Before dawn, Xu Qinghuan got up and followed the cook to make two plates of red bean cakes, and then went to serve Mrs. Xu to wash herself.
When Mrs. Xu saw Xu Qinghuan, she couldn't help complaining: "You kids should sleep more. What are you doing here so early?"
Xu Qinghuan pretended to be aggrieved: "Grandma doesn't like to see her granddaughter? Is she afraid of eating the snacks made by her granddaughter?"
Mrs. Xu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I like to eat, how many more dishes did I make this time? I ate every last one."
Xu Qinghuan took the jade hairpin from the steward's mother and put it on Mrs. Xu herself: "After eating the red bean cake made by my granddaughter, my grandma will know where the most delicious snacks are in the world."
Mrs. Xu said deliberately: "Where?"
"In grandma's belly." Xu Qinghuan said and leaned on Mrs. Xu's shoulder.
These words made Mrs. Xu laugh non-stop: "You monkey, you are getting more and more outrageous. I should hire a female teacher to teach you tomorrow, so as not to be disliked by your mother-in-law and husband when you go to your husband's house in the future.
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"Then I won't get married," Xu Qinghuan raised her head with a pitiful look, "I will have to suffer even if I get married, so I'll just stay at home. Anyway, the Anyi Hou Mansion doesn't lack a bite of food from me."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xu Qinghuan immediately felt his buttocks being lightly spanked by his grandmother: "No matter how good your mother's family is, you have to grow up and have your own flesh and blood in the future, so that when you are old, you will have someone to serve you wholeheartedly, and you will have someone like you."
Only when the monkey Cheng Huan is at your knees will there be people who will not despise you for being old and sick."
Just as Mrs. Xu was talking about this, Mrs. Anyihou came in. Mrs. Xu pointed out her hand and said, "You have such a good daughter-in-law to take care of you and help you take care of this big family. When the time comes, who do you think will only need
With just one look, my wife has clearly arranged everything. Only by looking at these people can you not feel lonely, you know?"
A few words from her grandmother made Xu Qinghuan feel sad. In fact, after her previous life, she really didn't want to get married. She just wanted to live a good life with her grandmother, father, mother and brother. But in her grandmother's heart, she deserved
Something better.
"Grandma," Xu Qinghuan said, "if I stay in my parents' house, I will still be a great aunt that no one dares to mess with."
"Kick her out quickly," Mrs. Xu looked at Mrs. An Yihou with a straight face, "There is an unfilial daughter from the Xu family, I don't want to see her anymore."
After saying these words, she hugged Xu Qinghuan tighter. When she lowered her head and saw Xu Qinghuan's big clear eyes, Mrs. Xu couldn't help laughing and immediately broke the rules.
Mrs. Anyihou looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel happy. Although the court had not yet issued a document, everyone knew that the marquis was about to lead troops to Changzhou.
In the past two days, the Marquis went to the camp outside Beijing before dawn to watch the military training, and then went to the Ministry of War to discuss matters. Judging from how busy he was, he would be leaving within ten days at the latest.
Mrs. An Yihou was afraid that Mrs. Xu was worried, so she came over early to talk to Mrs. Xu. Unexpectedly, Qing Huan had already arrived earlier.
"I'm fine," Mrs. Xu said, "You two don't have to worry about me. I know my son very well. He is a restless person. As long as he feels comfortable, no matter what he does, I just hope that he can wear
Keep warm, sleep well, eat well, grow old...you can see everything."
That's what he said, but after all, he was his own flesh and blood, how could Madam An Yihou not understand that feeling.
"Grandma," Xu Qinghuan said, "you grew up in Changzhou. What was Changzhou like when you were a child?"
"It's bustling," Mrs. Xu said, "Look at the bustle in Beijing. It was even better in Changzhou at that time. There were new and novel things everywhere, and there were many people walking on the street. Those people made strange noises and had strange smells on their bodies.
There was also a smell, and everyone said you couldn't stare at them, otherwise your eyes would change color, but I didn't believe it, so I secretly took my servants out and bought a lot of weird things from a foreigner."
Xu Qing said with a smile: "Grandma always said that I am lawless, but I follow my grandmother?"
Mrs. Xu looked disgusted: "I didn't see it."
Several people laughed again.
Xu Qinghuan said: "My grandmother also returned to Changzhou a few days ago. How is Changzhou now?"
Mrs. Xu shook her head: "On the surface, it's not bad, but there are no merchants from Fanren on the street. There are a lot of goods sold in the market, and the prices are very expensive. In the past, Fanren sold goods because of the high price.
If you know how to fight, no matter how many shops there are now, they are all the same."
Mrs. Anyi Hou said: "Isn't that a good thing? Everyone sells the same thing to avoid fighting."
Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Qinghuan: "Girl Huan, what do you think? Is this good?"
Xu Qinghuan shook his head: "No, there will be some fighting in doing business. Losing money today and making money tomorrow are all to open up your own business routes. The sudden silence can only mean one thing, that is, someone controls the business in Changzhou.
Especially for maritime trade, everyone has to listen to their arrangements."
Mrs. An Yihou understood: "The Zhang family is in charge of all this? The Zhang family has done so many bad things. Now that Zhang Yucong is in prison, will the situation in Changzhou also improve?"
Mrs. Xu sighed: "That depends on the fate of Changzhou... Changzhou was relatively peaceful when the late emperor was here. The powerful relatives of the relatives really harmed a lot of people. Officials who had not taken refuge in the Zhang family would not dare to go to Changzhou.
To hold office, even a small county magistrate has to pay a lot of offerings every year."
Mrs. Anyi Hou said: "My wife knows that Changzhou punished several corrupt officials in the past two years, and the Zhang family failed to protect them. The emperor was furious because of the corrupt officials, and even implicated the Queen Mother.
At that time, a banquet was being held in Cining Palace, and her daughter-in-law was also among them. The emperor came belatedly without saying a word, but just wished her birthday and left. The queen mother seemed to have a calm face, but she did not say a few words during the whole banquet. Later, the queen mother will
My anger was vented on the female officer next to me, and it took a long time for the incident to calm down."
Xu Qinghuan said: "The female official my mother mentioned is Rong Xiao."
Mrs. An Yihou nodded: "Rong Xiao is pitiful. She was sent to Prince Jian's Mansion to be a concubine... Alas, a girl was ruined like this."
Mrs. An Yihou, like many others, only knew this about Rong Xiao. Xu Qinghuan recalled how the Queen Mother mentioned Rong Xiao in Cining Palace. She seemed very calm, but in fact there was a bit of disappointment in her eyes.
The Queen Mother was very disappointed with Rong Xiao. The female official who served her for many years was finally kicked out of the palace by her. There could only be one reason, that is, Rong Xiao betrayed the Queen Mother.
What role did Rong Xiao play in the Changzhou incident?
Mrs. Xu said: "I investigated several officials and made such a big fuss, but the situation in Changzhou is still the same as before. When I returned to Changzhou this time, I heard that the people who reported on corrupt officials are no longer in Changzhou. They must have been arrested by Zhang."
In revenge, everyone tried their best to sue a corrupt official, thinking that there would be a good life, but who knew that a man named Zhang left and a man named Wang came, just as greedy and lawless.
Now the imperial court has finally thoroughly investigated Changzhou, and it has finally done a good thing."
Xu Qinghuan suddenly thought of Wang Yun. Wasn't Wang Yun also an upright official who was praised by others?
The person behind Wang Yun seems to like to do such things very much. He uses shady methods behind the scenes, but he still wants to stand in front of people with high spirits and be supported by the people.
Such people are more terrifying than the Zhang family.
Xu Qinghuan clarified his thoughts. If Rong Xiao betrayed the Queen Mother and was given to King Jian by the Queen Mother, was Rong Xiao working for King Jian?
So will King Jian be the person behind Wang Yun?
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Prince Jian's Mansion.
Rong Xiao looked at the woman in the mirror.
The woman smiled sweetly: "Am I beautiful?"
Rong Xiao nodded: "Mei, you are the most beautiful woman."
But the smile on the woman's face disappeared completely: "Then why does he dislike me? Do you remember what he said about me?"
Rong Xiao swallowed and began to shake his head.
The woman said: "He said that I am a bitch who can do anything for a husband, and the person inside me is also a bitch. I don't deserve to be by his side, let alone receive his favor...I..."
Before the woman finished speaking, Rong Xiao covered her ears with a look of pain on her face.
The woman continued: "I should have died long ago. I have no shame in living in this world."
Rong Xiao screamed.
……………………………… Geniuses can remember the first place in three or five in one second
