At that time, the eldest son of He Guogong's family was expelled from the house. The reason for this incident was not clear to ordinary people.
But the Queen Mother knew it.
The royal wife of Duke He Guo was a distant niece of the Queen Mother's mother's family.
Mrs. Murong went to the palace to visit the Queen Mother from time to time, and it was inevitable that she would have to talk about family matters.
Probably because Mrs. Murong had no worries about having a son and a daughter, and because she had the support of the Queen Mother, she treated the children born to her concubines and concubines well.
There was only one person, He Zhiqiu, the eldest son born in the side room, whom she couldn't control.
This eldest son showed great talent, and Duke He Guo also liked him very much at first.
It can be said that except for not having the title of heir apparent, He Zhiqiu's treatment in the Duke's Mansion is no different from that of the heir apparent.
But this guy happens to have a hobby, gambling.
At first, he was brought into the casino by the young men in the capital, and he was a little dismissive, with the mentality of just playing.
But later on, the more I gambled, the more addicted I became, and I even owed a lot of debt outside, and people from gambling houses came to ask for it.
In the dignified Duke's mansion, people from gambling houses came to ask for debts. The angry Duke wanted to break one of He Zhiqiu's legs on the spot, but Madam Murong stopped him.
Mrs. Murong couldn't help but pay back the money, and also told the people in the gambling house to shut up and not mention He Zhiqiu's matter.
Later, Mrs. Murong and her concubine interceded with He Zhiqiu again. Only then did He Guogong forgive He Zhiqiu and only punished him to study hard behind closed doors at home and take the merit examination next year.
Unexpectedly, He Zhiqiu had studied for two days and felt that his days were dull and boring, so he went to the gambling house again.
This time, he got into big trouble.
He dug out a land deed from his father's house as gambling capital. He thought it would skyrocket, but he lost everything again.
The most important thing is that this land deed is a piece of blessed land that has been passed down from the ancestors of the He family.
It is said that in the early years, a Taoist priest passed by and said that the land is a blessed land. As long as the blessed land exists, the owner of the blessed land will continue to have good fortune and prosperity.
The land that He Guogong valued most was actually lost by his eldest son as gambling capital. He was furious and insisted on killing He Zhiqiu.
It was still Mrs. Murong who came forward to exchange for the blessed land from the gambler. I don't know who leaked the news. That person knew that this land was very important to the He family, so he just raised the price.
Mrs. Murong had to add dowry money and spent ten times the price to redeem the land.
Although Madam Murong saved He Zhiqiu's life, her fate of being kicked out of the house and out of the capital was doomed.
Su Nianyun had just entered the palace at that time. She followed the Queen Mother and listened to many ridiculous things about He Zhiqiu from beginning to end.
Once at a palace banquet, Grandma Liu also pointed out He Zhiqiu to her.
Su Nianyun still remembers her question when she first met He Zhiqiu, "This man is so upright and good-looking, how could he have thought that there is such a gambler behind him?"
Aunt Liu said, "Princess, when you look at people, you can't just look at their appearance. As the saying goes, you know the person but don't know the heart!"
Know people, know faces, but don’t know hearts!
Su Nianyun looked sad.
At that time, this sentence was just a commonplace, but now that I think about it, it is clearly a reflection of my life.
"I want to think about it, it is the fiftieth birthday of He Guogong soon. The eldest son He wants to please He Guogong so that he can return to the palace." Aunt Liu guessed the purpose of He Zhiqiu's return to the capital.
Su Nianyun nodded.
In his previous life, He Zhiqiu did what Grandma Liu said, and he wanted to lend his father a chance to celebrate his birthday and return again.
And the result turned out to be what He Zhiqiu had hoped for.
After not seeing each other for more than two years, and because he behaved very well, He Guogong believed that he had changed his ways and accepted him again, putting aside the previous grudges.
However, not long after returning to the Duke's mansion, I heard that the eldest son was still stubborn in changing his old habits, and later died inexplicably.
At that time, Su Nianyun was worried about his own affairs, so he only listened to a few rumors.
Suddenly, Su Nianyun asked Nanny Liu, "Master He has quietly returned to Beijing and cannot return to the Duke's mansion. Do you want to find another place to live?"
Aunt Liu's eyes lit up, "Master, what do you mean, let's find him a place to live?"
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On the second day, before Zhou Yao got up, she heard a "dinging" bell next door.
She opened her eyes impatiently, her eyes red.
The child took medicine last night, but she still cried in the first half of the night, and her eyes became red.
Finally, mother and son fell asleep in the middle of the night, and didn't want to be woken up early by the next door again.
She lifted the quilt and got out of bed, opened the courtyard door and walked to the next door.
I saw people coming and going at Aunt Li's house early in the morning, moving things around.
Seeing this, his anger turned into surprise, "Aunt Li, what are you doing so early in the morning?"
Aunt Li said with a bright smile, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Zhou, did I disturb you?"
"Someone has bought our house and we are busy moving!"
"What, Aunt Li, it's so good, why do you want to move?"
She remembered that when she first came to Ping'an Lane, she also took a fancy to Aunt Li's house at first sight. It had a big yard and good lighting.
But when Chen Shaoan went to talk, Aunt Li was determined not to sell it.
Originally, Zhou Yao wanted to add more money to buy it, but Chen Shaoan said it was not necessary.
Chen Shaoan said that the old lady loved him the most. After he came back from the border, the old lady would not bear their suffering and would definitely give them good arrangements.
Therefore, Zhou Yao reluctantly chose the house next to Aunt Li.
Seeing that not long after she moved in, Aunt Li's family hurriedly sold the house to others, which made Zhou Yao a little unhappy.
However, Aunt Li stepped forward to hold Zhou Yao's hand as if she was reluctant to give up.
"Ms. Zhou, after we move here, we won't see each other anymore. I will miss you."
In fact, in her heart she never wanted to see Mrs. Zhou again.
Since she moved here, a charming and beautiful young woman has lived alone with her son, making her husband absent-minded all day long.
Therefore, when someone came to buy a house at a high price last night, she immediately agreed.
Zhou Yao had no choice but to smile, "Aunt Li, I will miss you too."
I don’t know how much Aunt Li’s house was sold for, but they hired a lot of people to help clean it up, and they didn’t worry about the labor at all when moving.
By the time it was three o'clock in the morning, Aunt Li's house had been completely moved, leaving only the empty yard and four houses.
Zhou Yao was wandering at the door with her child in her arms.
Looking at the empty door of the house and guessing what kind of people would be his new neighbors, more than a dozen people started a new round of moving.
This time, they moved all high-quality nanmu furniture.
Zhou Yao, who is well-informed, naturally knows that these sets of nanmu furniture are valuable.
Jealousy arose spontaneously towards this new neighbor whom I had not yet met.
In the past, even if she ended up in a brothel, she could still live a good life, but after following Chen Shaoan, her life has been tight.
She thought that by capturing Chen Shaoan and giving birth to a child for him, she would be able to peacefully die in the Chen family and become the eldest lady, and spend her whole life as slaves, slaves, maids, rich clothes and fine food.
Unexpectedly, the old lady saw her tricks and used them to threaten her, so that not only would she not be able to enter the Chen family, but she would also help Chen Shaoan marry Princess Nianyun.
The thought of sending her husband to marry Su Nianyun and leaving her to temporarily live in a dilapidated house made her teeth itch with hatred.
At this moment, the child cried again.
She impatiently carried her child into the house, "Cry, cry, I cry all day long!"
"I'm going to take you to see your grandma. You don't want to cry to grandma. Why don't you cry to me when there's no one around? Is it useful to cry to me?"
As she spoke, Zhou Yao's grievances came to her mind, and she hugged her head and cried together with her child.
Even if Chen Shaoan bought her such a small yard, he didn't even arrange for a servant. She was all alone inside and outside, and she was very tired.
The old lady Chen Shaoan was accused of did not have no money, but she had saved some savings in the brothel. However, the money could not be spent randomly. Most of it was used to bribe the Chen family's servants.
After all, with those eyes and ears extending in all directions, she can grasp everything and win by surprise.
After getting frustrated, she warned herself to endure it for another two months, and her husband would come back.
Soon, she won't have to save money anymore.
After thinking about this, she started to coax the child with a smile on her face.
"Son, be good. Your father will be back soon. He will keep watch over our mother and son from now on. When the time comes, we will have no worries about food and clothing!"
The next day, she went out feeling refreshed and carried her child. When she turned her head, she saw a tall and handsome man standing at the door.
"Are you... the young master who rescued me on the street yesterday?"