Wen Jiaojiao stayed at home for a few days, and Xiao Yurong cooked food and medicine for her every day.
Ever since she grabbed the concubines, their children and her father and had a big fight that day, Xiao Yurong stopped caring about them and just watched over Wen Jiaojiao every day.
Xiao Yurong was originally a rich young lady who had no fingers in the water. Before the Xiao Mansion came out of the cabinet, let alone cooking, she had never seen what the kitchen looked like.
It wasn't until after her daughter was born that she slowly learned to cook.
Especially her daughter, who was born with deficiencies and had weak symptoms, needed to take a lot of decoctions and tonics. She didn't trust others and often cooked for Wen Ruyue herself.
In the past few days, Wen Jiaojiao did not go to the main hall to eat with others. After the fall that day, Yuzhu and the others told Xiao Yurong that her mother felt that she had been a bit unlucky recently, so it was better not to go out.
I might as well eat in the courtyard without being with other people.
This was exactly what Wen Jiaojiao wanted. It was great not to have to go out. Even Shen Zhishu came to look for her twice, but she turned him away with a very dramatic look on his face, as if he wanted to see her but couldn't.
This Shen Zhishu had never been so diligent before, but when she came here through the book, he became more active, making her think that this Shen Zhishu was in love with her.
That's absolutely not true. She doesn't want to get involved with this man who will bring tragedy to Wen Ruyue.
"Hey, dear, it's almost done now. It seems that the pig's trotter soup I stewed is still effective."
Wen Jiaojiao watched her old lady holding her feet and looking at them again and again, feeling extremely satisfied.
Wen Jiaojiao looked at the pig's trotters on the table and couldn't help complaining in her heart. Sure enough, using the shape to complement the shape has been a psychological comfort for mothers throughout the ages.
Her foot healed so quickly only because of the good bruise medicine sent by the palace and the Xiao Mansion. How could it be possible that she could heal by eating pig's trotters?
However, it was not easy for her to attack Xiao's mother. She was busy taking care of her every day these days, which made Wen Jiaojiao feel like she was still a three-year-old child.
After eating, Wen Jiaojiao went to Xiao Yurong's lap. Mother's love is so dependable.
Xiao Yurong patted Wen Jiaojiao and said with a smile: "Jiaojiao has just finished eating and is about to go to bed. It will be very uncomfortable for him to have food. Be good, get up and go for a walk."
Wen Jiaojiao then got up and walked slowly around the yard twice.
"Fourth sister, fourth sister..."
Wen Jiaojiao heard someone calling her and turned to look outside the yard.
Wen Zhao was seen standing at the door looking at her.
Wen Jiaojiao saw him standing at the door looking embarrassed, and said funnyly: "What are you doing standing at the door? Come in."
Wen Zhao shrank his neck, he didn't dare to enter the fourth sister's yard.
"Come in."
Seeing Wen Jiaojiao speak again, Wen Zhao had no choice but to go into the yard. When he saw Xiao Yurong sitting on one side, he hurriedly bowed to her and said, "Mother is well."
Xiao Yurong looked kindly on Meng's children, "Why did A Zhao come to see your fourth sister?"
"It's my eldest sister who is back. My eldest brother-in-law chartered two flower boats for the Lantern Festival on Qingling Lake. My eldest sister wants to take her brothers and sisters to the Lantern Festival on Qingling Lake to have a fun time."
Xiao Yurong said: "She came back as soon as she came back, and she still caused such a big fight."
"I won't go to the Lake Lantern Festival. Just let your father take your mother." The implication is that the other concubines should not even think about going with them.
Although she said so, Xiao Yurong still said softly to Wen Jiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, let's go with Azhao to see your eldest sister first. It's rare for her to come back."
When Wen Wanzheng came back, she did not go back to the Wen family, but to their husband's family in Beijing.
Wen Wanzheng married a wealthy businessman in the south. Because the merchant often did business in the south, he took Wen Wanzheng with him, while her husband's parents-in-law were placed in the capital.
Now that winter will completely begin in a month or two, Wen Wanzheng has been doing business outside with her husband for nearly a year, and it's time to return to Beijing to rest.
Since I had to go back to my husband's house to meet my parents-in-law first, I sent someone to tell them the news of my return.
The Wen family had a large population, and it happened to be the most lively Lake Lantern Festival in the autumn in Beijing. She asked her husband to charter two flower boats directly, and her husband's family and the Wen family gathered together.
Although Xiao Yurong said she looked down on the merchant Wen Wanzheng married to, she still wrapped a gift in advance for Wen Jiaojiao to bring to Wen Wanzheng.
Wen Jiaojiao knew that Xiao Yurong actually wanted Aunt Meng to get together with her eldest sister and her daughter. With her as the mistress present, the mother and daughter were somewhat uncomfortable.
As a mother, she is somewhat arrogant.
The eldest, Wen Hong, is a little older and it is inconvenient for him to go to Wen Wanzheng's husband's house. The two are the youngest, one is his biological brother and the other is the legitimate daughter of the Wen family. It is best to go and see the eldest sister first.
Fang Mansion is on the west side of the capital, while Wen Mansion is on the east side of the capital. There is a long distance between them, so you need to take a carriage to get there.
Xiao Yurong was worried about Wen Jiaojiao, so in addition to her personal maid, she also asked several strong women to follow her.
On the way to Fang Mansion, Wen Jiaojiao opened the curtain and looked at the bustling streets of the capital, with restaurants and shops everywhere, vendors setting up stalls on every street, and porters hawking on the streets. This reminded Wen Jiaojiao of Riverside Scene during the Qingming Festival.
, it’s all the same lively scene.
Even someone like her who doesn't like fun was attracted.
Wen Zhao said from the side: "Fourth sister, after we go to see the eldest sister, Ah Zhao will accompany you for a walk outside."
Wen Jiaojiao thought about his unlucky physique, hesitated for a while, and then shook his head.
There were so many people, so she had better not wander around.
After driving for half an hour, the carriage arrived at the gate of Fang Mansion.
The Fang Mansion had long known that Wen Wanzheng's two younger siblings were visiting, and had already asked someone to wait at the door.
As soon as they got off the carriage, servants and maids led them into the mansion.
“My eldest sister’s husband’s house is really grand, it’s no worse than ours.”
Wen Zhao sighed as he looked at the house while walking.
Wen Jiaojiao thought to himself that this house is really big, and the word "rich" is revealed everywhere.
"My eldest sister has been married for four years. She had been living in the south with her brother-in-law. My brother-in-law was afraid that my sister would be homesick, so he bought a house in Beijing."
After saying that, Wen Zhao frowned slightly: "Originally, my sister and my brother-in-law didn't want to bring my parents-in-law to Beijing, but they wanted to come and live together. After bringing them to Beijing, they were greedy for the wealth and honor in Beijing.
We brought all their relatives over and asked Sister A and the others to buy a house nearby."
Wen Jiaojiao raised his eyebrows: "Is there such a thing?"
Wen Zhao nodded and said, "My mother told me this. She said that when these relatives saw that the Fang family's business was getting bigger and bigger, they clung to the Fang family and lay on them to suck blood. They were idle all day long and did nothing."
"Furthermore, my mother-in-law is very annoying and has been lobbying my sister to take concubines for her brother-in-law."
Wen Jiaojiao thought to herself that it seemed like her eldest brother-in-law should be good to her eldest sister, but her mother-in-law was difficult to deal with.
Their daughter married from a second-grade official family, although she is a concubine, she is also the eldest daughter. They are a high-ranking merchant, and they dare to let their son take a concubine?
And now that they have settled in the capital, they are not afraid that the Wen Mansion will come to them if they find out.
However, Wen Jiaojiao also knew why the eldest sister's mother-in-law wanted to give her son a concubine. It was because the eldest sister had never been pregnant.
This is the same experience as her grandma.
Her mother-in-law and the legitimate daughter of the Duke's family all suffered in this way, not to mention that the eldest sister was still a concubine.
Although the folk customs of the Beiyuan Dynasty were relatively open and tolerant of women, no matter which world they were in, they were always harsher on women, and fairness had never been reflected in women.