-law's late arrival. Since she came to Yunnan, she has never visited her mother. She feels guilty, and please punish her." Huo Xi gave Yu a great gift.
"Get up, get up, don't talk about punishment. I'm a foreigner. I like peace and quiet, but I don't like bustle. I also have a headache when there is noisy. Besides, you have sent people to visit several times and sent you here and there. All I have in my heart is
gratitude."
"It's okay if you don't take offense, mother. I always want to see you. This time my husband, the teacher, came back to the city and came with me."
After hearing this, Mu Yan bowed to Mrs. Yu and sat aside.
Mrs. Yu has been seeing him for several years, but she has not seen him since he came to Beijing. "In the past few years, Yan'er has married a wife and had children. In your letter, I read this and that about Xiao Yuer, and I felt happy after reading it.
, I just regret that the mountains and rivers are far away and I can’t see my little grandchildren.”
"I told him that there is a grandmother here, and the little fisher remembers it. Now I have someone teach him calligraphy. When he can write letters, I will ask him to write to you."
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Women don't always have much defense against children. Listening to Huo Xi's interesting stories about the little fisher, Mrs. Yu also listened with interest.
"The little Yuer's intelligence is a blessing to my eldest brother. You and your wife need to teach him carefully and nurture him to grow up, so that he will not fall into the prestige of his great-grandfather and grandfather in the future."
"Yes, son, daughter-in-law, keep this in mind."
Mrs. Yu looked at the son and daughter-in-law in front of her, seeing how affectionate they were, and nodded secretly.
He said to Mu Yan: "Your uncle and aunt came to visit me a few days ago. They also said that when you come back, they will come to thank you."
"That's right. How dare you bother my uncle and aunt to come and visit me? I will bring Xi'er to visit you in two days."
Mrs. Yu nodded: "My eldest brother and sister-in-law said that thanks to your help these years, the Yu family's business in Yunnan has been going smoothly. Even the business in the capital has been successfully established with your help. Not only has it successfully established its foothold, but the current situation
It’s quite prosperous, all because of you.”
"Mom is too complimentary. It's all the credit of my fourth uncle, who helped me run up and down."
"You don't have to be self-effacing. It's the fourth master's contribution, and yours is indispensable. My family, the Yu family, has been able to live a good life today thanks to the many cares of the Mu family and you over the years."
Huo Xi thought that when Mrs. Yu entered the nunnery, she would be a calm-minded person with an unpleasant personality and did not like to talk too much. She also did some mental construction when she came. But when she saw the person, she did not expect that Mrs. Yu, who had lived in the nunnery for a long time, would
She is a generous person and quite talkative. He is also very close to her and Mu Yan.
Huo Xi was very happy and felt a little closer to her.
"I heard that you were run against by the Jun family and even kidnapped into the mountains by Jun Mingzhang's men?" Mrs. Yu looked at Huo Xi.