There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 668

[Chapter 668, stepmother came to the door]

to Xiqu City and was taken back quickly spread throughout Daxia, both officials and common people applauded.

People care about the results, while officials pay more attention to the process.

In this way, Jinlingwei’s mysterious Lord Xiao once again entered people’s field of vision.

Ningmen Mansion, Guo Family.

Mrs. Guo and Guo Xueming are also discussing this matter.

Guo Xueming: “Mother, when Chen Jiarou came to look for me yesterday, she inadvertently mentioned that many people outside are rumoring that Mrs. Xiao from Beijiang is his cousin.”

Mrs. Guo blurted out that it was impossible, but she thought of her master Every time he talked about Xiao Yeyang’s proud look, he silently swallowed the words back.

Guo Xueming said again: “Mother, I remember that we haven’t seen my cousin for half a year, no matter how busy my cousin is, he can’t even show himself on weekdays. Tell me, could the rumors be true? Yes?”

Mrs. Guo glanced at her daughter, pondered for a while, and said, “You have to ask your father about this, your father must know.”

Guo Xueming showed hesitation: “Father, you probably won’t tell us. These.”

Mrs. Guo smiled lightly: “It’s definitely not okay to ask directly.” After saying that, she immediately ordered the kitchen to cook some food, and then asked the family servants to send it to the barracks.

Guo Xueming watched curiously, not quite understanding what her mother was doing.

That afternoon, the boy came back.

Mrs. Guo called the young servant to inquire for a long time before letting her go.

After the guards left, Guo Xueming walked in. Seeing Mrs. Guo’s somber expression, she couldn’t help asking: “Mother, have you heard the news?”

Mrs. Guo looked at her daughter and sighed: “Mother really didn’t Thinking that Xiao Yeyang, who was rebellious and rebellious when he was a child, will be so promising when he grows up.”

Hearing this, Guo Xueming was overjoyed: “Mother, do you mean that my cousin is really that Master Xiao?”

Mrs. Guo nodded, “It must be.”

Guo Xueming was puzzled: “How did mother know For ?”

Mrs. Guo smiled: “Didn’t I deliver food to your father today, and two of them were for Xiao Yeyang, and the servant came back and said that your father and Xiao Yeyang had finished eating. Guo Xueming was confused: ”

Is there any problem?”

Mrs. Guo smiled and said, “The two dishes I gave to Xiao Yeyang were the ones that Xiao Yeyang didn’t like the most, but your father just said that they finished eating.” , What does this mean? It means that your father is helping Xiao Yeyang to cover up, and Xiao

Yeyang is not there at all.” Guo Xueming was stunned, and then smiled at Mrs. Guo: “Mother is

the best.” Mrs. Guo smiled proudly: “I may not know Xiao Yeyang very well, but don’t I know your father well? Why don’t I find out for sure.” As he spoke, the smile on his face gradually subsided.

“I thought that Xiao Yeyang would grow up to be a dandy in Zhongzhou because he had no one to raise and restrain him. I never thought that without the instigation of those people in the palace, the longer he grows, the better he will be.”

Guo Xueming said with a smile: “Isn’t that great? Mrs.

Guo shook her head: “Silly daughter, Xiao Yeyang needs to be more idiots, and there may be fewer people who pay attention to him. Now that Xiao Yeyang is so promising, do you think there will be fewer people who look at him? The first one, There is the Jiang family.”

Marriage to the royal family is actually a contest and game between families. The better Xiao Yeyang is, the more families will participate, and the Guo family will be more likely to fail.

Guo Xueming’s expression froze: “Perhaps, we have no chance at all. Cousin has a sweetheart.”

Mrs. Guo snorted coldly: “Xiao Yeyang’s first wife cannot be Yan Yiyi, and Yan Zhifu is only a fourth-rank man. Officer, do you think the emperor will refer to the Yan family when referring to the marriage?”

Guo Xueming was silent for a while: “That is unlikely to refer to the daughter.”

Mrs. Guo: “Our family has gradually withdrawn from the imperial court over the years. When your father returns to Beijing after serving as governor, he will probably take a job to stay at home. Just because our family is so knowledgeable, the emperor should make up for it. Yes.”

Saying that, his face darkened.

“However, we also have to pay attention, if Yan Yiyi is really fascinated by Ye Yang, if he has made great achievements in northern Xinjiang, and begs the emperor to marry him in a foolish manner, then we will be vomited to death It ‘s gone.”

Guo Xueming was a little anxious: “Mother, what should we do?” If it was said that the reason why she got married with her cousin before was because of her family’s suggestion, after seeing her cousin himself, she was also happy in her heart, and even had some expectations.

Mrs. Guo pondered: “Don’t worry, let me think about it.”

In mid-September, Daohua handed over the latest batch of pills to Deshou and asked him to send someone to northern Xinjiang. worried that he would get sick at home, so he proposed to go out to relax.

Gu Jian showed emotion. In order to take care of his sister these years, he almost never went out. Now that his sister is gone, he also wants to take a look around while his body is still strong.

So, Daohua sent a letter to her family, explaining the reason, changed into men’s clothes, and left Taohua Village with Gu Jian.

The two of them had no destination, they just walked around casually to see the customs, the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, and taste the delicacies from all over the place.

In a blink of an eye, it’s October.

One day in early October, several carriages stopped in front of Yan’s residence.

“Who is it? Leave quickly if you have nothing to do. This is the magistrate’s house, so you can’t park indiscriminately.”

An old lady with half-white hair got off the carriage and looked at the gate of the magistrate’s house with some fear in her heart. The prefect’s wife’s mother immediately raised her chest again.

“I am the mother of your magistrate’s wife, why don’t you hurry up and ask your wife to come out to greet her.”

Hearing this, the doorman looked at each other in blank dismay. Didn’t the wife’s natal family only have two uncles? I didn’t hear that there was an old lady.

Although full of doubts, the porter did not dare to delay, and quickly entered the backyard to report.

After hearing what the concierge said, Mrs. Li’s expression darkened in an instant, and without even thinking about it, she asked the servant to drive him away.

Unexpectedly, that old lady was shameless, when she heard that Mrs. Li did not recognize her, she immediately rolled around, crying and making noises, and scolded Mrs. Li for being unfilial. After a while, countless people gathered to watch.

But in just a short while, the news that the magistrate’s wife did not recognize his mother was spreading in the streets and alleys.

After Mrs. Li found out, her face was livid with anger, and she was about to go out to argue immediately.

Han Xinran saw that Mrs. Li’s face was not right, and worried that things would get worse, so she quickly stopped her and sent someone to call Yan Wenxiu.

After Yan Wenxiu arrived, he asked Mrs. Li directly: “Mother, is that old lady at the door really your grandmother?”

Mrs. Li gritted her teeth and said harshly, “What grandmother, your grandmother died long ago, and that person was just your grandfather’s remarriage. I really didn’t expect her to have the face to come to the door.”

Yan Wenxiu frowned when he heard this, he knew a little about the affairs of his grandfather’s family, this step-grandmother is not easy to get along with, mother and two The uncle suffered a lot from her hands, and she almost married her mother to an old man. Later, the two uncles fought hard not to have the family property, separated the family from her, and took the mother away.

This kind of thing is left in any family, and there will be no further contact. That step-grandmother dared to come to the door, but it was really shameless.

After being silent for a while, Yan Wenxiu said, “Mom, we can’t let her continue to make trouble like this. This year is the last year for father to be the magistrate, and the assessment at the end of the year is coming soon. The loss of military rations has already left a stain on father’s political achievements. , Now our family can no longer spread any bad reputation.”

Mrs. Li frowned tightly: “Then we still have to invite that old witch in? You have never been in contact with her, so you don’t know how powerful that person is.” Shameless, once it is contaminated, it is like a dog skin plaster, and it cannot be shaken off.”

Yan Wenxiu: “The matter is already like this, let’s call people in first, once we enter the mansion, the matter will be under our control.”

Mrs. Li rubbed her swollen forehead and nodded, “After calling people in, lock them into the yard and don’t let them wander around.”

Yan Wenxiu nodded in response, and then left quickly.

Yan Wenxiu came to the gate and saw Mrs. Li’s stepmother, Li Wang, bringing her son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and grandchildren, looking like she was defecting, and her heart sank slightly.

This family obviously came prepared!

Although he was bored in his heart, Yan Wenxiu didn’t show it on his face, he watched Li Wangshi’s performance silently, until the other party couldn’t continue, he called him into the mansion.

(end of this chapter)