A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

25. 421 to 440

Chapter 421 Arrived in the capital

Then Wei Ruo said to Xiumei: "Go to the Zhao family for me, and inform the brothers of the Zhao family, so that they don't have to worry about it. Let's forget about getting married for now. Then send two letters to Sibaozhai for me, and let the people there Send it to the provincial capital and hand it over to Nanny and Uncle Xu."

As Xu Heyou, Wei Ruo ordered the Zhao family brothers to propose marriage to Miss Wei family. Although the Zhao family brothers didn't know the reason, but because of Wei Ruo's life-saving grace, they have been doing their best to do this matter.

Now that the matter fell through, Wei Ruo still wanted to inform the two of them, so that they would not be worried all the time, and Wei Ruo still had some things to tell the two of them.

In addition, since Brother Xiaoyong will continue to stay in the Anti-Japanese Army, she will not bring the nanny and the others with her when she goes north this time. She left a letter to explain what they will do in the next period of time, and arrange Taizhou Prefecture and Lin'an Matters related to the government's land property and shops.

Although the bad weather in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has reduced grain production in the past two years, Wei Ruo believes that as long as the climate improves, the grain production in this area will definitely be very impressive.

So she wants to buy land, and the land in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is the first choice. No matter where she goes, the land here must be kept.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Xiumei acted neatly. After changing her attire, she ran back and forth, delivered a letter and brought Wei Ruo's message.

After that, I went back to Tingsongyuan and Wei Ruo to pack things together.

Wei Ruo has a lot of things, but everything that is valuable must be taken away.

The carriages in the mansion are limited, and Wei Ruo doesn't plan to use them. She already has a carriage, which was strengthened just two days ago.

Wei Ruo plans to buy another carriage to transport her luggage.

It's not really how much luggage needs to be loaded in the carriage, no matter how much luggage Wei Ruo can store in her space.

But on the way, she can't take things out of the space indefinitely, which will arouse people's suspicion, so it is more convenient to have an extra carriage.

In addition to bringing enough things, the preparations for protection must also be done well.

It is a long way to go to the capital, and the past two years have been eventful, so there is no guarantee that there will be no dangerous things on the way.

Even if you don't need it this time, it might be useful in the future. It's always good to make more preparations.

So Wei Ruo took Xiumei to the streets several times, found several carpenters and blacksmiths, and was busy for a few days.

Before leaving Taizhou Mansion, Wei Qingwan had one more thing to do—purchase Dr. Xu's scar-removing ointment.

Not only the three hundred taels given by Wei Mingyong at the beginning and the two hundred taels given by Yun's to buy the ointment have been used up, but after she failed to ask Dr. Xu to see Dr. Xu, she asked Wei Mingyong again for two hundred taels to buy two boxes of ointment. Not much left.

A total of seven boxes of ointment have been used, and only the last half box is left.

The scar on her back has been removed by half, leaving only one-third of the original scar.

The journey to the capital is far away, and it is difficult to buy more ointment, so she must buy enough ointment before leaving for the capital.

Fortunately, this time the Yun family sold the property shop and exchanged a sum of money. After some pleadings from Wei Qingwan, the Yun family took out three hundred taels of silver to buy ointment for Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan immediately asked Nanny Li to go to Tongde Hall again.

However, this time Nanny Li returned empty-handed, bringing back bad news: the store sold out of the scar-removing ointment.

Wei Qingwan asked why, and wanted to know when it would happen again.

As a result, Nanny Li conveyed Tongdetang's response that Dr. Xu kept the ointment in the shop for sale, and it is not sure when it will be available again. It may be available in a few days, or it may not be available again in the future.

Wei Qingwan's face immediately turned pale. She thought that the matter of the scar had been resolved, and as long as she got the money, she could recover as before.

I didn't expect this ointment to be sold out! And that Xu Heyou is a dragon who never sees the end!

Except for the free clinic a while ago, he hardly showed his face outside.

Where should she go to find him now?

On the fifteenth day of the winter month, the Wei family set off with the whole family, Wei Yichen, Wei Mingyong and other males rode horses, and Yunshi, Wei Ruo and other female relatives rode in carriages.

Yunshi and Wei Qingwan have a carriage, Wei Ruo himself has a carriage, followed by four luggage carriages, three were bought by the mansion, and one was bought by Wei Ruo himself.

In addition, there are maids and guards from the mansion accompanying him.

The servant girl only brought a few close-fitting ones, and the guards didn't dare to worry about it. It's hard to guarantee that there won't be any danger along the way, so it's better to bring more people to rest assured.

Because the female relatives were pulling a lot of luggage, the journey was relatively slow.

This journey lasted for more than a month.

During the period, the emperor of the capital city granted the canonization of Liu Heng, the sixth prince, and Chu Lan, the seventh prince. Among them, Liu Heng, the sixth prince, was canonized as King Yu, and Chu Lan, the seventh prince, was canonized as King Jing.

At the same time, the Ninth Prince also attended the canonization ceremony and formally entered the ruling and opposition parties.

It's just that the Ninth Prince is weak. It is said that on the day of the conferment of the pawn, he was helped to leave by the palace servants halfway because of physical discomfort.

At the same time, what surprised people was the emperor's attitude towards the Ninth Prince. After confirming that the Ninth Prince was the son that Empress Xu gave birth to before her death, the prince cared about him more than any of the previous ones. Prince.

After a tiring journey, Wei Ruo followed the members of the Wei family and finally arrived in the capital on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Zhongyibo Mansion is located at the end of Zhuque Street in the capital, with a magnificent gate and two majestic stone lions at the gate.

On the vermilion gate, a plaque inlaid with gold is very eye-catching, and the four characters of Zhongyi Bofu are majestic.

Just by observing carefully, Wei Ruo could see that the red paint on the gate was peeling off, a corner of the copper ring on the gate was missing, and the two majestic stone lions were also damaged.

The fence is very high. Looking in from the outside, you can see the gray-green roof and attic inside.

The team bypassed the gate and entered the side alley.

This door is not open on weekdays, and ordinary family members use the side door to go in and out.

When entering the door, Yun once again told Wei Ruo to be careful and not to be rash.

Among the group, only Wei Ruo was the first to visit the Zhongyibo Mansion, even the young Wei Yilin had lived in the Zhongyibo Mansion.

After entering the mansion, Wei Ruo was taken to the Changchun Garden by his servants, and then dragged to wash by two maids.

Wei Ruo was surrounded by several maids and washed her inside and out, and then they changed her into the clothes they had prepared in advance.

Wei Ruo lowered his head and looked, the clothes are newly made, the fit is suitable, and the high-quality silk and satin are used, it can be seen that he has put his heart into it.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo was taken to Shou'an Hall, which is the residence of the old lady.

Wei Ruo walked around the screen and came to the inner room, which was already full of people.

Chapter 422 Promise you to the old Hou Ye

It was getting late at this time, and the bright yellow candle lights illuminated the whole room. The furnishings in the room were old, and it could be seen that it had been a few years.

The old man and the old lady sat on the two grand master chairs facing the entrance.

On the left side are seated successively the eldest master Wei Minghong, the eldest wife Mo Shi; the second master Wei Mingyong, and the second wife Bai Shi.

On the chairs on the right are the three wives Yun Shi, Wei Yichen, Wei Qingwan, and Wei Yilin who have just arrived.

The original owners of the Wei family in the capital have all met, so Wei Ruo has some understanding of them.

The old man was handsome when he was young, but he was greedy for pleasure. But emotionally very dedicated, he has a very good relationship with the old lady for many years and has never taken a concubine.

The old lady was born in a well-known scholarly family, with a gentle temperament, and she loves her children and grandchildren very much, but the old lady's ideas come first in everything.

Old Master Wei Minghong has a round figure, a big belly like a drum, and a simple and honest face, but according to the memory of the original owner, he is very jealous and utilitarian;

His wife, Mrs. Mo, was born ordinary and taciturn. The original owner didn't know much about her.

Second master Wei Mingyong and Wei Ruo have already seen it with his own eyes, he is shrewd in calculations and eager for quick success;

The second wife, Mrs. Bai, is eloquent, long-sleeved and good at dancing. With a clever mouth, she can turn black into white.

"Ruo'er, come quickly and meet your grandfather and grandmother." Mrs. Yun dragged Wei Ruo to Old Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wei.

"I met my grandfather and grandmother." Wei Ruo bowed to the two elders.

Immediately afterwards, he greeted the Eldest Master, Elder Madam, Second Master, and Second Madam next to him.

"I have met my uncle, my aunt, my second uncle, and my second aunt."

Several people who have not met Wei Ruo carefully examined Wei Ruo

"Good boy, it is just as your second uncle said in the letter, like flowers and jade, and the water is very lively. It's been a long journey, thank you for your hard work!" Mrs. Wei smiled and looked kindly.

The second wife, Bai Shi, also answered: "No, I thought that Wanwan's child was already pretty enough, but I didn't expect that the daughter of the third younger brother and sister's first cousin is even more agile. It's just my stomach is not up to date, and I couldn't give birth to a girl." !"

Saying that, Mrs. Bai turned her head to Mrs. Yun and said, "You are lucky to be a younger brother and sister! I am so envious of my sister-in-law!"

"What does the second sister-in-law say? The three brothers you gave birth to are all capable, and you are blessed." Yun replied hurriedly.

Bai said with a smile: "That still can't be compared with your third sibling. Now not only the second girl is going to marry the prince as a side concubine, but the eldest girl is also going to be married as the wife of the Houfu. This overwhelming wealth is really enviable to others!"

"What did the second sister-in-law say? Mrs. Hou Fu?" Yun was obviously taken aback.

Then she looked at the old man and old lady in surprise.

"Your second sister-in-law is right. The marriage we arranged for Ruo'er is with the Xuanping Hou Mansion." The old man replied.

"Xuanping Hou's Mansion? Is it the son of the Hou's mansion?" Yun was puzzled. If she married the son of the Hou family, she should be called Mrs. Shizi, not Mrs. Hou's mansion.

"It's Lord Xuanping." The old man corrected.

"Master Xuanping?" The shock on Yun's face was even worse, "If my daughter-in-law remembers correctly, Lord Xuanping is now nearly sixty years old, right? And he has already died twice."

"That's right. Lord Xuanping is six in fifty this year. Although he is nearly sixty years old, he is strong and healthy. Although Ruo'er is the second wife after marriage, he is the main wife. She is an upright wife of the Hou family. '" replied the old man.

Yun's face was a little stiff, and he didn't know how to answer the old man's words.

Wei Ruo was not too surprised, she roughly guessed it when she knew that the second elder had arranged a marriage for her.

The lintel of Uncle Zhongyi's mansion is placed there, even if he is down and out, the old master and old lady are unlikely to let her, the eldest daughter of the first line, be a concubine directly; but if you want to marry a wealthy family as your wife, ordinary people will not look down on Uncle Zhongyi The daughter of the Fu family.

Wei Qingwan on the side breathed a sigh of relief. She was still a little worried when she heard the old man say that Wei Ruo was going to marry as the wife of the Hou family. After hearing that he was marrying the fifty-six-year-old Xuan Pinghou, that worry disappeared. Instead, they ridiculed and ridiculed Wei Qingruo.

The Bai family echoed from the side: "Third brothers and sisters, this is a good fortune for you and your daughter! Although Xuanping Houye is a bit older, the Xuanpinghou's mansion is a well-known family. I don't know how many people there are. People want to marry their daughters, so it is very lucky to have a crush on our Wei family's daughter."

"But doesn't Lord Hou have several legitimate sons? They are all older than Ruo'er. Isn't it appropriate for Ruo'er to marry?" Yun asked cautiously.

"There's nothing inappropriate about this. Although there was an aunt in front of her, Ruo'er gave birth to a aunt after she married, and no matter which aunt becomes a family in the future, Ruo'er will belong to the aunt." Bai's voice was loud and clear.

Wei Mingyong also echoed: "That's the reason, you don't have to worry about the third brother and sister, the sons of Xuan Pinghou are quite capable, and they will shine in the family in the future, if they can enjoy the blessings!"

Yun Shi still frowned.

Old Mrs. Wei explained earnestly: "Third daughter-in-law, I know what you're thinking, but you also know that Ruo'er has only returned to the uncle's house in the past two years. We said she is Wanwan's twin sister. She was weak when she was born, and in order to save her life, she obeyed the instructions of the fortune teller, deliberately concealed her existence and raised her in the countryside. But after all, she has been educated in the Dubo Mansion for so many years, and her temperament is rustic and vulgar. Marriage is not that easy."

Wei Ruo almost believed what he said.

It is clear that marriage is difficult to say, Wei Ruo is going to talk about marriage on this side, and make other arrangements unless it gets messed up.

The so-called is not easy, but it is not easy to marry high.

But what does it have to do with Wei Ruo being raised in the countryside that it is not easy to get married? It's clear that the Wei family has declined in recent years and others look down on them, and they want to marry their daughter to a higher level, which has such a result!

Mr. Yun naturally understood the reason for this, but facing the old man's explanation, even if she felt it was inappropriate, she did not dare to raise objections.

Wei Yichen's face looked a little colder than usual, but he didn't express any opinion on this matter.

Wei Yilin pouted, and wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by Wei Qingwan at the side.

Wei Qingwan whispered in Wei Yilin's ear: "Yilin, when you are in the capital, you can't be reckless when you are in Taizhou. If you have any questions, your mother will speak up."

Wei Yilin rolled his eyes, lowered his voice and replied: "Who knows if you are afraid of my recklessness or if you don't want to see big sister?"

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan's expression stiffened, "Yilin, what happened on the way here was an accident, my sister has already explained it to you."

Chapter 423 Do not engage in unnecessary struggle

Because of that incident, Wei Yilin hasn't given Wei Qingwan a good look all this time.

"The big brother's time was an accident, and the big sister's time was also an accident. There are no accidents every time. I am young and not an idiot!"

Wei Yilin pouted and pouted.

Wei Qingwan's expression was ugly and she was about to open her mouth to explain again, when she saw the second wife, Mrs. Bai, who was sitting across from her, looking at her, obviously noticing the whispering between her and Wei Yilin.

Wei Qingwan hurriedly fell silent, not daring to say any more.

Now is not the time to argue with Yilin about that matter, she just needs to wait and see what happens, and wait for Wei Qingruo to conflict with the two elders.

Wei Qingwan didn't believe that Wei Qingruo, who was used to arrogance in the general's mansion, would calmly accept such an arrangement from the second elder.

Old Master Wei looked at Wei Ruo, saw her expression was naturally calm, and asked, "What do you think of this marriage?"

"Very good." Wei Ruo said calmly.

She actually agreed? Both Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan were shocked by Wei Ruo's answer.

The arrangement of the old man and the old lady is something that even Yun can't accept! She actually accepted?

The old man also showed a look of surprise, he was ready to talk to this granddaughter.

"You really feel good?" The old man confirmed to Wei Ruo.

"Didn't Grandpa just tell you the stakes? I think what he said makes sense." Wei Ruo replied.

At this moment, everyone looked at Wei Ruo with curious eyes.

"Ruo'er, have you really thought it through?" Yun looked at Wei Ruo with worried eyes.

"It doesn't matter if I think clearly or not. Didn't my mother say that marriage is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Now that the grandparents are in charge, what can I object to?" Wei Ruo said calmly.

It's no wonder that there is no objection. If Lord Xuanping has one foot in the coffin and he has no grown-up heirs, she can consider marrying him, but unfortunately not.

But if she wants to destroy this marriage and make it impossible for the Wei family to use her as a bargaining chip in exchange for benefits for the Wei family, they must first let them relax their vigilance against her.

In ancient times and with such a strict and well-regulated lord's family, it is not a wise choice to directly face up to the family without a bargaining chip.

If Wei has suffered from this kind of thing once, he will not suffer a second time.

Seeing that Wei Ruo accepted it so calmly, Yun's brows frowned even tighter.

Wei Qingwan has a suspicious look on her face, this is completely inconsistent with Wei Qingruo's style of doing things, what is she thinking?

Old Master Wei was very happy and said: "Ruoer, you are really smart and general, you are worthy of being the daughter of my Wei family."

Mrs. Bai came up to grab Wei Ruo's hand very enthusiastically and said, "Niece, you are really very sensible. Your grandparents carefully selected this marriage for you. You can marry at ease, and you will be prosperous and rich." Enjoy it endlessly."

Wei Ruo looked at her calmly and didn't respond.

Wei Minghong said with a silly smile: "Niece, don't worry, the Marquis of Xuanping has prepared a generous dowry for you, and you will definitely get married in a splendid manner."

Moshi followed suit gently: "You don't have to worry about everything at home, everything will be arranged for you."

Wei Ruo nodded slightly, and seemed to really have no objection to this arrangement.

Wei Ruo's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations, but it was also what everyone wanted to see.

She is willing to cooperate obediently, which can save them a lot of trouble.

After talking about Wei Ruo, the old man and the old lady turned their attention to Wei Yichen.

Wei Yichen is the only one among the three generations of the Wei family who passed the exam.

Old Master Wei and Mrs. Wei attach great importance to it. Although a daughter in the family can bring a certain amount of glory to the family, it is different from the man in the family who has passed the imperial examination and entered the court as an official.

No matter how much help a woman brings to the family, it still needs the support of the man in the family.

Facing the elders' inquiries, Wei Yichen answered them one by one, with a calm expression, neither sad nor happy.

Old Master Wei is very satisfied with his manner and speech, and the revival of their Wei family is hopeful!

After Mrs. Wei finished asking, Mrs. Wei asked about the disasters on the road when several people came.

"By the way, I just heard from the second child that there were thieves on the way you came?" Mrs. Wei asked concerned.

"Yes." Wei Yichen said.

"Aren't you all injured?" Mrs. Wei asked again.

"Don't worry, grandma, we are all fine. Ruoer's wit saved us from danger." Wei Yichen replied.

"It's fine, it's fine. I've suffered a lot along the way, it's really hard for you." Mrs. Wei said with concern, "The past two years have not been peaceful, and it's best for you to come back to the capital. Don't worry. Only the third child is still fighting outside, which makes me very worried."

Speaking, the old lady said to Yun again: "Third daughter-in-law, if you have a chance, you should also persuade the third son, and let him try to transfer back to the capital if he finds an opportunity."

"Yes, the daughter-in-law will." Yun was a little absent-minded, still immersed in the marriage arranged by the second elder for Wei Ruo.

An hour later, because it was getting late, the old lady told everyone to go back to rest.

Wei Ruo walked out of Shou'an Hall without saying a word, and as soon as she walked out the door, Mrs. Yun grabbed her.

"Ruo'er, tell mother the truth, do you really agree with the marriage arranged by your grandparents?" Yun asked again.

Wei Ruo asked back: "Isn't this what you expect to see, mother?"

As he spoke, Wei Ruo withdrew his hand from Yun's.

"When did I say that I want you to marry an older man as a continuation, who are you as a mother? Are you selling your daughter for glory?"

"Then let me ask you what if I said in this room today that I don't want to marry? Can it change their minds?" Wei Ruo asked Yun.

Mr. Yun fell silent.

Wei Ruo chuckled: "I said here today that I don't want to, but I just listened to their reprimand, and nothing changed in the end. Why should I do such a laborious and unprofitable thing?"

After speaking, Wei Ruo walked away without looking back.

Yun Shi looked at Wei Ruoyuan's back with a complicated expression.

Another place in the capital.

Under the moonlight, in the courtyard, a man sits at a stone table.

His complexion is stern and his eyes are cold, like the moonlight above his head.

Tall and aloof figure, with an appearance that strangers should not enter.

"Master, Missy and the others have arrived in the capital." Xiao Bei walked over to report to the man.

And this man is none other than Wei Jinyi, who disappeared for a long time after feigning death.

"A little later than expected."

"Yes, according to the news I just found out, Missy and the others encountered some accidents on the way here, so they were delayed for some time." Xiaobeihui reported.

"What kind of accident?" Wei Jinyi's cold face changed.

Chapter 424 It is impossible not to let her get involved

"Miss and the others were met by bandits when they were passing through Xuzhou Mansion, and their luggage was robbed. The young master almost lost his life, but in the end the danger was saved and no one was injured." Xiaobei replied.

"Got it." Hearing that no one was hurt in the end, the killing intent that flashed in Wei Jinyi's eyes disappeared immediately.

After hesitating for a while, Xiaobei asked, "Master, what about the marriage arranged by Uncle Zhongyi's mansion for the eldest lady? In two days, Hou Xuanping's mansion will formally propose marriage to Uncle Zhongyi's mansion. Not only is Xuanping Hou old , had two wives who died, and was a supporter of the sixth prince, how could the people of the Loyalty House arrange such a marriage for the eldest lady!"

Wei Jin also had deep eyes, he didn't want her to get involved in these things, but now it seems that he can't anymore.

The House of Uncle Zhongyi has chosen to stand on the side of the sixth prince. As the daughter of the House of Uncle Zhongyi, even if she gets married, she still cannot get rid of this relationship.

In the future, if Uncle Zhongyi's mansion really did something excessive, she would still be implicated.

"Let Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang come over." Wei Jin also said.

"yes."

Not long after Xiaobei left, Ke Chongshan and his wife Lin Fang came to the courtyard...

On the other side, Wei Mingyong was dragged back to the room by Mrs. Bai. After entering the door, Mrs. Bai asked Wei Mingyong with a puzzled face.

"What's the matter with you, didn't you just tell me that our eldest niece is a country girl with a stubborn temper and little knowledge? I'm still waiting to see her and Sanfang's good show today, how can I tell you different at all?"

"I wondered too, but on the way here, she still made me angry. She relied on her own money and brought a lot of supplies on the way, so she showed me face when we were in trouble!"

When he remembered what happened on the way, Wei Mingyong became angry.

That smelly girl dared to treat him like that, it was not just a matter of disrespecting him as an elder, it was simply an insult to him!

"Don't mention the money. You said that before you went to Taizhou, you swore that you would be able to open up the business channels in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. What happened? You didn't make any money, and you took all the money you brought with you. Already!"

Wei Mingyong looked embarrassed: "It's true that I made a mistake. I didn't expect the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to be so bad and business to be so difficult, but not all of my money is due to business failure, and five hundred taels of silver was given to Qing Wan. "

"Why did you give her so much silver? That's five hundred taels of silver! Are you crazy?"

"Of course I'm not crazy. Wanwan is going to be the concubine of the Sixth Prince! There will be no limit to the prosperity and wealth in the future. If we lend her silver now, the reward she can bring us in the future will be far more than the five hundred taels!"

"It seems reasonable to say this... But she is just a side concubine, and the main concubine is a girl from the Qi family. Can this be won?"

"If this is in an ordinary family, the concubine's room will naturally have no way to compete with the main wife, but this is in the royal family. The sixth prince is the one who has the best chance to become the crown prince. As long as the side concubine is favored, nothing is impossible."

Hearing that, Mrs. Bai was not happy, but showed a worried expression.

"In the past, the sixth prince had the best chance of becoming the heir apparent, but the situation is different now, and the ninth prince has appeared." Bai said.

"Isn't the Ninth Prince a sick man? He can't even walk, and he would faint to death every now and then. Are you afraid that he can compete for the crown prince?" Wei Mingyong didn't care.

"It is true that the Ninth Prince is weak, but he is also truly favored. On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince were canonized, and the Ninth Prince almost fainted. His Majesty left before even presiding over the canonization ceremony." I'm a little worried.

They are the most optimistic about the sixth prince, and bet on the sixth prince. If something goes wrong, the loss will be huge.

"Don't worry about it, take a step back, the Ninth Prince has a strong body, he suddenly appeared like this, and he has no foundation and can't gain a firm foothold in the court."

"What you said makes sense."

Wei Minghong was also worried after returning.

"The family of the third son is really great now. One son has won the Juren, and the two daughters will marry high. If this continues, the person who inherits the title will become the third son in the future!"

Different from the simple and honest look just now, Wei Minghong now has a mean and calculating face.

Mo's voice persuaded: "Sir, don't worry too much. It's a good thing that the third brother and the others are capable. It proves that our Wei family's revival is hopeful."

Wei Minghong scolded angrily: "What do you know, you woman? The skills are all from their third house, what does it have to do with us? Haven't you seen the old man's attitude towards the third house today? Do you want me to look up to their third house in the future? Are you snorting to live?"

"Concubine is not what it means..."

"Hmph!" Wei Minghong snorted coldly, and then reprimanded, "It's all because your incapable sons are more useless than the other!"

Being scolded, Mo didn't dare to say anything, just lowered his head and suffered silently.

After cursing a few words and seeing that Mo Shi didn't respond, Wei Minghong also felt that it was meaningless, and then he slammed the door and went out. He planned to stay at his aunt's place tonight.

After coming out of Shou'an Hall, Wei Ruo was brought back to Changchun Garden by Mingzhu, a maid assigned to her by Old Master Wei.

Early in the morning of the next day, not long after Wei Ruo woke up, Mingzhu came.

"Miss, from now on, I will be your personal maid. My name is Mingzhu. You can ask me any questions you have in the future. If you have anything to do, you can explain to me first, in case you do something wrong. It's a joke, the capital city is not like a remote town, there are more rules."

"No need, I already have a maid, I'm used to it, and I don't want to change it anymore." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss, I was sent by the old lady and the old lady to teach you the rules of the capital and help the young lady prepare for marriage. Don't disappoint the high expectations of the old lady and the old lady."

Mingzhu took out the old man and the old lady to suppress people.

Said and ordered Xiumei to do things: "Don't bring in those worthless things you brought back from Taizhou Mansion. There are not so many places in the mansion to put those things."

Xiumei naturally couldn't listen to her, standing beside Wei Ruo had no intention of moving.

Wei Ruo asked Mingzhu: "Who told you that the things I brought back are worthless?"

"The servant has already heard from the servant who helped the eldest lady carry the luggage. The eldest lady brought back a lot of old jars. Could it be that the lady wants to tell me that those old jars are valuable things."

"I'm a lady and you're a maid, I'm the master and you're a servant, I have the final say on whether something is worth something, what right do you have to talk to me here?" Wei Ruo asked.

Chapter 425 Talking about conditions

Mingzhu expressed contempt: "Miss, you are the master, but you have lived in the countryside for many years, and the most prominent family you have ever seen is the Yuan family in Taizhou Prefecture. There is still a lot to learn. Only by cultivating slowly can you become a good mistress of the Hou family. Just like the broken jars you brought from the countryside, the third master and the third wife are willing to spoil you, but when you arrive at the uncle's mansion, you still have to change the bad habits that should be changed Lose."

"It's up to me whether I want to be the mistress of the Hou family. If you don't want to see me like this, I can let you know what kind of outrageous things a country girl who has lived in the country for thirteen years can do at a wedding." ." Wei Ruo smiled.

"Miss, what do you mean?" Mingzhu looked at Wei Ruo in confusion.

"Do you want me to marry an old man for the benefit of this family, and you want to restrict me everywhere and discipline me like a prisoner? The rabbit will bite people when it gets anxious, and if it **** me off, I will go crazy and tell everyone Look, when we see whether the wedding can still be moved, and whether the Xuanpinghou Mansion still wants me."

Mingzhu's eyes widened, and she looked at Wei Ruo in disbelief.

"What are you thinking? Could it be that you still want to have a big wedding?" Mingzhu seemed to have heard something terrifying.

Wei Ruo asked back: "Is it not possible? Don't you know that there are people who can do this in the uncle's house? Then let me tell you, that year Widow Li of Mojiazha was forced by her brother to remarry. She If she didn't marry, she chopped up an old hen with a knife in front of the person who came to propose marriage, and threatened that if anyone dared to let her marry again, she would chop him up!"

"Do you know that if you make a big wedding, your life will be ruined! Don't talk about getting married, you won't even have a place to stay!"

"Of course I know, but I ruined myself and at the same time dragged the whole Wei family into the water. If I'm not happy, don't leave anyone alone. I don't know how you will be punished when the time comes to teach me the rules? Is it because you are messed up?" Beat to death or be sold?" Wei Ruo said shocking words in a calm tone.

Mingzhu was immediately dumbfounded, and stared at Wei Ruo with a slightly dull expression.

Wei Ruo hooked the corners of his mouth, and said leisurely: "Now the Wei family wants me to work for their interests, and if they want me to cooperate, follow my rules."

Mingzhu looked at Wei Ruo angrily: "I will tell the old lady and the old lady exactly what you just said, Miss!"

"Go." Wei Ruo didn't mind at all.

"Hmph!" Mingzhu snorted, and then walked out of the room angrily.

Wei Ruo calmly waited in the room for Mingzhu to bring the rescuers.

Although she arrived at the Zhongyibo Mansion in the capital much later than in the original book, the temperament of the people in this mansion has not changed.

Like this Mingzhu, she is not simply arrogant and conceited. As a servant, she has nothing to do with her master. She has her own purpose in doing so.

She is showing her loyalty to Wei Qingwan, and wants to teach her a lesson for Wei Qingwan.

Although it sounds good on the surface, she and Wei Qingwan are both high-married, but anyone can compare it. Her future as the wife of Xuan Ping Hou is far inferior to that of the emperor who bestowed a marriage to be the side concubine of King Yu Wei Qingwan.

She, Mrs. Hou, sounds like a wife, but it is hard to say whether she can gain a firm foothold in the Xuanping Hou Mansion.

The children born to Xuan Pinghou's first two wives are not easy-going, they are notoriously ruthless characters. In the future, Xuanping Hou Yexian will go, and her so-called stepmother still doesn't know what kind of life she will live.

Wei Qingwan is different, even if she is a side concubine, she is the side concubine of King Yu who is most likely to become the crown prince. If he wants to ascend the throne in the future, his side concubine will at least be named fourth concubine, or even a noble concubine. There is still a chance to go one step further.

It is natural to distinguish which is more important.

Nanny Li, who wanted to go back and forth to the mansion, often sent some signals to the people below, such as sisters' discord, for example, Wei Qingwan had to choose a few maidservants to take to Prince Yu's mansion, etc. Take action.

Similarly, Wei Ruo also knew something about the old man and the old lady, so when she said those words to Mingzhu, she had already thought about the countermeasures.

Not long after, Nanny Jin came.

"Miss, old lady, please go over."

Nurse Jin and Wei Ruo came from Taizhou Prefecture together, and they had a lot of contact along the way.

Her attitude towards Wei Ruo was relatively cold from the very beginning, because she and Nanny Li exchange handkerchiefs and have always had a good relationship.

Her poor attitude towards Wei Ruo was partly to vent her anger on Nanny Li.

But she only dared to show Wei Ruo some embarrassment at certain times, and she didn't dare to do too much, much more restrained than Nanny Li.

"Okay." Wei Ruo had no objection, got up and walked to Shou'an Hall with Nanny Jin.

Xiumei followed Wei Ruo closely, looking a little nervous, afraid that the old lady would deal with Wei Ruo later.

At this time, the Shou'an Hall is very clean. The old man is not there, nor are the other children and grandchildren, only the old lady and the servants who serve her.

After Nanny Jin led Wei Ruo in, the old lady beckoned Wei Ruo to sit beside her with a kind face.

"Ruo'er, come to me."

Wei Ruo walked over very calmly, and sat down next to the old lady.

Mrs. Wei looked at Wei Ruo carefully again, her eyes looked kindly and comforted: "I heard from Jinmao that you tell Mingzhu that if you can't make your life happy, you will pretend to be crazy and make trouble when you get married. Ruin the wedding?"

"Yes." Wei Ruo admitted very frankly.

Hearing that Mrs. Wei looked at Wei Ruo for a long time, then sighed slightly.

"Indeed, it is difficult for you to learn the rules. What's more, from your performance in Taizhou, you are a generalist and don't need to learn the rules. It's just that your grandfather is not very relieved, so he sent Mingzhu used to teach you."

"Then can grandma agree to my conditions, so that I can live comfortably and happily in the mansion during this time?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I will find a way to talk to your grandfather, and I will make arrangements for you as much as possible so that you can marry happily." Mrs. Wei dare not speak too much.

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed.

Mrs. Wei smiled, and then said to Wei Ruo: "You are a smart and blessed child. Ever since you came to the Wei family, things have been going well in the family. Your father turned bad luck into good luck several times and was promoted steadily. Your eldest brother In high school again, your father wrote in a letter saying that even Yilin, who has always been disobedient, has become obedient, sensible, and motivated."

Wei Ruo didn't answer, but just listened quietly.

Old Madam Wei went on to say: "And the gifts you gave to grandma before, grandma has received them, and she likes them very much. You are interested."

Chapter 426 I have to have a good time

"Grandma also gave me a lot of things."

"Grandmother should give you things. You are a child of my Wei family and my only granddaughter. If I don't give you the things I give to girls, who will I give to you? When I didn't know that I was wrong, I also gave Wanwan has a lot of things, and the most beautiful courtyard in the Wei Mansion was also left to her, but it's a pity that you can only live in Changchun Garden now."

Changchun Garden is a guest room. Since there are no other idle courtyards in the mansion, Wei Ruo's residence has to be temporarily placed there.

It is precisely because Wei Ruo lives far away that when she arrived at Shou'an Hall yesterday, everyone else had been there for a while.

"I don't mind where I live, I just hope that my grandmother can spare me the morning and evening sleep." Wei Ruo said.

There are many rules in Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion, and according to the rules, the juniors have to come to Shou'an Hall every morning and evening to pay their respects to the old lady.

Based on his understanding of the plot of the original novel, Wei Ruo knew what the old man and the old lady valued most, so when he had a conflict with Mingzhu today, Wei Ruo made up his mind to negotiate terms with the two elders later.

"That's right, Changchun Garden is far away, and the daily morning and evening appointments are a bit strenuous for you. Then you can skip your morning and evening appointments, and let you have more time to prepare for marriage." Old Man Wei The man agreed.

"Thanks, Grandma."

"You don't have to thank grandma for sending you off as soon as I met you. There is only so much grandma can do for you." Mrs. Wei said with emotion.

Speaking of getting married, Mrs. Wei took the initiative to mention the dowry to Wei Ruo: "About the dowry, there are some things that grandma needs to tell you frankly."

"Grandmother, please speak."

"It's been almost two years since you returned to the mansion, and you already know some things. The uncle's mansion is already empty, and there is no way to give you and Wanwan a generous dowry." Mrs. Wei said frankly.

"I know."

"At that time, the public will prepare a dowry for the two of you according to the rules. In the past, the rule of marrying a daughter in the uncle's house was five thousand taels for a prostitute daughter and two thousand taels for a concubine daughter. According to the current situation in the mansion, each of you will prepare a dowry for you. One thousand taels, and your grandfather and I will add some more for you, as for how your mother will add it to you, that is her business, and I am not in a position to ask."

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed very readily.

She didn't have any idea about the dowry. Whether the mansion gave it to her or not, she didn't want theirs, because she didn't intend to make this marriage come true.

"If you need anything else, tell your grandmother, and any grandmother who can satisfy you will satisfy you." The old lady said again.

"I heard that the capital is very lively during the Chinese New Year. There are lion dancers, jugglers, jugglers and various parties. I want to go and see it." Wei Ruo said.

"The things you mentioned are popular among ordinary people in the city. There are too many people, so it's not suitable for you. But if you really like the prosperity of the capital, I can ask your brothers to take you to the streets to have a look. It's just right Aren't you and Wanwan going to buy a dowry? You can go and have a look."

The old lady did not agree to Wei Ruo's request to watch the excitement, but she still agreed to let Wei Ruo go to the street, just needing someone to accompany her.

"good."

The conversation with the old lady went smoothly, and after the end, Nanny Jin sent Wei Ruo back to Changchun Garden.

After everyone left, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, this old lady seems to be very kind to you, miss, she will agree to whatever request you make."

"She may not be really good to me. No matter how much I value my granddaughters, I have never gotten along with them. We can't talk about any relationship. It is good to be able to show caring."

"Then why is the old lady so nice, Miss, what do you say?"

"It's more likely because of the balance of interests. According to their plan, I won't stay in this house for long. I will marry and become Mrs. Xuan Pinghou in the future. They still expect me to help them blow the wind around their pillows. At this moment It's not worthwhile to have a deadlock with me."

This is Wei Ruo's inference based on the original owner's situation in the Zhongyibo Mansion.

"So it's like this, I thought the old lady was a good person!" Xiumei muttered.

"It doesn't matter if she is a good person or not, as long as she can make my time pass more happily."

It is the end of the new year, and the capital is very lively.

Although there have been many disasters in various places in the past two years, the capital is still full of flowers.

Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan, accompanied by Wei Yifeng, the eldest son of Dafang, and Wei Yipeng, the eldest son of Erfang, went to the street to buy rouge, gouache and some headgear.

In the arrangement of the Wei family in the capital, Wei Yichen is the third, so here Wei Ruo should call him the third elder brother.

Both Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng are older than Wei Yichen. Wei Yifeng will be twenty-five after the new year, and Wei Yipeng will be twenty-two after the new year.

Among them, Wei Yifeng is married but has no children; Wei Yipeng is discussing marriage.

Both of them have playful personalities. Whether they are married or not, they know exactly where to go and where to eat.

"Where do the two younger sisters want to go? The capital is very lively these days, and there are so many interesting places!" Wei Yipeng said excitedly to Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan in the carriage.

Wei Qingwan reminded in a low voice: "Second Brother, we are here to deal with business today."

"Okay, okay, sister Wanwan, don't be in a hurry. We have a lot of time today, so it's okay to go for a walk first!" Wei Yipeng said hurriedly.

"Yes, Second Sister, take a walk first. If you have no ideas, let's go to watch a cockfight. After walking through Zhuque Street, there is a cockfighting field on the left, which is very lively and interesting." Wei Yifeng agreed.

Wei Qingwan wanted to refuse again, but Wei Yipeng kept winking at her.

After hesitating for a while, Wei Qingwan agreed: "Okay, just watch for a while."

After Wei Qingwan agreed, Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng took the carriage to the cockfighting ground.

Cockfighting is a popular activity among noble children. Whenever there is a cockfighting competition, the cockfighting arena is full of people.

A place like this has always been a mixed bag.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the cockfighting field, I heard bursts of noise coming from inside.

After the carriage stopped, Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng lifted the curtain to let Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan in the carriage get off.

Wei Qingwan frowned and was very conflicted.

"Sister Wanwan, don't worry. With me and your elder brother here, I will definitely protect you. Let's take a look from a distance and everything will be fine." Wei Yipeng said.

"Yes, Sister Wanwan, this cockfighting ground only looks lively and noisy, but in fact, the people here are all descendants from aristocratic families. I know that your second brother and I have been here a few times." Wei Yifeng said.

Under the joint efforts of the two of them, Wei Qingwan got out of the car.

Then Wei Ruo also got out of the car, and followed the three of them into the cockfighting arena.

After coming in, the sound became even louder, especially when the game was in full swing, the people's shouts were deafening.

Chapter 427 Ordered

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng lead Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan to the second floor.

When they reached the middle of the stairs, a group of people poured down from the second floor and dispersed the four brothers and sisters at once.

Wei Ruo was pushed aside by the crowd, Xiumei stood in front of Wei Ruo, fearing that Wei Ruo would be hurt by these people.

Although the cockfight was a bit noisy and chaotic, it didn't look so crowded. I don't know why it was so unfortunate that they encountered so many people just as they were about to go up the stairs.

And these people are so rude and eager, like a flood.

After finally waiting for the crowd to pass by, Wei Yifeng, Wei Yipeng, Wei Qingwan and others had disappeared.

"Miss, the young master and the young master are gone, we have to find them quickly." Xiumei said anxiously.

"No need to look for it." Wei Ruo said calmly.

"Don't look for it?"

"They won't let me find it." Wei Ruo guessed that Wei Yifeng and the others deliberately designed to get rid of her.

"Huh?" Xiumei hasn't reacted yet.

"Let's go, get out of here first." Wei Ruo didn't have time to explain too much to Xiumei, this place is not a place to stay for a long time, they should go out from here first.

Wei Ruo turned and walked down the stairs, but was blocked by a man in brocade clothes.

The man is not tall, not much different from Wei Ruo, with a thin body. The whole person looks like there is not much flesh. His cheeks are sunken on both sides, and his eyes are quite big. It's just that Wei Ruo's eyes are explicit and wretched.

"Which family is this lady, who is so pretty?" The man approached with a smile.

Xiumei stood in front of Wei Ruo: "Young master, please get out of the way, my lady is leaving."

The man smiled, and then made way sideways.

Xiumei immediately escorted Wei Ruo down the stairs.

When Wei Ruo and Xiumei came out of the cockfight, the Wei family's carriage that had been parked at the door had disappeared, which confirmed Wei Ruo's guess just now that Wei Yifeng and the others deliberately wanted to get rid of Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo was about to continue walking when the man from just now appeared again, followed by two burly guards.

The man walked towards Wei Ruo step by step with a wretched smile on his face.

"Little lady, what a coincidence, we meet again!"

"It's not a coincidence, it's inconvenient for you to see too many people inside, so you specially waited outside to trouble me." Wei Ruo calmly said.

"The little lady is quite smart! Which restaurant is it from?" The man smiled wretchedly.

Xiumei quickly explained: "Don't talk nonsense, my lady is a lady of a decent family, not a girl from the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion!"

"Who is the serious lady who comes to this cockfight?" The man smiled, completely disbelieving the explanation, "Okay, let's make an offer, sir, I've taken a fancy to you,"

"Believe it or not, I am not a woman you can flirt with casually, please step aside." Wei Ruo said.

"You, a brothel girl, still want to show your face? I won't give in!" The man got excited, with a look of high spirits.

Seeing that he couldn't make sense with the man, Wei Ruo and Xiumei left quickly.

The master and servant turned around and entered the alley next to the cockfighting arena.

Seeing this, the man smiled: "This little lady only chooses places with few people. I think she clearly wants to play hard to get with me!"

The man immediately asked his two guards to follow: "Go, follow."

Walking a little deeper into the alley, there were fewer people, but the man behind and his two guards followed closely.

"Miss, can I do it?" Xiumei asked.

"Yes." Wei Ruo responded.

Now it's not a question of whether they want to do it, but if they don't do it, the man will do it.

So Xiumei stopped and listened keenly to the footsteps behind her.

When the person came less than one meter behind her, Xiumei turned around suddenly, swept across with a horizontal fist, hit the waist of one person, and then raised her right leg high, hitting the man's crotch.

Then came another set of movements, knocking two big men who were a head taller than her to the ground, unable to get up.

Immediately afterwards, Xiumei's ferocious eyes aimed at the thin man who was stunned in place.

"It's not... that... I..." the man stuttered.

Wei Ruo stepped forward and asked the man, "Who appointed you to tease me?"

"What? Assignment? No... no one assigned... I just thought you were a girl from Goulan Vasheli because you were beautiful..."

The man then said aggrievedly: "This... you can't blame me, it's normal for me to misunderstand you when you appear in the cockfighting field alone..."

Looking at the man like this, he shouldn't be lying. He shouldn't be appointed by anyone.

The cockfighting field is full of fish and dragons, and women from ordinary families will not appear in that place alone. Even if Wei Ruo didn't meet the man in front of him, he might meet other men with lust.

The man's words also confirmed the fact that Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng who left her alone in the cockfight had ulterior motives.

"Then you know now that you made a mistake?" Xiumei had a fierce look on her face.

"I got it, I got it, my little aunt, please forgive me." The man hurriedly said.

"Leave him alone, let's go." Wei Ruo didn't have time to talk to this man.

"Okay." Xiumei let the man go.

The master and servant walked along the alley.

"Miss, where are we going now?" Xiumei asked Wei Ruo as she walked.

"You can go wherever you want. Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng want to play tricks on me, so I will do whatever I can to make them worry."

The Wei family now needs her to marry Lord Xuanping as his successor. If something happens to her at this time, the Wei family will be anxious.

So when Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng left her in the cockfight, at most they only dared to play tricks on her, and dared not really let her do anything.

If she disappeared, the two of them would have nothing to eat.

"It just so happened that they gave me this opportunity, so that I can wander around without being restricted." Wei Ruo smiled.

"Okay! Let them know the consequences of teasing my lady!" Xiumei nodded.

The master and servant walked a few steps, and the keen Xiumei felt someone following them again.

And this time the people who followed were obviously much stronger, obviously not at the same level as the two thugs just now.

"Miss, it seems that someone more powerful is following us. I don't know if the man just called for a more powerful helper."

Wei Ruo couldn't help muttering, even if Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng wanted to play tricks on her, they should have a limit.

Right at this moment, the follower moved.

Feeling the opponent's approach, Xiumei immediately set up a posture, and when the opponent approached, she violently swung her fist.

The fist was as swift and fierce as a gust of wind, but it failed to touch the opponent in the slightest.

Xiumei only saw a white shadow flash past, and couldn't even see the other person's face clearly.

"Miss!" Xiumei shouted anxiously at Wei Ruo.

Chapter 428 Reunion

But he saw that the white shadow had come to Wei Ruo, and the two stood facing each other.

"Xiumei, don't worry, he is not a bad person." Wei Ruo looked at the ordinary face of the person in front of him, and the heart that was raised also fell down.

Facing the man's eyes, the two were silent. After a long time, it was Wei Ruoxian who spoke:

"Prince Wang, long time no see."

"Long time no see." The man's eyes fixed on Wei Ruo like glue.

"It seems that Mr. Wang is living a pretty good life these days, but his sister thought he was dead, and felt very sad."

"..." the man asked slowly after a moment of silence, "Did I make you sad?"

"That's right, good people are gone, can you not be sad?"

"Feel sorry…"

Although he couldn't see his real expression, Wei Ruo could see his nervousness and apology from his eyes.

Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing.

Listening to the conversation between Ruo and the man, Xiumei felt that something was wrong, and walked around to Wei Ruo, and suddenly realized after seeing the man's face clearly.

"Second... ah... prince!"

The face on the person in front of him is familiar to Wei Ruo, it is the "Wang Jin" that Wei Jin also disguised.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi, with a smile on his face unconsciously, and asked, "How did the prince know we are here?"

"I will follow you when you come out of the uncle's house." Wei Jin also admitted.

"I didn't expect Mr. Wang to do such a sneaky thing." Wei Ruo teased.

"Um…"

Seeing Wei Jin admitting so frankly, Wei Ruo smiled.

Then Wei Ruo said to Wei Jin, "Second brother, I plan to walk around."

"I'll accompany you." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Jin also accompanied Wei Ruo out of the alley, where a carriage was already parked.

The person driving the car is Xiao Bei after his disguise.

Seeing Wei Ruo and Xiumei, Xiaobei smiled and greeted Xiumei warmly.

Wei Ruoli got into the carriage, and then Wei Jin also got into the carriage.

Seeing Wei Jin also coming up, Wei Ruo teased him with a smile: "Second brother, won't you avoid suspicion with me now? You wouldn't come in in the past."

Wei Jin also changed his face. After Wei Ruo said this, there was no change on his face, but his ears turned red, which was seen by Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo smiled.

Wei Ruo's smile made Wei Jinyi's ears turn redder.

The eyes of the four are facing each other, and the eyes of both of them are very clean and pure.

After a while, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi, "How is Second Brother doing these days?"

"It's okay." Wei Jin also replied, paused, and asked Wei Ruo, "What about you?"

"I'm okay too, but the original marriage failed, and I came to the capital earlier than I expected." Wei Ruo said with emotion.

"That was a marriage that suits you." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother knows?"

"Yeah. I know."

"It seems that the second brother has been paying attention to the situation in Taizhou Prefecture."

"Um."

"The second brother also knows who I am going to marry now?"

"Um."

"What do you think of my marriage?"

"not good."

"Why does Mrs. Hou Men's second brother think it's not good, but the former sick and poor second brother thinks it's appropriate?"

"If you like freedom, then the son of the Zhao family can meet your eyes, and he must be able to give you the freedom and rural life you want. The Hou family is as deep as the sea, and the relationship within it is intricate. You don't like it."

Wei Ruo leaned against the wall of the carriage, smiling relieved and happy.

The reason why the second brother thinks it is inappropriate is not that the other party is old or wants to be a second wife, but because of freedom and trouble, which is exactly what she thinks.

Her second brother really understands her thoughts.

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo's smile and didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, she broke the silence and asked, "Where is Ruo'er going?"

After a while of silence, Wei Ruo said to Wei Jin, "I want to go to the Tongde Hall in the capital first."

With the help of her mother, Madam Xie, Xie Ying opened two Tongdetangs, one in Lin'an Prefecture and the other in the capital.

"Okay." Wei Jin also agreed, then looked at Wei Ruo's attire and said, "For convenience, Ruoer, you should change into men's clothes first."

"I didn't bring my outfit."

Wei Ruo also wanted to change into men's clothes for convenience, but if Wei Ruo came out with Wei Yifeng and the others, and was in the same carriage as Wei Qingwan, it was inconvenient to change into clothes, so naturally he didn't bring men's clothes and disguises.

"I prepared it for you." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Jinyi and couldn't help but ask, "Second Brother, how did you know that you would meet me today, and how did you know that I just needed a disguise?"

"I don't know. It's just that most of the things Ruo'er wants to do are inconvenient to do in her original capacity, so be prepared." Wei Jin also replied.

Wei Ruo didn't know how many times he laughed today: "Second brother, as long as you can always be my second brother."

Hearing this, Wei Jin was also taken aback.

For a moment, Wei Ruo thought that he knew something.

Looking at Wei Ruo's clear eyes, Wei Jinyi's eyes were dark.

Wei Ruo immediately said: "It's a pity that you have something to do, you can't be the second brother who I can see at any time."

Wei Jin also turned his head away, and said in a low voice, "Sorry."

"Second brother doesn't need to apologize to me, whether it's the second brother who likes to sit quietly in the yard, or the second brother who carries a secret, or the one who has to feign death and change his identity to live, it's all second brother." Wei Ruo said.

"Um…"

After that, there was another silence between the two.

Wei Ruo didn't ask Wei Jinyi what he was doing during the period of time since he suspended his death, let alone why he suspended his death.

Vaguely, Wei Ruo already felt something unusual. It is possible that after she asked, the relationship between her and her second brother could not be the same as before.

So she didn't want to get to the bottom of these things at all, she just needed to know clearly that the second brother was still the one who was good to her.

After driving for a while, the carriage stopped in front of a house.

At the gate of the house stood Wei Ruo's old acquaintances—Ke Chongshan and Lin Fang.

"I have met the eldest lady." The two saluted Wei Ruo very respectfully.

"Brother Ke, Sister Ke." Wei Ruo greeted the two.

Then Wei Jin also told Lin Fang to take Wei Ruo to change clothes.

Lin Fangdeling stepped forward and pulled Wei Ruo into the house, and said to Wei Ruo as he walked, "Master asked me to buy some men's clothes for the young lady after she learned that the young lady came to the capital, and asked me to buy some men's clothing for the young lady, and also asked me to buy some men's clothes for the young lady, as I gave last time I made another pair of the human skin mask that the eldest lady made. It is said that it will be convenient for the eldest lady to use when she has a chance to see her again."

"Second brother has a heart."

"The master said a few days ago that he might not be able to use it, and that he didn't even have a chance to meet you, Missy. I didn't expect to use it today." Lin Fang said with emotion.

Wei Ruo smiled, and then asked, "Second brother, is he working hard these days?"

"This..." Lin Fang replied carefully after thinking for a while, "It's hard work, but you don't have to worry, Miss, the master is in good health."

Chapter 429 Goodbye Xie Jue

Wei Ruo could see that Lin Fang was worried that she would ask her about Wei Jinyi, so she was very careful when answering, for fear of accidentally revealing something.

"Don't worry, I don't want to explore anything, I just care about the second brother. I think the second brother will just take time out of his busy schedule to meet me this time. I don't know when we will meet next time. I can see you There are still few opportunities for the second brother, so I hope that elder brother Ke Lin will help take care of the second brother on weekdays." Wei Ruo explained to Lin Fang.

"Miss, don't say that, serving the master is our duty." Lin Fang hurriedly said.

"No matter what, thank you for always being by my second brother's side." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo is not clear about the definite relationship between her second brother and these people, but these people have followed her second brother since her second brother was still in Xingshan County, so she feels that these people are probably not It was only because of the trend of interests that she became her second brother's entourage, so Wei Ruo felt that she should thank them for their loyalty to her second brother.

Lin Fang was a little touched that the eldest lady didn't know about their master and them, but she still cared about their master and respected them.

At the same time, Lin Fang also became a little worried. Will the eldest lady who cares so much about their master know the true identity of their master...

So Lin Fang asked Wei Ruo tentatively: "Miss, the Wei family is going to marry you to Xuan Ping Hou, what are you going to do?"

"Of course they won't marry. It's not easy to change the Wei family's mind, but it's not difficult to get married. It's just that no one can fall."

Wei Ruo thought very clearly that barefoot people are not afraid of people wearing shoes. As long as she is willing to go out and doesn't take her reputation seriously, she has nothing to be afraid of.

Listening to Wei Ruo's understatement, Lin Fang couldn't help admiring, even a Jianghu girl like her may not be able to think so freely when it comes to marriage.

"Miss, if you had a choice, what kind of person would you marry?" Lin Fang continued to ask Wei Ruo.

"Naturally, he is someone who can give me freedom. He can't hinder me. I can do whatever I want outside." Wei Ruo replied.

"Is that so? So the eldest lady doesn't have to marry a farmer?" Lin Fang asked, with subtle surprise in her tone.

"Sister Lin, do you think there is any freedom in the deep house? It must only be possible for farmers or free and easy people like you." Wei Ruo said.

"Maybe there are?" Lin Fang said.

Wei Ruo smiled and shook her head: "You can't find such a person in the deep house compound, unless it is a dead person."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo changed the subject: "By the way, Sister Lin, how do you feel about using the skin cream I gave you last time?"

Lin Fang said happily: "It's very easy to use. I've used it for three months and feel that my skin has become much whiter and tenderer!"

"Then I'll send some to Sister Lin in two days."

"That's so embarrassing!"

"There is nothing to be embarrassed about, we women should take good care of our skin."

"What's the use of my good protection, my husband is a rough man, he can't tell what I look like."

"That's hard to say, maybe Brother Ke noticed it but didn't say it, or because he loves you so much, Sister Lin, he thinks you are the most beautiful no matter what you look like. Besides, we girls love beauty and don't care about it." It must be for the sake of men, the most important thing is for us to look comfortable and good-looking, we don't need to care what other people think."

"Miss, what you said makes sense." Lin Fang nodded in agreement.

While speaking, Lin Fang had already finished Wei Ruo's makeup, and Xu Heyou's face suddenly appeared in the mirror, except for the eyes, there was no trace of Wei Ruo himself.

Then Wei Ruo came out of the room, and Wei Jin was already waiting at the door.

Wei Ruo smiled mischievously at Wei Jinyi: "Second Brother, Mrs. Ke's craftsmanship is so good, I couldn't resist abducting her from here."

"If Ruo'er wants to, let Lin Fang go with you."

If Wei Ruo was joking, but Wei Jin is also serious.

"No, no, I was just joking." Wei Ruo quickly clarified, and then said, "Let's go, it's getting late."

"good."

Because of changing men's clothing, Wei Ruo no longer rides in a carriage, but chooses to ride a horse with Wei Jinyi.

Riding a horse can better see the scenery on the street and feel the prosperity of the capital than riding a car.

Xie Ying's Tongde Hall in the capital is located on Baihu Street in the west of the capital, which is one of the four most prosperous streets in the capital.

In such a bustling street, the shop should be worth a lot of money.

Entering the shop, Wei Ruo asked the shopkeeper about the shopkeeper.

"Young master, if you want to buy medicine, you can just ask me. Our shopkeeper is busy at the moment." The clerk smiled and answered Wei Ruo's question enthusiastically.

"Then I want to see your boss." Wei Ruo said again.

"Young master, our boss won't be able to see you anymore. You should tell me what medicinal materials you want to buy. Our store has all kinds of rare and valuable medicinal materials. If we don't have any in our store, then you can go to You probably won't be able to buy it in other stores."

"I'm not here to buy medicinal materials, I'm here to talk to your boss about something." Wei Ruo explained.

"This..." the guy said with a look of embarrassment on his face, "I'm very sorry, young man, my boss doesn't come to the store often."

Wei Ruo knew the reason for his embarrassment, and explained: "You inform your boss that Miss Wei from Taizhou Prefecture asked me to come and look for her."

"Are you talking about the eldest lady of Uncle Zhongyi's mansion?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'm going to report now, little one!"

As soon as he heard that Wei Ruorang was here, the guy's attitude changed immediately.

Wei Ruo smiled, it seemed that Yingying usually talked about herself to the people in the shop.

Not long after, the buddy came back: "Young master, please come with me. My boss is not here today, but the boss' brother just came over. If you have anything to say to him, it's the same."

"That's good too." Wei Ruo said.

The clerk led Wei Ruo and Wei Jin up to the second floor of the pharmacy, and in the first room, turning left on the stairs, Xie Jue was sitting in front of the desk and sorting out the shop's account books, and was going to take them back to Xie's mansion to give to his sister Xie Ying. .

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also entered the door together.

When Wei Ruo saw Xie Jue, he smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Xie."

Xie Jue didn't know Wei Ruo who was disguised as a man, so he asked curiously, "I heard that the younger sister of the Wei family asked you to come?"

"Yes."

"I don't know what the son's name is?"

"My surname is Xu." Wei Ruo replied.

"Young master Xu, is there something important that Wei's sister asked you to come over with us?" Xie Jue asked politely.

Chapter 430 Hanging out with Wei Jinyi

"Miss Wei wants to store some ointments in Tongdetang for sale. Is it convenient?" Wei Ruo said.

"Is it convenient or not, this Tongde Hall already has Miss Wei." Xie Jue said with a smile.

"Ms. Wei said that she and Lingmei are half of the drugstore, but this pharmacy is owned by Lingmei and has nothing to do with her. We should first ask Miss Xie for instructions." Wei Ruo said.

"It's nothing. When I opened this pharmacy, my sister said she was the same as her. And this pharmacy became famous because of the insect repellent ointment and acne ointment provided by Miss Wei." Xie Jue said.

"No way, Ms. Xie gave all the money from the sale of the ointment to Miss Wei. It can be said that this is a mutual benefit. There is no such thing as who helps whom or who relies on whom. Miss Wei also said that her brothers will settle accounts clearly. No matter how good the relationship is, when it's time to figure it out, you still need to figure it out."

As he spoke, Wei Ruo took out the ointment that he wanted Tongdetang to help sell this time.

"This is an ointment for removing scars. It was only sold in Tongdetang in Lin'an Prefecture before. This time there are three boxes in total, and the price of each box is two thousand taels of silver."

Xie Jue smiled and said, "Sure enough, it was the Wei family sister's idea."

Xie Jue probably knew what Wei Ruo's scar removal ointment was all about, and it became more and more expensive in the end, because he made it clear that he wanted to cheat that person's money.

"In addition, Miss Wei also wants Tongdetang to help sell some skin care creams for a long time. Afterwards, Miss Wei wanted to open a rouge gouache shop to sell skin care creams, and now she wants to use Tongdetang's The reputation will help sell it for a while, I wonder if it is possible?"

Wei Ruo explained everything to Xie Jue, and didn't want to secretly take advantage of Xie's brothers and sisters.

It would be best if they agree, but it doesn't matter if they disagree, Wei Ruo won't be a little unhappy.

"Of course there is no problem. Miss Wei can sell it in Tongde hall, there is no problem." Xie Jue agreed without thinking.

"Young Master Xie should go back and talk to Miss Xie about this matter. After all, it is Miss Wei who wants to take advantage of you."

"There is nothing to say about taking advantage or not, but if Miss Wei has any concerns, then I will reply to Miss Wei after I go back and talk to my sister." Xie Jue said.

"Then I will thank Mr. Xie and Miss Xie on behalf of Miss Wei." Wei Ruo said.

"You're welcome, my sister and Miss Wei have a very close friendship, so there is no need to thank me for such a small matter." Xie Jue said.

"In addition, Miss Wei said that a batch of insect repellent ointment and acne ointment will be delivered in a few days." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, the first batch is almost sold out. After the Chinese New Year, the weather will get warmer and the number of mosquitoes will increase. The mosquito repellent ointment will be sold again." Xie Jue said.

This kind of ointment may not be easy to sell in Taizhou, but in the capital, most of the officials' wives and wealthy daughters come to buy it.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Jue stared at Wei Ruo, who was dressed in men's clothes, and asked, "Mr. Xu, how is Miss Wei these days?"

"Mr. Xie, don't worry, Miss Wei is fine."

"I heard that the Wei family betrothed her to Lord Xuanping?"

Speaking of this matter, Xie Jue looked a little ugly, with deep worry in his eyes.

"Yes."

"Then Miss Wei...is she willing?" Xie Jue hesitated for a while before asking this question.

"Young Master Xie, don't worry, Miss Wei can handle it well by herself." Wei Ruo replied, without telling Xie Jue whether he was willing or not.

Xie Jue pondered for a moment and then said: "If...Miss Wei needs help from Yingying and me, please feel free to ask her without being polite to us."

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed, "Thank you young master, then I will take my leave first."

"Well, Mr. Xu, please help me send a message to Wei's younger sister. If there is a chance, I... my younger sister will ask her to play with her."

"good."

After talking with Xie Jue, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also left Tongde Hall, and they wandered around Baihu Street together.

The advantage of traveling in men's clothing is that Wei Ruo can go wherever he wants without any worries.

The two came to the most famous rouge and gouache shop on Baihu Street—Qixia Pavilion.

Before entering the door, Wei Ruo felt the bustle of the shop. There was an endless stream of people coming in and out, most of them were gorgeously dressed daughters, and some of them were purchased by their servants.

Of course, some men came in and out, I don't know if they bought it for Meijiao Niang at home or a sister.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also walked into the shop. Rouge and gouache in exquisite boxes of various colors were placed on the shelves.

Just looking at it like this, Wei Ruo can't see what is going on, and these things need to be used one by one.

Wei Ruo was thinking about whether to buy some back, when he heard Wei Jin who was beside him say to the shop assistant: "Pack me a copy of each of these."

"Okay, my guest, please wait a moment, and I will pack it for you." The guy was very enthusiastic.

Even if it is in the capital city, he packs a portion of every rouge and gouache in the store in one breath, and that is a proud and big customer.

Wei Ruo turned to look at Wei Jinyi, smiled lightly and said, "My lord, this will cost a lot of money~"

"Ok, I know."

Wei Ruo thought for a while, then asked again: "My lord, are you rich?"

"My mother left me some money."

"Then you are such a prodigal?" Wei Ruo said with a smile.

"Giving it to you is not a prodigal." Wei Jinyi replied in a serious tone.

"Second brother, please keep your voice down. If others hear that you bought so much rouge and gouache as a gift to me, a 'man', they may doubt our relationship."

"It's okay, no one recognizes us." Wei Jin was also very calm.

"It makes sense, why don't we use this identity to visit Hualou?" Wei Ruo said intentionally.

"No." Wei Jin also rejected Wei Ruo's proposal.

"Why not, no one recognizes us anyway." Wei Ruo asked with a smile.

"That place is out of sight."

"It doesn't catch the eye? How come one doesn't catch the eye? Second brother, tell me." Wei Ruo showed strong curiosity.

"I've never been there, I don't know."

"Second brother, you're lying. If you haven't been there, why do you know it's ugly? You've clearly been there, but you can't tell me."

"I have never been there."

"Second brother, don't be embarrassed. It's not a shame for a man to go to that place." Wei Ruo comforted.

"I have never been there." Wei Jin also emphasized again.

Seeing Wei Jinyi's extremely serious expression, Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing.

Second brother still can't bear to be teased as always!

"Okay, okay, I believe that the second brother has never been there before, so why don't the second brother go and see it with me? It's a good experience." Wei Ruo suggested again.

Chapter 431 The Wei brothers died in a hurry

"No need, there is nothing to learn there. If you are really curious, I will ask Zhang Yi to come over and explain it to you." Wei Jin also said.

"That's unnecessary, I'll just go and meet myself when I have a chance." Wei Ruo said with a light smile.

Hearing that Wei Ruo didn't give up and waited for the opportunity to go, Wei Jinyi's eyes sank visibly with the naked eye.

Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing in his heart that the second brother was rigid and cute in her affairs.

Wei Ruo only dared to snicker for a moment, afraid that Wei Jin would take it seriously, and explained: "I was joking, I don't want to go now, and I won't go if there is nothing important in the future."

"Well... it's fine if you don't really want to go."

At this time, the staff of Qixia Pavilion packed Wei Jinyi's rouge and gouache, a dozen or so large brocade boxes.

"Guest officer, the total amount is three hundred and fifty-six taels and seventy-four taels of silver. Our shopkeeper erased the last seventy-four taels of silver for you. You only need to pay three hundred and fifty-six taels of silver. You Let's see if you take it now or send it to your house for you?"

"Take it now." Wei Jin also replied, and then took out the banknote and handed it to the waiter.

Wei Ruo glanced at it and saw five hundred taels written on the bank note.

Good guy, the second brother is really rich, and the first thing he sells is a silver ticket of five hundred taels.

After the clerk accepted the banknote, he gave Wei Jinyi some change, then packed the packaged brocade box in a cloth bag, and hung it on the buttocks of Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruoqi's horses.

After leaving Qixia Pavilion, Wei Jin also accompanied Wei Ruo to the tailor shop.

The shops that can be opened on this street are mostly for the enjoyment of the emperors and nobles, just like the Qixia Pavilion just now, and the same is true of this Caiyunjian.

Therefore, all the goods sold in it are high-quality goods, and the prices are not cheap.

It's just that the best material sold in Caiyunjian is just brocade, and better materials are not available to the people, and they have to be paid to the palace. Only the masters of the palace and the courtiers who have received rewards can see it.

In addition to selling materials, ready-made clothing stores also sell some ready-made clothes, including popular styles.

However, most of the ready-made clothes in the store are just for display. If a rich and powerful lady takes a fancy to a certain style, she will send a special tailor to her home to measure the size before ordering it.

Wei Ruo walked around the shop, not planning to buy, but just looking at the styles.

Wei Jin also said again: "Wrap these up."

"No need." Wei Ruo hurriedly stopped Wei Jinyi this time, "Second brother, I still have a lot of ingredients, so I really don't need it."

If Wei Ruo didn't have the rouge and gouache in Qixia Pavilion, she could study them one by one after buying them back, but the clothes materials she had were still royal items that couldn't be bought in the shop, so there was really no need to buy them again.

Besides, the fabric is heavy and bulky, and it is harder to handle than rouge powder. They only rode a horse, and they have already hung a pile of rouge powder. It is really impossible to hang the fabric.

Her status is not good enough to directly ask the buddy to send the fabric to the Zhongyibo Mansion.

It is true that there is no need to buy fabrics.

Wei Jin also looked into Wei Ruo's eyes, seeing that she really didn't want it, and then gave up.

After coming out of the clothing store, Wei Ruo was a little hungry: "Second brother, treat me to dinner."

"Okay. Where would Ruoer want to eat?"

"Go eat in the most famous restaurant on Baihu Street." Wei Ruo said.

The most famous restaurants in the capital are beyond the reach of ordinary people. They are exclusive places for the rich and powerful, and even if they come from a famous family, they have to make an appointment in advance to eat.

It is impossible to go to the most famous restaurants in the capital, but it is still possible to go to the most famous restaurants on Baihu Street.

"Okay." Wei Jin agreed without hesitation.

Then the two went to Tianyun Pavilion.

While Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi were strolling leisurely, Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng were already in a hurry.

"What's going on? It took only a short while, why did this person disappear?" Wei Yipeng was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng originally only intended to scare Wei Qingruo, but did not intend to really do anything to Wei Qingruo.

The cockfighting arena is full of dudes and lustful people. Wei Qingruo, a pretty young woman who appears here alone, will probably be treated as a prostitute who sells her lust, and may even encounter frivolous words from others.

But Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng thought that those dandies in the public are the most verbally molested, and there will be no real problems in a short time. They just need to calculate the time to go back to pick up Wei Qingruo and nothing will happen.

But who would have thought that after such a short time, when they turned back again, Wei Qingruo was nowhere to be found.

The entire cockfighting arena has been searched, but there is no sign of her.

Now the two panicked.

"She came to the capital for the first time, and she is unfamiliar with the place, so it is reasonable to say that she can't go far." Wei Yifeng's face was solemn, and he also looked anxious.

"Brother, you proposed this matter to scare Wei Qingruo and give Wanwan a sigh of relief. Now that she is gone, how can we explain to grandma when we go back?" Wei Yipeng quickly shifted the responsibility to Wei Yifeng.

"You agreed when I suggested it. Don't blame me for anything that happens. You also have a part in this matter. If grandma blames you, you won't be able to escape!"

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yifeng said: "Now is not the time to shirk responsibility, but to think about how to find Wei Qingruo as soon as possible and cover up this matter."

"I've searched all around here, where else can I find it?" Wei Yipeng was helpless now.

"I don't know where to look, I have to look for it! Even if I dig the capital three feet, I have to find it!" Wei Yifeng said.

Wei Qingwan on the side didn't say a word, she didn't know the plan of Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng until the crowd dispersed them and Wei Qingruo.

Knowing that the two of them just wanted to scare Wei Qingruo a little bit, she was a little disappointed.

She didn't expect Wei Qingruo to disappear, but she felt a little rejoiced.

Missing in such a crowded place, there is a high probability that something will happen.

If something really happened to Wei Qingruo, in order to preserve their reputation, the Wei family might choose to send Wei Qingruo to become a nun or make her commit suicide.

No matter which one it is, Wei Qingruo will never stand up in this life.

And this matter was done by Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng on their own initiative, it has nothing to do with her, she doesn't have to do anything.

Wei Yifeng and others found the afternoon from the morning, but there was no news at all.

The longer the delay, the more troublesome things became. Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng did not dare to delay any longer.

There was really no other way, and the two had no choice but to return to the Zhongyibo Mansion in disgrace.

After entering the door, the two went straight to the Shou'an Hall, and took the initiative to plead guilty to the old man and the old lady.

As soon as they entered the door, the two knelt down in front of the old man and the old lady with a "plop".

"Grandfather, grandmother, grandson knows his mistake!"

Chapter 432 She came back intact

Wei Qingwan who came in with the two also knelt down.

Old Master Wei and Mrs. Wei looked at the three kneeling in front of them and realized that something was wrong.

"Where is Ruoer? Why didn't Ruoer come with you?" The old lady asked hastily.

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng lowered their heads, guilty of not daring to speak.

"What did I ask you? Where did Ruo'er go?" The old lady said anxiously.

"Quickly tell me, what did you do wrong?!" The old man slammed the table with his hands.

Wei Yifeng tremblingly told about his loss to Wei Ruo: "Today... the streets are full of people and we are so busy... We accidentally got lost with sister Ruoer..."

"Bastard!" The old man jumped up, his face full of displeasure, "You two big men, with maid guards by your side, how could you lose a good-looking person?"

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng lowered their heads even lower.

Wei Qingwan knelt beside the two and remained silent.

"Speak! Why are you dumb? Where is it, and how did you lose him!" The old man asked loudly, and the two were very angry.

"Yes...it's on the street...the Chinese New Year is coming soon, there are many people on the street, I don't know where the flow of people came from, and they rushed over and scattered us." Wei Yipeng explained.

"Walking on the street and being dispersed by people? Didn't you bring guards with you? Ordinary people can still go towards you?"

The old man is not so easy to fool, the Zhongyi House is also a lord's house, how can ordinary people rush into their family's team so blindly? Are the guards at home all decorations?

Even though the family has reduced the number of guards in order to cut expenses, this time Wei Yifeng and others only brought four guards with them when they went out.

But the four guards with knives are strong and strong, so they will not be rushed by the ordinary crowd.

Wei Yipeng's face was full of nervousness, of course he couldn't justify it, because the four guards deliberately ignored Wei Qingruo under their orders.

But facing the questioning of the old man at this moment, they absolutely cannot admit that they caused Wei Qingruo to disappear.

Wei Yifeng was calmer than Wei Yipeng. He explained to the elders: "My grandson doesn't know why this happened. The flow of people is very unusual. It's not like ordinary people. Not only is it menacing, but it doesn't take us seriously."

Hearing what Wei Yifeng said, Mrs. Wei believed their words.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yifeng took the initiative to admit his mistake and said: "It's my grandson's fault. At that time, my grandson didn't react in time, and I only had time to protect my sister Wanwan. By the time my grandson realized it, my sister Ruoer had disappeared."

"Then you didn't look for it? Even if they were dispersed, the people would not be too far away, so how could they not be found?" the old lady asked hastily.

"I don't know about this grandson. It stands to reason that sister Ruo'er should be waiting for us at the same place, but I don't know why we haven't found her after searching all over the place. The grandson also finds it very strange!" Wei Yifeng explained.

Wei Yifeng hinted that the problem lies with Wei Ruo, and it is very likely that Wei Ruo walked away by himself, which caused them to find no one.

Old Master Wei's face darkened visibly to the naked eye.

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Wei hurriedly said: "Ruo'er is new to the capital, and she is unfamiliar with the place where she was born. Most likely she was taken to an unfamiliar place by the flow of people."

Old Master Wei snorted coldly: "Who knows, if she takes this opportunity to escape, how do you want me to explain to the Xuanping Hou Mansion?"

Old Madam Wei hurriedly said: "No, if she wants to escape, where can she escape? She doesn't even have a guide, she is alone, she has neither money nor luggage, and she can't even get out of the city gate."

After hearing Mrs. Wei's words, Mrs. Wei's face softened a little.

Immediately afterwards, Old Mrs. Wei called the chief guard of the mansion: "Take whoever you can and go out to find someone, and you must find him as soon as possible! Also, this matter must not leak the slightest bit of information. If you do this, you will be beaten to death with sticks!"

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, their grandfather and grandmother believed their words now.

But the two of them still dare not completely let go of their hearts, because if Wei Qingruo is found and Wei Qingruo confesses them, they will be unable to eat and walk away.

So now they hope that the Wei family can't find Wei Qingruo, and even if they find him, it's better to be a dead person who can't speak.

Wei Qingwan lowered her head, looking forward to what happened next.

As long as something unexpected happens in a place like the cockfighting field, the things Wei Qingruo has to face will definitely be more serious than when she was in Taizhou, but it cannot be solved by a family law.

Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo had dinner together in the Tianyun Hall, and then wandered around with Wei Ruo for more than an hour. It was not until it was getting late that Wei Jinyi brought Wei Ruo back to the house where Wei Ruo had just changed clothes.

Then Wei Ruo changed back into women's clothes, and then took Wei Jinyi's carriage back to Wei Mansion.

In order not to be seen by the Wei family members that Wei Ruo was with the man, Wei Jin did not get in the car again, but bid farewell to Wei Ruo.

Before parting, Wei Jin also asked Wei Ruo: "Aside from walking around with you, is there anything else I can do for you?"

Wei Ruo shook his head: "No more, second brother, just take care of yourself, we will meet again when we have a chance."

Wei Jin was also silent for a moment, and then agreed: "Okay."

After waving to Wei Jinyi, Wei Ruo withdrew his head back into the carriage and lowered the curtain.

Wei Jin also stood at the same spot, and after Wei Ruo's carriage disappeared around the corner, he used lightness kung fu again and followed.

Wei Jin also followed the carriage all the way to the gate of Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion, and left after seeing Wei Ruo and Xiumei entering.

As soon as Wei Ruo returned to the mansion, his servants ran to Shou'an Hall to report to the elders.

So Wei Ruo was taken to Shou'an Hall before entering the gate of Changchun Garden.

In Shou'an Hall, Wei Yifeng, Wei Yipeng and Wei Qingwan are all there.

Seeing Wei Ruo appearing unscathed, the three of them were taken aback.

After reacting, Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng showed panic expressions on their faces.

What should we do now? Woe to them!

Wei Qingwan's eyes were full of disappointment.

How did Wei Qingruo come back safely? Did such a chaotic cockfight cause her to do anything?

Wei Qingruo's luck is a bit too good!

Old Master Wei breathed a sigh of relief first, as long as he is fine! But what followed was a cloud of anger.

Old Master Wei asked Wei Ruo with a straight face, "Where did you go?"

Old Mrs. Wei's voice gently persuaded the old Mrs. Wei who was about to lose his temper: "Master, don't be angry, first listen to what Ruo'er said."

"Okay, I'll just listen to her, where did she go all day!" Old Mr. Wei temporarily suppressed his dissatisfaction.

Chapter 433 Confrontation and Argument

"Grandfather should ask me first why he separated from the elder brother and the second brother." After Wei Ruo finished speaking, his gaze turned to the three of Wei Yifeng sitting next to him.

Wei Yipeng was particularly nervous. When he saw Wei Ruo looking at him, he simply lowered his head, not daring to meet Wei Ruo's gaze.

Wei Yifeng's eyes were full of guilt, but he still met Wei Ruo's sight, and at the same time, he clenched his fists tightly, looking like he was ready for battle.

Wei Qingwan's eyes were cold, the matter had nothing to do with her, she was not involved in it, so although she was disappointed that Wei Ruo could return safely, she was not worried that the matter would implicate her.

For today's matter, she just needs to watch the fire from the other side.

It would be best if Wei Qing could receive some punishment, but it doesn't matter if he can't.

"What do you mean by that?" Old Master Wei asked Wei Ruo, and his eyes followed Wei Ruo's to the two brothers Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng.

"I want to ask my eldest brother and second brother why they threw me in the cockfight. Did they want to ruin my reputation? Did they not want me to marry Lord Xuanping? The two brothers didn't want me to marry as Mrs. Hou It can be clearly stated that ruining my reputation will not only ruin my marriage with the Xuanpinghou Mansion, but it will do me no good to the Wei family." Wei Ruo's voice was cold and unhurried.

Wei Ruo deliberately mentioned her marriage and the reputation of the Wei family.

Hearing this, Wei Yifeng immediately denied it and said, "Sister Ruoer, what nonsense are you talking about? Since when did we go to the cockfighting arena? We were obviously scattered by the crowd on the street."

Wei Ruo turned around and said to Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei: "Grandfather, grandma, granddaughter, please go and ask the handymen in the cockfighting arena. Today, when I followed my eldest brother and second brother into the door, I saw that they are very familiar with the eldest brother and second brother. They seem to know the eldest brother and the second brother, and they should have an impression of whether we have been to the cockfighting field today."

If Wei Ruo said so convincingly, Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei immediately became suspicious of the two brothers Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng.

"You two, tell me clearly, what's going on?!" Old Master Wei's voice was scary.

Wei Yipeng couldn't stand the scare, he knelt down immediately with a guilty conscience, and confessed: "Grandfather, grandson knows his mistake, grandson knows his mistake!"

Wei Yifeng originally wanted to quibble, but Wei Yipeng knelt down, and he had no choice but to kneel down, admitting his mistake and explaining:

"Grandfather, grandson didn't do it on purpose. Grandson did take the two younger sisters to the cockfighting arena, but grandson just wanted to take the two younger sisters to the cockfighting arena to see the excitement. He didn't expect to encounter a sudden rush of people, throwing us Blast away, and then you won't be able to find sister Ruo'er."

Wei Yifeng only admitted that he took Wei Ruo to the cockfighting arena, and still insisted that it was an accident that he separated from Wei Ruo.

"You actually took your two younger sisters to the cockfight?" Old Mr. Wei was furious when he heard this.

Wei Yifeng quickly defended: "Sister Ruoer said she wanted to see the excitement, so I thought of the cockfighting arena. The place is very lively. I didn't think too much about it at the time, so I led sister Ruoer and sister Wanwan over there."

"You bastard! If your sister wants to watch the fun, you can't go to a decent place. You go to the cockpit? What kind of place is that? Are your sisters allowed to go? Can you take responsibility if something happens? "Old Master Wei scolded angrily.

"Grandson knows he's wrong, grandpa, calm down." Wei Yifeng admitted his mistake.

"Grandfather, I won't dare next time, don't be angry, you won't be worth it if you get angry!" Wei Yipeng followed up.

Old Master Wei was angry and annoyed, but thinking that the two in front of him were his own grandchildren, he couldn't bear to be too harsh on them as he valued his heirs.

So after taking two deep breaths, Mrs. Wei pointed at the two of them and said, "I'll deal with you later!"

Then Old Master Wei turned his head and asked Wei Ruo: "Since you got separated, why didn't you stay where you are and wait for your two elder brothers? Where did you go alone, and why did you come back only now?"

"Grandfather, I just said that the two elder brothers left me where I was, not that I was lost. I wanted to find the two elder brothers, but I don't know where the two elder brothers went, so I couldn't find them." Wei Ruo Emphasized again.

Old Master Wei frowned, and questioned Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng again: "Is what Ruoer said true? Did you leave Ruoer on purpose?"

Wei Yifeng denied: "We don't know. After the crowd dispersed us, we couldn't find Sister Ruoer. Could it be that Sister Ruoer didn't know the way and was taken away by the flow of people unknowingly? I don't know. I thought I was in original place?"

No matter what Wei Ruo said, Wei Yifeng insisted that he just took her to the cockfighting arena, and didn't leave her on purpose.

Wei Ruo chuckled and said, "According to what the two brothers said, I walked away on my own initiative. Then I asked the two brothers, why did I run away from my brother in such a place where fish and dragons are mixed up and put myself in danger? where?"

"How do I know, maybe you don't want to be with us, or maybe it's because you want to escape marriage..."

Wei Yifeng was so anxious that he couldn't hold back his words. He even said the reason why Wei Ruo wanted to escape the marriage.

"If I want to escape from marriage, I will not come back now. If I want to escape from marriage, I must at least bring my luggage with me. Besides, where can I escape to? I have no identity and no household registration. I can't do it." Wei Ruo calmly analyzed the problem.

"How do I know what you think..." Wei Yifeng refused to admit anything, then turned to the old man and said, "Grandfather and grandmother, I really didn't leave Sister Ruo'er on purpose, and Sister Ruo'er and I have just been together for two days. I know, there is no injustice in the past, there is no enmity in the present, and there is absolutely no reason to harm my sister."

Wei Yipeng, who also reacted at this moment, followed Wei Yifeng's words and defended himself: "Yes, grandpa and grandma, I admit that my elder brother and I were a bit playful and thoughtless in doing things, but it will never harm my sister's heart. My sister misunderstood something!"

"That's enough! Don't talk about it anymore!" Old Mrs. Wei was tired of hearing this, "That's the end of this matter. Ruo'er has returned safely, so let's forget about other things. Seeing that the end of the year is just around the corner, the whole family It's better to live in harmony. No matter what happened to you guys before, you should live in harmony and help each other in the future."

Old Master Wei waved his hand, not wanting to delve into the right or wrong of this.

Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng heaved a sigh of relief, just when they thought the matter was over, Mrs. Wei suddenly said:

"Master, I think this matter still needs a small punishment and a big reprimand."

"Madam?" Mrs. Wei cast a puzzled look at Mrs. Wei.

Chapter 434 Each has his own thoughts

"No matter what, I entrusted Ruoer to Yifeng and Yipeng to take care of them. It is their responsibility that they failed to take good care of Ruoer. Whether Ruoer walked away voluntarily or passively separated from them, they cannot shirk their responsibility." responsibility." Mrs. Wei analyzed.

"There is some truth to what Madam said."

"However, since both of them made unintentional mistakes, let's each hit three boards as punishment." Mrs. Wei said.

Three boards are not too many, but it is not a small punishment.

Old Mrs. Wei looked at Mrs. Wei and saw her firm eyes. After thinking for a while, he agreed.

"Okay, let's do as madam wants." The old man changed his words.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng turned pale.

"Grandfather grandmother…"

The two of them were still about to ask for mercy, so Mrs. Wei signaled to the guards: "Take it down, three boards each, don't show mercy."

The guards took Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng under the order of the old lady.

Later, Mrs. Wei asked Wei Ruo: "Where did Ruoer go after that? How did she get back?"

"After the two elder brothers disappeared, I met a womanizer." Wei Ruo replied.

"What? You met a womanizer?" Mrs. Wei's face turned serious, showing concern.

"Yes, I almost lost my reputation when I met a lecherous person. Fortunately, a passing lady rescued me. She not only helped me get rid of the villain, but also took me around the capital, and finally sent me back safely."

"Oh? Which lady is it?" Mrs. Wei asked.

"I don't know. Madam didn't tell her her name and identity. She only said that we will meet again if we are destined."

"That's the case, that's a pity, otherwise I'll come to the door with a generous gift to thank that lady in person." Mrs. Wei said, and then looked at Wei Ruo kindly, "Ruo'er was shocked today, go back to rest earlier Bar."

"Thank you grandma, granddaughter is leaving."

After Wei Ruo left, Mrs. Wei said to Wei Qingwan again: "Wanwan, you go back and rest too."

"Yes, the granddaughter is retiring, and the grandparents are going to rest earlier."

Wei Qingwan also left Shou'an Hall.

Without the juniors present, Mrs. Wei asked his wife: "Why did Madam punish Yifeng and Yipeng today?"

Old Master Wei agreed to his wife's decision out of his trust in his wife, but he still didn't quite understand the reason why his wife did so.

"Master thinks who is lying today?"

"It doesn't matter who lies. Ruo'er is going to get married. Yifeng and Yipeng are the legitimate sons who want to support the Wei family, especially Yifeng. He is the eldest son and grandson of my Wei family. It's more important."

Grandpa Wei is still a little bit reluctant to beat his two grandsons.

The eldest daughter is no more precious than the grandson.

"Master's words mean that the master probably has the answer in his heart, and knows who lied." Mrs. Wei said.

Old Master Wei snorted softly, as if he had acquiesced to the old lady's guess.

"My opinion is similar to that of the master. The behavior of the two children of Yifeng and Yipeng who took people to the cockfighting arena is suspicious. It is more likely that they are lying."

Mrs. Wei analyzed it, and then said, "Master, Ruo'er is not close to us, and you push her away like this, do you expect her to do anything for the family in the future?" Mrs. Wei asked road.

"this…"

"Also, don't forget that Ruo'er is Yichen's direct sister. If you favor the children of the first and second bedrooms, won't you be afraid of hurting the third bedroom?"

"What you said seems to make sense."

Also a direct grandson, Wei Yichen now has a higher status in the hearts of the two elders than the others.

Wei Yipeng, who received three boards, was carried back to the room by his servants.

Seeing Wei Yipeng who was so badly injured, Bai was both distressed and annoyed, and could not help cursing Wei Ruo:

"This Wei Qingruo is really a broom star. Not long after returning home, my Peng'er was beaten with a board! The reincarnation of a broom star is not as harmful as her!"

"I said earlier that Wei Qingruo is a disgusting person. Now the whole family has to support her, even if they have any opinions on her, they have to endure it first." Wei Mingyong has a lot of opinions on Wei Ruo.

"It's not for her, but it's just using her as a pawn. Who doesn't know that she has lived a peaceful life for a few years after marrying into the Xuanping Hou's mansion. When the old man leaves, she will not be allowed to be killed by those in the Hou's mansion." Jackals, tigers, and leopards were grinded to death?"

"It's good to know, so why are you still angry with her?"

"She was supposed to get married in peace and order and be done with it, but my Peng'er has to suffer like this. Naturally, I want to be angry with her." Bai's whole body was unhappy.

"Okay, okay, calm down. If you have the energy, take good care of Peng'er. If you can find a way to deal with that little girl, why wait for you? I have already dealt with it." Wei Mingyong said.

"Don't let me catch the opportunity. If I catch the opportunity, I will definitely show this for my Peng'er!"

"Father and mother are really getting more and more partial now! The daughter of the third room is lost, and my son is being punished! It's really unreasonable!"

Wei Minghong looked at his son lying on the bed crying for pain, and blamed Sanfang for his anger.

"Feng'er did not do a good job, and his parents' punishment is justifiable, it may not be due to partiality..." Mo shi lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"Are you still speaking for Sanfang?"

"That was not what I meant…"

"What do you mean by that? Feng'er is your own son. He was fined and you still speak for others?"

"I just think that Feng'er did not do enough. Parents punished her a little for Feng'er's good..."

"Nonsense! What kind of small punishment? That's for Sanfang to see! You're still foolish enough to think that Feng'er did something wrong! And so what if we did something wrong? Feng'er is from our Uncle Zhongyi's mansion." The eldest son and grandson beat the eldest son and grandson for a girl? A joke!"

The more Wei Minghong talked, the more angry he became. Mo could only lower his head and dare not speak any more.

In a blink of an eye, it is the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and this year there is no New Year's Eve, which is New Year's Eve.

Both Zhongyibo Mansion is busy with the big and small matters of the Chinese New Year.

At this time in previous years, the Yun family was very busy, but now that they are in Uncle Zhongyi's mansion, the old lady and her two sister-in-laws will preside over the matters related to the New Year, so she doesn't have to worry about it.

But she has other things to be busy with now—preparing the dowry and marriage-related matters for her two daughters.

Mrs. Yun was in the room thinking about what material to choose for her two daughters as wedding dresses, when Cuiping came in and reported to Mrs. Yun: "Madam, someone outside sent the young miss a very beautiful piece of material to make for the young lady. For wedding dress."

"What kind of material? Who sent it?" Yun asked.

Chapter 435 A gift from a friend

"I don't know what it is made of, but I heard from the servants serving in the Changchun Garden that the material looks very beautiful, and the red color is brighter than ordinary materials. It is embroidered with gold thread on it. Flower patterns. The servants can't tell what makes this material so different." Cuiping replied.

Then he said: "I don't know who sent the servants. It is said that a carriage stopped at the back door early this morning. It is said that there is something for the eldest lady. The maid of the eldest lady has gone and brought back some things."

Wearing this, Yun thought for a while: "Follow me to have a look."

Mr. Yun got up, and brought Cuiping to Changchun Garden.

When she arrived, she found that her second sister-in-law, Mrs. Bai, was also here, and the two happened to run into each other.

Bai smiled and said: "I heard from my servant that someone gave Ruo'er many rare things. Do the third siblings know who gave them to them?"

Ms. Yun was slightly stunned. She only heard Cuiping mentioned fabric just now, and she didn't know there were other things.

"Ruo'er had many good friends with wives and young ladies from aristocratic families before, perhaps it was a gift from them." Yun said.

"Well, I don't know if the third sibling can take me to see and see, I also want to see those precious objects."

"Okay." Yun's complexion was not good, but he still agreed.

The two came to Wei Ruo's residence together. As soon as they entered, they saw several boxes at the door.

The bright red horse that Cuiping mentioned just now was placed on top of the box.

The color is bright, and the group flower pattern embroidered with gold thread on it is exquisite, and the flowers are just like those that just bloomed in the garden in early spring.

And in the open box next to it, there are some other fabrics of various colors. These are not satin, but ordinary cotton.

The other boxes were not opened, and Yun and Bai didn't know what was inside.

Seeing Yun Shi and Bai Shi entering the door, Wei Ruo stopped what he was doing.

Mr. Yun came over and asked, "Who gave these things?"

"An old friend in Huzhou Mansion once learned that I was going to get married and sent some fabrics." Wei Ruo replied.

"These materials... look very different, your friend is very caring." Yun said.

While Yun Shi and Wei Ruo were talking, Bai Shi had already started to touch it.

She first touched the satin fabric embroidered with golden flowers, and then showed a look of surprise and joy: "Ruo'er, your material is very smooth and delicate, isn't it brocade? Or brocade? No, this material It is lighter and thinner than brocade, and smoother and more delicate than brocade."

Bai Shi has also seen a lot of good materials, and she has seen almost all the materials that only dignitaries can use, but none of them match the horse in front of her.

"No, it's a small workshop that produces this material. It hasn't been popularized yet, and it hasn't been officially named." Wei Ruo replied.

"So it's like this! Then you can help Second Aunt buy a few more. I don't think it's any worse than those expensive fabrics like Yunjin and Sujin." Bai immediately wanted Wei Ruo to help her buy.

"The production of this material is small, and it will not be sold for the time being." Wei Ruo replied.

She will not sell this material to the public for the time being, and it took half a year to get less than ten pieces.

Except for this one which was dyed true red, the others were basically dyed purple, indigo and other uncommon colors.

Wearing this, Bai said with a look of disappointment: "Ruo'er, you didn't buy it for my second aunt on purpose, did you?"

Wei Ruodao: "Where is it? Didn't the second aunt say that she would buy it? Why don't I help if I give the real money?"

Bai Shi was very disappointed, and then reached out to touch the fabric on the other side. This fabric is made of cotton, and the color is not as beautiful as satin, but the material is extraordinarily soft to the touch.

"What is this fabric? It's very soft to the touch." Bai asked Wei Ruo again.

"This is cotton cloth, which is suitable for making underwear." Wei Ruo replied.

"Is this cotton cloth so soft?"

In Bai's impression, cotton fabric is hard and dry, far less soft and comfortable than silk.

"Cotton cloth with better quality cotton is also softer." Wei Ruo said.

"Is this cotton also divided into good and bad?"

"Naturally, good cotton has long fiber length, the longer the fiber, the better the strength of the yarn, and the evenness, hairiness, neps, etc. are better than short fiber. The fabric made from this has good luster and is easy to dye. The effect is good, and it is soft, skin-friendly, breathable and elastic."

Wei Ruo was taken aback by explaining to Mrs. Bai.

Bai smiled awkwardly: "As expected, Ruo'er has lived in the country for more than ten years, but she knows a lot of things that we don't."

Bai's eyes moved to the two unopened boxes again.

"What's in your two boxes?"

Wei Ruo curled her lips into a smile, and then winked at Xiumei.

Xiumei opened the boxes one by one in front of Bai Shi and Yun Shi.

The first box contains two jars, which look much better than the two jars that Wei Ruo brought over in the carriage, white porcelain wine jars.

The second box contains a pile of rouge powder, a lot of bottles and jars.

"Why are there still two jars of wine?" Bai couldn't help asking.

"These two altars are thyme." Wei Ruo replied.

"Thyme?" The name Bai is familiar to her. Wei Mingyong told her about this thyme after returning from Taizhou Mansion.

Wei Mingyong also said that he once wanted to get two jars back to the capital to honor the senior officials in the capital who loved wine, but the wine was expensive and hard to buy, and he couldn't even get a pot.

"Ruo'er, where did you get two jars of thyme?" Yun asked.

Being in Taizhou, she has heard of Thyme, and she also knows that this baijiu is not only expensive but also very difficult to buy.

"Same as these materials, it was a gift from a friend." Wei Ruo still replied.

"Where is this friend of Ruo'er, who is so generous, and gave you so many rare and good things at once." Bai's tone could not hide her envy.

Wei Ruo didn't answer directly, but said: "Gifts between friends are important."

Bai Shi looked at Wei Ruo's baijiu, and didn't take his eyes off it for a long while.

Yun Shi looked at Wei Ruo's red cloth from time to time.

Wei Ruo saw the expressions of the two, but pretended not to see it, and continued to be busy with Xiumei.

Bai thought she was so obvious that Wei Ruo should take the initiative to ask when she saw her, but Wei Ruo didn't ask for a long time, and she was a little anxious.

Finally, I couldn't wait any longer, and asked Wei Ruo: "Nephew Ruo'er, your second uncle has been looking for famous wine for a while, and he wants to give it to a noble person. Second aunt heard that this thyme is very rare, why don't you sell it to your second uncle?" How is Aunt?"

Chapter 436 Kefu's best son

"Not good." Wei Ruo refused very simply.

The smile on Bai's face froze instantly.

Then he reasoned with Wei Ruo without giving up: "Ruo'er, it's useless for you to ask for this wine, and your second uncle used this wine to open a way for the Wei family, not only for himself, but also for the entire Wei family. ."

"This wine is part of my dowry. My dowry is related to the face of the Wei family, and I am also for the Wei family." Wei Ruo replied.

Who can't say beautiful words? Wei Ruo can make up as many as she wants.

"Heh...hehe... Ruo'er has some truths in saying that..." Bai's smile was not real, and his tone was yin and yang.

Wei Ruo had a smile on his lips, the dowry couldn't see Bai's dissatisfaction.

After a while, Mrs. Bai excused that she still had things to do, and left Changchun Garden first.

After she left, Yun finally spoke to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, your material is good, it is suitable for wedding dress, if you have more, can you get another one?"

"Mother wants to give it to my sister?" Wei Ruo asked bluntly.

"I can't hide it from you." Yun admitted with some embarrassment.

"I've already said that there are very few materials. If my mother wants to make a wedding dress for my sister, I still have to find another way. Besides, my sister is married as a side concubine. Although she is on the imperial jade certificate, she is a concubine. How can she do it?" What about wearing red? Mother said, right?"

What Wei Ruo said made Yun very embarrassed.

"I see."

Mr. Yun didn't ask Wei Ruo for ingredients again, and left after giving Wei Ruo a few words.

After Yunshi and Baishi left, Xiumei laughed out loud.

"Miss, the appearance of the wife and the second lady just now really engraved the word "want" on their foreheads. If you let them know how many good things you have, miss, their eyeballs will probably fall out."

"Even if they stare through their eyes, I don't want to give them anything, so don't even think about taking it."

"Yes, let them be envious!"

Bai Shi went back and told Wei Mingyong that Wei Ruo had two jars of thyme.

"This girl, she is really lucky. I bought two jars of things that I haven't bought for a long time!" Wei Mingyong gritted his teeth.

"No, this little girl is a bit lucky, and I don't know where she made such a rich friend." Bai said in disbelief.

Wei Mingyong thought about it, but still felt unwilling. "No, let her bring these two jars of wine, I will give them to Master Qi!"

"I even said I want to buy her wine, but she doesn't sell it. Can you get it?"

Wei Mingyong immediately thought of the previous confrontations with Wei Ruo, and suddenly lost his mind.

"This stinking girl, my father also said that waiting for her to marry into the Xuanping Hou Mansion will bring benefits to our family. I think with her selfish personality, she probably won't care about the Wei family!"

Wei Ruo had a wealthy friend who gave her a bunch of rare items, which spread to the ears of other people in the mansion.

Wei Ruo has two jars of thyme that Wei Mingyong couldn't ask for; Wei Ruo's mysterious friend just gave away a piece of good-quality wedding dress material that Wei Qingwan wanted, which couldn't be bought anywhere else.

Wei Qingwan couldn't figure out why Wei Qingruo was always so lucky, always able to make some great friends, and always get something that others couldn't get.

Wei Qingwan was not reconciled to Wei Ruo being able to use better-looking materials than her own for the wedding dress, but Yun Shi had stopped talking and she had no choice.

In the evening, everyone gathered together for a New Year's Eve dinner.

Because of the arrival of people from Sanfang this year, the New Year's Eve in Zhongyibo Mansion was more lively than in previous years.

The only regret is that Wei Mingting did not come back to celebrate the New Year together.

I heard that the coastal area has not been peaceful these days, and there may be another fight.

After the 15th Lantern Festival, people from Xuanping Hou's Mansion came to Zhongyi Bo's Mansion to apply for a job.

The betrothal gift was a full thirty levies, which was enough to give the House of Zhongyi a lot of face.

This is the busiest time in Zhongyi Bo's Mansion since Wei Qingwan was married to the sixth prince last time.

The old man was very happy, as if he saw the dawn of the revival of the Wei family was just around the corner.

After the two sides exchanged the horoscope of birthdays, the Xuanping Hou Mansion finalized the eighth day of May as the day of marriage.

The old man happily agreed.

Although the time is a bit tight, the Xuanping Hou's mansion is married to a second wife, so everything is kept simple, and there is still time to catch up.

During this period, Wei Ruo obediently stayed in the Changchun Garden to get married as the Wei family had hoped.

She carefully prepared the dowry, and personally selected an embroiderer to sew a wedding dress for herself.

This reassured the Wei family who were worried that Wei Ruo would not cooperate.

Even Wei Qingwan began to believe that if Wei was really satisfied with the marriage, she planned to marry Xuan Pinghou as his step-wife.

Therefore, if Wei Ruo wanted to go shopping in the next half month, Mrs. Wei agreed very simply.

Time flies to February.

On the first day of the new year, Wei Ruo went out as usual, but this time he did not go to the city, but went to Long'an Temple outside the city to offer incense.

After returning, Wei Ruo was no different, preparing for the wedding as usual.

Three nights later, when Wei Ruo was about to lie down, someone came from Shou'an Hall.

Mingzhu's voice came from outside the door, her voice was urgent: "Miss, Mrs. Madam has something urgent to call you over, so you should go over immediately."

Wei Ruo stood up slowly: "Understood."

"Miss, this matter is extremely urgent." The person outside the door urged again.

"Um."

Wei Ruo agreed, but still took his time.

Wait until you are fully dressed before opening the door.

Mingzhu in front of her frowned tightly, looking like her **** was on fire.

It seems that Shou'an Hall is really in a hurry.

Wei Ruo didn't ask, and followed Mingzhu to Shou'an Hall.

It was already late at night, and the Shou'an Hall was still brightly lit. The old man and old lady who should have gone to bed at this moment called all the people in the mansion over.

Because Wei Ruo lived far away, he was the last one to arrive.

When Wei Ruo stepped into the door, the people in the room seemed to have a tacit understanding, and all looked at her.

Wei Ruo looked calmly, looking at the old man and old lady calmly.

The old man seemed very angry, but also seemed very depressed. He gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, who did you offend?"

"The granddaughter stays in the mansion most of the time, and if she offends someone, she is also a member of the mansion." Wei Ruo said.

"Then why are rumors about you widely spread outside?" Old Mrs. Wei was sullen.

"What rumor?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Do you know that it is now said that it was the fate of your Kefu son?" Old Mr. Wei's tone was raised, and his voice sounded annoyed and annoyed.

"Is there such a saying?" Wei Ruo said indifferently.

"Did you know that because of this rumor, the Xuanping Hou Mansion is now considering retiring the engagement!"

Old Master Wei was so angry that he slapped the table.

Chapter 437 Retirement

Mrs. Wei said to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, you have to think about it, who would do such a thing to slander you? Now that the rumors are spreading, if everyone takes it seriously and you are divorced by the Xuanping Houfu, It will be difficult to think about getting married in the future!"

There are rumors that Kefu will never have a son, and she has been divorced. Who else would marry such a woman?

"I really can't remember, could it be that someone in the mansion did it?" Wei Ruo said and looked at Wei Yifeng and Wei Yipeng.

The two of them immediately turned ugly.

"Big sister, don't talk nonsense, we won't do such dirty things!" Wei Yifeng quickly denied.

"Yes! We do things with a sense of proportion! Don't blame us for everything!" Wei Yipeng seconded.

"Otherwise, it's sister Wanwan." Wei Ruo looked at Wei Qingwan again.

"Sister... You misunderstood me, and I will not harm you. The Wei family has treated me with great kindness, and I am very grateful for allowing me to stay at home. Although there have been some conflicts between you and me, it is better than that." Considering that the Wei family's kindness to me is very insignificant, so I won't really bear any grudges against you." Wei Qingwan explained sincerely.

"The three of them seem to be the only ones in the capital who had a feud with me. Other than that, I can't think of anyone else who would spread such rumors outside." Wei Ruo replied.

Failed to get some clues from Wei Ruo's mouth, Mrs. Wei's face became even more ugly.

At this time, Wei Minghong asked: "Father, since this matter is just a rumor and has not been confirmed, shouldn't the Marquis of Xuanping's residence justify annulling the engagement?"

"What do you know, this is not an ordinary rumor, it comes from Taoist Qianyuan!" Old Master Wei said through gritted teeth.

"What? Daoist Qianyuan? Is it the Taoist Qianyuan who is so clever?" Wei Minghong looked surprised.

The faces of the other people in the room were more or less surprised.

Daoist Qianyuan, he is a master of Taoism who is deeply respected by the people! Rumor has it that he is a half-immortal.

As long as he has counted things, there is no inaccuracy.

After digesting the shocking news for a while, Wei Minghong looked at Wei Ruo and asked, "Could it be that Ruoer is really the fate of Kefu's best son?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Ruo'er's date of birth is false, have you forgotten?" Mrs. Wei interrupted Wei Minghong's conjecture angrily.

Because she hugged the wrong child at the beginning, she gave Wei Qingwan Wei Ruo's horoscope by mistake.

Later, the Wei family claimed that Wei Ruowei was the twin sister of Wei Qingwan, who was deliberately hidden and raised by their Wei family in the countryside. Therefore, when they gave Wei Ruo's birth date to Xuanping Hou Mansion, the Wei family made up a date earlier than Wei Qingwan's. some time.

"Could it be such an unlucky coincidence that the birthday horoscope we made up happened to be the horoscope of Kefu's son, so there were such rumors?" Wei Minghong guessed.

"Your father and I have thought about this possibility, but it stands to reason that Ruo'er's horoscope was only given to Xuanpinghou's mansion when Xuanpinghou's mansion came to 'ask for a name'. Even if there is a problem with the horoscope, the people outside How did you know?"

Wei Mingyong immediately said: "Then do you need to think about it? Naturally, it was spread by people in the Xuanping Hou's mansion. It must be that the sons and daughters of the Marquis are dissatisfied with this marriage. Knowing that Ruo'er's horoscope is problematic, in order to destroy the marriage, they will Spread the word."

Wei Mingyong's guess is very possible.

If this is the case, it is almost impossible to undo Wei Ruo's divorce from Xuanping Houfu.

And the rumors about her Kefu son can't be cracked.

Having said that, the expressions of everyone in the Wei family are not good-looking, even Wei Mingyong and Bai's faces are very gloomy when they see Wei Ruo very unhappy.

There is no other reason. Losing the marriage of the Xuanping Hou Mansion is a huge loss for the Wei family.

And after Wei Ruo was divorced, it is very likely that he will not be able to marry another rich family who is beneficial to the Wei family.

Wei Qingwan is the exception. She carefully conceals her true feelings, but she is happy in her heart.

Wei Qingwan stared at Wei Ruo's seemingly calm face, guessing what Wei Ruo was really thinking deep inside at this moment.

Is it sad? Is it grief? Is it angry? Or all of them?

When she was in Taizhou, she was plagued by rumors, and she was in pain and despair several times, and she almost couldn't find a lover.

Now, the same thing has happened to Wei Qingruo, so it can be said that it is not retribution.

After a while, Wei Mingyong suggested: "Why don't we tell the Marquis of Xuanping that Ruo'er's birth date is wrong, and we can give them a new one?"

"Nonsense! It was written in black and white for them. After repeated confirmation with the matchmaker, you made a mistake if you said you made a mistake? Who can believe it?" Old Mrs. Wei retorted.

Hearing the words, Wei Mingyong was annoyed: "If I knew this, when I made up the birthday horoscope, I should have found a fortune-teller to do the math and get a lucky horoscope!"

"I knew it was hard to buy, so what's the use of talking about it now?" Old Mr. Wei said as he stretched out his hand to cover his chest.

Being angry all night, he felt his chest tight and aching.

Everyone in the Wei family discussed it, but in the end they didn't come up with any useful countermeasures.

Now they can only hope that the Xuanping Hou Mansion will not believe the rumors and not easily think about retiring the engagement.

The crowd dispersed and went back to their homes.

Wei Ruo returned to Changchun Garden, and after closing the door, Wei Ruo and Xiumei smiled at the same time.

"Miss, you are amazing! Everything is as you expected!" Xiumei looked at Wei Ruo with admiration.

"It's not in vain that I've waited so long."

Wei Ruo's plan needs to wait for a suitable time. It is most appropriate to wait until the people in the Xuanping Hou Mansion ask her about her birth date and she is hired.

According to the rules, after the man asks the woman's date of birth, he has to ask the husband to combine her horoscope. At this time, through the mouth of the fortune teller, tell Wei Ruo Kefu and Ke Zi's matter, and this is not conducive to Wei Ruo's marriage. rumors spread.

Besides, at this time, the Marquis of Xuanping had already hired them. If they wanted to repent, Wei Ruo would be divorced. Once they divorced, Wei Ruo's reputation would be worsened.

Wei Ruo also deliberately let it be said that it was the order of "Kefu Jue Zi", and added the word "Jeu Zi" in it.

Wei Ruorang made it clear to the fortune-teller that this "absolute son" is not only a child born to her, but anyone who calls her mother is considered her son. .

In this way, even if Lord Xuanping doesn't believe in fortunetelling, the children left by the two previous wives of Lord Xuanping will not just sit idly by.

Chapter 438 reduced to a joke

Early the next morning, the son of the Xuanping Hou Mansion came to visit with someone.

The Wei family is afraid of coming here for whatever reason, the son of the world came here this time to annul the engagement.

The eldest son of the eldest son of the Wei family proposed to withdraw the engagement and asked for the dowry back on the grounds that the young lady of the Wei family had the fate of Kefu's son, and their brothers and sisters and Lord Xuanping wanted to live a few more years.

The elder son had a tough attitude, and he blocked all the old uncle's persuasion.

In the end, the Marquis of Xuanping had no choice but to cancel the marriage, and return all the betrothal gifts.

For a while, Wei Ruo became a joke in the circle of wealthy aristocrats in the capital and a topic of conversation after dinner.

Even if she had made some achievements in Taizhou Prefecture and received a compliment from the emperor, no one in the capital would dare to marry her.

In Wei Qingwan's courtyard.

"Miss, this young lady has suffered retribution now! According to the servant girl, she was the one who spread the rumors about the young lady in the Taizhou mansion that day. Now that she is well, she herself has been burdened by the rumors and has become a broomstick who cannot get married. star!"

Cui He spoke ill of Wei Ruo in front of Wei Qingwan with a happy face.

"Karma retribution, reincarnation of the heavens, people are doing what the sky is watching, she has the intention of harming me, and now that she has suffered retribution, she can't blame anyone." Wei Qingwan said lightly.

"Well, Miss, you are right. According to the servants, the young lady may not even be able to marry a poor woman this time. When I went to the kitchen to get the young lady's bird's nest just now, I heard people in the mansion say, The old man intends to find a clean tenant from the village, and arrange for the young lady to marry him as soon as possible."

"The grandparents should mean that they still want her to marry before me."

"That's right, the eldest lady's reputation is so bad now, and the time is getting tighter, so she must not be able to find a good family." Cui He couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.

A smile appeared on Wei Qingwan's face.

The big room of the Wei family.

"This dead girl is really useless, a good marriage is just gone!" Wei Minghong cursed.

While Wei Minghong was worried about Sanfang's daughter being able to marry high, he was also annoyed and angry at Wei Ruo's failure to marry into the Xuanping Hou Mansion to win benefits for the Wei family.

Mr. Mo dared not speak at the side.

Wei Minghong cursed again: "The key is the divorce, and it's hard to find someone else. Is this dead girl going to let the Wei family support her until she grows old?"

"That's not the case. I think that child Ruo'er is quite intelligent, and he was born with a healthy body. He can't marry a Marquis, but he can marry an ordinary family." Mo said in a low voice.

"Marrying an ordinary family? Doesn't the Wei family have to pay her a dowry?" Wei Minghong snorted coldly.

Mo Shi was silent again.

Wei Minghong continued: "If I knew this earlier, it would be better if I didn't recognize her back then, it would be useless at all!"

The second room of the Wei family.

"It's unlucky for a good marriage to be ruined like this!" Wei Mingyong said in an irritable tone.

Mrs. Bai was silent for a while, and after a while, she suddenly said to Wei Mingyong: "My lord, in the past, it was because this girl was useful, and the second elder used to spoil her, so we have to avoid her. Now she is useless, don't we? So you don't have to give her face?"

Wei Mingyong looked at Bai Shi: "What did you think of?"

"Those two jars of thyme! Did you forget? Didn't you want to give her two jars of thyme to others years ago?"

Wei Mingyong's eyes lit up: "You reminded me!"

"More than that, there are a lot of good things in her room!" Mrs. Bai has already lost her mind.

Wei Mingyong thought for a while and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Asking her to take out the things can be regarded as her little contribution to this family."

Changchun Garden.

After the divorce was settled, Wei Ruo was in a good mood.

Right now, she is sitting in front of the desk, planning her rouge and gouache shop.

Trouble needs to be resolved, and money must continue to be earned.

When it's inconvenient to go out when nestled in the Changchun Garden, Wei Ruo will not be idle. She has done the planning work here, and when she has the opportunity to go out, she can quickly implement it.

It is not easy to open a rouge gouache shop. If Wei has the funds, the trouble is how to build a rouge gouache workshop.

It is much more difficult to produce in batches than to prepare a few boxes of skin care cream in small quantities.

She can make a small amount by herself, but for large quantities, she must have a continuous and stable production line, and also need to build a complete supply to ensure the supply of raw materials and cost control.

First of all, Wei Ruo needs manpower.

Zhao family brothers Zhao Hai and Zhao Xun have already arrived in the capital. Among the things that Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to explain to them before leaving Taizhou Mansion, except for temporarily letting go of the marriage proposal, let them come to the capital.

The reason why the Zhao family brothers were chosen was because Zhao Xun had also won the Juren, and he had to take part in the examination after the beginning of spring. Arranging the Zhao family brothers to come to the capital at this time is undoubtedly killing two birds with one stone. It will not only let Zhao Hai take care of his younger brother, but also let Zhao Hai Work for yourself.

There were also a few villagers from Shitou Village who came together. These villagers wanted to venture out, so Wei Ruo asked Zhao Hai to take them with them. When they first entered the capital, the Zhao family brothers alone would not be able to support them alone. Bring more reliable people. , it is more convenient to develop.

Wei Ruo was busy at the desk when Mrs. Bai came.

With a smile on his face, Bai came to Wei Ruo like a gust of wind, with light steps.

Wei Ruo had already quietly covered the account book in front of her before she approached him, and then asked calmly, "What's the matter with the second aunt?"

"Ruo'er, Second Aunt knows that you are not in a good mood when something like this happens." Bai said comfortingly.

"Thanks for caring."

Bad mood? No, she is in a much better mood now!

Bai took Wei Ruo's right hand and comforted him: "Second Aunt knows you are sad, but this is the end of the matter, you can only look at it a little bit, life will still go on."

"Second aunt, don't worry, I still take it very lightly. Who is not married?"

"Yes, you marry whoever you marry. I believe your grandparents will arrange another good marriage for you." Bai said.

Wei Ruo looked at Bai's earnest appearance, and guessed that she had something to tell him.

"The second aunt didn't come here today just to comfort me, did she?" Wei Ruo said.

"The most important thing is of course to comfort you, Ruo'er. Of course, there are other things. Ruo'er, a friend of yours from Huzhou Prefecture gave you two jars of thyme as a gift, didn't you? At that time you said You are going to keep those two jars of wine as a dowry, but you see the Marquis of Xuanping has retired now..."

Wei Ruo hooked her lips into a smile, and she really came for her things.

"Xuanpinghou's mansion has retired, but I still want to marry someone else in the future. I can't be the Zhongyi uncle's mansion to support me for the rest of my life. Second aunt, what do you think?" Wei Ruo asked.

Chapter 439

"That's right. Ruo'er will definitely remarry in the future, and the girl from the Zhongyi family's family will not worry about marrying. It's just that Ruo'er will not be able to marry a high-ranking family like Zhongyi's family in the future, so this Thyme It would be a bit wasteful to make a dowry." Bai analyzed.

"But I don't think it's a waste. When I marry an ordinary family, I should prepare more valuable things as a dowry, so that I can have something to rely on." Wei Ruo replied calmly.

The smile on Bai's face couldn't hold back anymore, and the corners of his mouth twitched stiffly.

Immediately afterwards, Bai's tone became serious: "Ruo'er, it's not the second aunt who said you. It's different now. It's rare that the two jars of wine your friend gave you are still useful. You should do it for you. The Wei family was happy to make a contribution, and gave things to the second aunt happily, instead of being coy here and making everyone unhappy."

"Second aunt, I didn't say you. If you want thyme, you can get it with your ability. What? I can't get it, so why don't you blame me for not giving it to you? Then why don't you go to the Golden Luan Palace and cry, blame the emperor for not giving it to you. Give the second uncle a good official position, blame the chief examiner for not letting your son be admitted as a scholar?" Wei Ruo asked back.

"What do you mean? Are you mocking your second uncle and your cousin?"

"Isn't what I said the truth? If you don't have the ability to get something, think about why you don't have the ability, instead of blaming others for not giving it to you."

"You dead girl, how dare you speak rudely to me like this? I am your second aunt! Do you still have any sense of superiority or inferiority in your eyes?"

"I don't want elders like Second Aunt who only care about other people's interests."

"Okay, okay, it seems that you, my second aunt, don't pay attention to me at all! Come on, come with me to Shou'an Hall now, and let the old man and the old lady give a good review!"

As he spoke, Mrs. Bai went straight to grab Wei Ruo's wrist, trying to drag Wei Ruo away.

Wei Ruo pulled back his hand, looked down at his red wrist, and cast a cold glance at Bai Shi: "Don't pull, I will walk by myself."

Before leaving, Wei Ruo turned to Xiumei and said, "Meimei, put your thyme away so that the mice won't drink it."

"Yes, miss."

Bai's mouth twisted in anger: "You called me a mouse, didn't you?"

"It's a mouse who wants to steal my wine, aren't you?" Wei Ruo asked back.

Bai's face was dark: "I see how long you can be stubborn!"

In Shou'an Hall, Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei are taking a lunch break.

In the past two days, because of Xuanping Hou's divorce, the old man had trouble sleeping and eating, and he didn't have a good rest last night. Now he just fell asleep after drinking calming tea.

Old Madam Wei was watching over the bed.

Hearing the noise outside, the old man frowned and asked the servant girl what was the matter.

"It's the second lady. She brought the eldest lady over and said that she wanted the old man and the old lady to judge."

"Criticism? What is this Mrs. Bai doing?" Mrs. Wei said a little displeased.

Old Master Wei got up from the bed, "I want to see what they want to do!"

Speaking of Mrs. Wei putting on his coat, Mrs. Wei was a little helpless, so she had to follow the old man out of the back room.

Sure enough, there were Bai Shi and Wei Ruo standing in the room outside.

As soon as she saw the two elders, Bai started to sue, telling her that she wanted Wei Ruo's thyme, but Wei Ruo refused to give it to her.

In the end, Mrs. Bai wiped away her tears with some grievances: "Father, mother, my master has been trying his best to find a way out for our Wei family. I dare not say that he has contributed a lot, but at least he has worked hard. We want this The wine isn't for herself, it's for the Wei family! Who would have thought that Ruo'er not only didn't understand, but instead became furious at me and insulted me as an aunt..."

Speaking of this, Bai's eyes turned red, and he took out a handkerchief and began to wipe it off.

Old Master Wei frowned.

He turned around and asked Wei Ruo: "Is what your second aunt said true? Do you have two jars of thyme?"

"yes."

"Do you know why your second aunt asked you for those two jars of wine?"

"Know."

"Then why don't you agree?" Mrs. Wei's face was clearly angry.

"Why should I give it? It's mine, and I have the right to decide whether to give it or not." Wei Ruo said.

"Your things? You are in the Wei family. What you live in, eat, wear and wear doesn't belong to the Wei family. It's rare that the Wei family can use you. Why are you so fussy about it?"

Old Master Wei's anger came up immediately.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wei hurriedly persuaded: "Master, don't be angry, Ruo'er may not want to help."

"Then you ask her now, is she willing to take out these two jars of wine?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Wei quickly turned her head and said to Wei Ruo: "Ruoer, tell your grandfather quickly, you are willing to take out this wine."

Old Madam Wei kept giving Wei Ruo winks.

"I don't want to." Wei Ruo insisted on his position.

Old Mr. Wei slammed the table, and then said to Mrs. Wei: "Listen, listen."

"Master, calm down. It's just a matter of two jars of wine. If you don't want to, then you don't want to. It's not worth such a fuss." Madam Wei comforted her.

Bai said: "Father, mother, this is not a matter of two jars of wine. You may not know how popular this thyme is in the capital now. The old man of the Lu family loves this wine the most. The few jars brought back by the Taizhou Mansion are about to be consumed, and the old man entrusted many people to look for them! And Master Qi also publicly mentioned that he thinks this wine is good, and it cannot be compared with other wines."

"The two jars of wine in our house are ordinary two jars of wine. It is a great favor to take them out! The daughter-in-law also considers this and asks for it from the niece regardless of face."

Bai explained the importance of the matter to the two elders.

After hearing Bai's words, Mrs. Wei immediately made a decision: "Come here, bring those two jars of wine over here!"

There was a smug smile on the corner of Bai's mouth.

The attitude of the second elder was exactly as she thought.

If it was years ago, the second elder might have been worried, but now that Wei Ruo has no other use value, the second elder will definitely not continue to pamper her.

Nanny Jin got the order, and was about to go out to Changchun Garden with her maid Mingzhu and others.

Just at this moment, Wei Yichen walked in and called to Nanny Jin and the others who were about to go out.

"Wait a minute."

Then Wei Yichen walked up to the second elder of the Wei family.

"Grandfather, grandmother, Ruo'er's things belong to Ruo'er, I hope you don't go against her wishes and take her own things."

Hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.

Wei Ruo also looked at Wei Yichen with surprise and suspicion...

Chapter 440 Maintenance of Big Brother

"Yichen, why are you here? Didn't you tell you to concentrate on your studies and not worry about the affairs of the house?"

Seeing Wei Yichen, Mrs. Wei was full of concern and love.

The exam is coming soon, nothing is more important than Wei Yichen taking the exam. Even Wei Ruo's divorce is not as important as Wei Yichen's imperial exam in the eyes of the old man Wei.

"Grandfather, Ruo'er is my only direct sister. I am the only sister, and my parents only have this daughter. Within reason, I don't want anyone to force her to do something she doesn't like."

Wei Yichen's expression was serious, his tone was serious, and every word was loud and clear.

Everyone showed surprise eyes again.

"The only younger sister", this directly excludes Wei Qingwan!

And he actually talked to Mrs. Wei like this for this!

Wei Ruo was also surprised and surprised.

Wei Yichen also spoke for himself before, but it was because he hated Wei Qingwan himself, and helping her was equivalent to helping himself.

But this time is different, this time the matter has nothing to do with Wei Qingwan, but he chose to stand up and speak for himself.

"Yichen, it's just two jars of wine. It's not a big deal. No one in this family wants to bully your sister." Old Master Wei said in a deep voice.

Even his most cherished grandson, speaking like this made him a little displeased.

"Grandfather, since it's just two jars of wine, don't hurt the harmony of the family because of it." Wei Yichen said.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yichen turned his head and asked Bai Shi: "Second Aunt, what is the probability that Second Uncle can see Master Qi himself?"

Bai's face froze: "This... Although we may not be able to meet Mr. Qi in person, we can send gifts to his house."

Wei Yichen asked again: "What is the name of the gift?"

Bai's expression flickered: "This... I haven't thought about it yet..."

Wei Yichen asked again: "How sure are the second uncle and the second aunt that Mr. Qi will like this gift, and even if Mr. Qi likes it, how likely is it that they will think highly of the Wei family and the second uncle because of this?"

Bai's expression was anxious and she didn't know how to answer the conversation, because she also knew that the probability of this matter being successful was not high.

Wei Yichen turned back and said to the old man Wei: "Grandfather, what the second aunt said is only a very small probability. Besides, although my Wei family is no longer beautiful, but the title is still in the body, it is not a last resort, there is no need to do this. Stay humble and try to please others everywhere, not only will you not win any benefits for the Wei family, but it will also make the Wei family lose face, and outsiders will look down on my Wei family even more."

Wei Yichen's words changed the expression of Mrs. Wei, and his wrinkled face became a little more dignified.

Bai Shi was a little reconciled, she retorted Wei Yichen: "Although the probability is very low, but it is just two jars of wine, it is best to be useful, and the loss is not big if it is not useful, why not give it a try?"

Wei Yichen replied: "As far as I know, the price of a jar of thyme outside has been raised to three hundred taels of silver, and two jars of thyme are six hundred taels of silver. Second aunt thinks this is a small amount of money? Or is it because of the six hundred taels of silver?" The two belong to my sister, so it doesn't matter?"

Bai's usually eloquent, but now Wei Yichen blocked him.

At this moment, Mrs. Wei opened her mouth to smooth things over: "Forget it, it's not a big deal. It's really inappropriate to make a fuss over such a trivial matter. Since these two jars of wine are Ruo'er's personal belongings, how can we as parents be tough?" Why do you want it?"

Speaking of Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Bai criticized the Bai family: "Second daughter-in-law, you are really serious. It is a good idea for you to think about the Wei family and want to do something for the Wei family, but as an aunt, how can you care about your niece? Want things? If you really think about the Wei family, you should find a way to get things done by yourself, and it is better to do less generous things."

Then Mrs. Wei said to Wei Yichen: "Yichen, it's not long before the exam, so you can put your mind on your studies and don't worry about other things. There are grandmas in this house." , Grandmother won't let anyone bully Ruo'er."

Old Madam Wei's words have already stated her position, and also gave Wei Yichen a promise.

"Thank you, grandma." Wei Yichen said.

"Mother..." Bai was not reconciled, and tried to say something.

"Okay, okay, let's all go back." Mrs. Wei interrupted Bai, "Both of us old people are a little tired."

Bai's stomach full of grievances was blocked back.

"My daughter-in-law is resigning." Mrs. Bai reluctantly withdrew.

"Grandson resigns."

Wei Yichen and Wei Ruo left Shou'an Hall together.

Walking to the door, Wei Ruo wanted to ask Wei Yichen why he helped him.

"you…"

Wei Ruo just opened his mouth, and Wei Yichen who heard the voice did not stop, but walked away quickly.

After Wei Ruo and the others left, Mrs. Wei said to Mrs. Wei with some displeasure: "Why does this child, Yichen, change his appearance now? He even contradicted us!"

"Master, don't worry, Yi Chen has always loved his younger sister. Ruo'er is his only biological younger sister, and she suffers outside. What's wrong with him protecting her? Have you forgotten that Yi Chen used to treat Wan Wan very much?" She is also very loving and caring." Mrs. Wei persuaded.

"Forget it, as long as he takes the imperial examination well, the rest will be trivial." Mrs. Wei said.

I don't know if Wei Yichen's speech in Shou'an Hall that day played a role. In the next ten days, Wei Ruo had a pretty good time in Zhongyi Bo's Mansion.

Bai didn't bother to look for Wei Ruo again, and Yun and Wei Qingwan didn't have time to look for Wei Ruo because they were busy with their marriage.

So Wei Ruo can focus on her own affairs. Although she is not as free as she was in Taizhou Mansion and has no chance to go out, fortunately Xiumei can help her bring the news outside so that her plans can go smoothly. conduct.

In the house, Xiumei was waiting for Wei Ruo to write the next arrangement, and then she was going to take Wei Ruo's letter out of the house to the Zhao brothers.

"Miss, are you still planning to ask Mr. Zhao to propose marriage again?" Xiumei asked.

"That's right. But let's take it easy. The ninth day of next month will be the exam. Don't bother him at this time. Just let him prepare for the exam. He is physically weak, and the imperial examination is a very labor-intensive thing. Don't let other things bother him at this time." Wei Ruo said.

"I really hope things can come to a conclusion quickly. This Zhongyibo Mansion is even more boring than the Wei family in Taizhou Mansion. There are too many rules." Xiumei muttered.

Although Wei Ruo and Xiumei have tried their best not to deal with other people, since Xuanping Hou's mansion divorced, Wei Ruo and Xiumei have often looked down upon in the mansion, and even Wei Ruo's food and clothing expenses have been deducted Not a lot.

The master and servant were talking, when suddenly a servant girl hurried to the door of Wei Ruo's room.

"Miss, quickly dress up and go to the front hall! The imperial decree is here!"