Chapter 400: Fight violence with violence
Cui Guang did not expect that his eldest daughter's methods were so simple and crude now, and she was not at all as reserved and elegant as when she was in the boudoir. Although she was a bit barbaric, he had to say that he was quite happy to see her.
Cui Yudie was tied to the front yard. As a man, Cui Guang couldn't take care of the affairs of the women in the back house, so he handed them over to Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Ming San.
The two of them had no sympathy for Cui Yudie, and they even had a bad look toward Cheng Jiaojiao, forcing the mother and daughter to kneel in the front yard.
According to Mrs. Ming San, the two of them have no bones, and they can't even stand upright when kneeling outside the Tang family's courtyard.
Cui Yudie whimpered from time to time. You didn't need to think about it to know how dirty she was in her heart. Unfortunately, her face was swollen, her hands were tied, and her mouth was stuffed with cloth. She couldn't be hurt at all except for sulking. Every cent of a person.
She has never suffered such great humiliation in her whole life!
Mrs. Tang woke up leisurely in her room and found out that her eldest daughter and her eldest daughter-in-law had made a miserable mess of her youngest daughter, mother and son. She felt distressed and angry at the same time, and she felt very complicated.
Everything that the Cui family was messy was not passed out. Yang Sancie returned home against the cold wind. I thought that the family should have slept at this point. I did not expect that Jiang Ning was still waiting for him in the hall.
He hurriedly walked in the door, "Aniang?"
Jiang Ning opened his eyes, smiled softly at him, and asked with concern: "Did the trip to Cui Mansion go smoothly?"
“Auntie, why have you waited until now because of this matter?” Yang Santie was deeply moved.
Jiang Ning looked at him lovingly and said: "You don't know it when you first come to Beijing. There are many dignitaries in the capital, and their relationships are even more complicated. Along the way, I heard Mrs. Ming talking about some family affairs intermittently. Auntie also knows that the Cui family is definitely not simple. I'm worried about you being frustrated at Cui's house."
She has a very good relationship with the Fan family. Before coming to the capital, her understanding of the Fan family was that it was a century-old scholarly family with profound knowledge, sensible and virtuous people, and they were fascinated by it. However, she was greatly disappointed when they actually came into contact with the Fan family. Because of the Fan family, she had no respect for those in the capital. Scholarly families all have a sense of resistance.
Yang Santie smiled very cutely, "Don't worry, Mom, I had a good time in Cui Mansion today. Not only did I meet several elders of the Cui family, but I also chatted with Master Ji and Master Cui in the study for half an hour. If something hadn't happened, I probably could have stayed a little longer, oh! By the way, Mr. Cui also told his son that he could go to Taichang Temple to look for him tomorrow and read the books in Taichang Temple."
"Yo! This is really a good thing that you can't even ask for with a lantern!" The light in Jiang Ning's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he instantly became more energetic.
The imperial examinations in this era are difficult. In the final analysis, scholars have limited access to knowledge. The deeper the background, the more resources they have. These are their trump cards. If Yang Santie can enter Taichang Temple, talk to the people inside, and read through books, why can’t we go further?
Yang Santie nodded heavily, "My son thinks so too, so starting from tomorrow my son will start studying hard. I'm afraid he won't be able to take care of things at home, but I'm a little worried about Mr. Cui, and I still need my mother's help."
He told everything that happened in Cui Mansion today.
Jiang Ning became more and more sympathetic to Mrs. Ming San, and instantly thought of the Fan family. The Fan sisters were also at two extremes in their natal family. The difference was that the Cui family was sensible and did not mistreat the eldest daughter because they favored the younger daughter. Mrs. Fan couldn't carry her. clear.
After thinking about it, Jiang Ning shook his head, put aside those messy thoughts, and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and our family has not given the Cui Mansion a New Year gift yet. In the future, we will have to trouble Mr. Cui to give you some advice. This gift is more appropriate." Just a little thicker.
We still have a few sets of the Four Treasures of the Study that we brought from Jiangnan. We took out six sets and added two sets of gold-inlaid jade noodle heads, two sets of pure jade noodle heads, four pieces of brocade, six jars of little old men, six jars of jade wine, and several sets of Baiwei Lou. How about some snacks and another one for Mrs. Mingsan in front of the Cui family? "
"My mother is very considerate and I will do as she said." Yang Santie grinned. He felt that his mother was doing everything for him. He was very touched. Before he got up and left, he hesitated and asked: "My mother, second brother." What? Has the second brother found a suitable husband?"
Jiang Ning smiled and said slowly: "Your second brother is mainly engaged in construction, and the Ministry of Industry has many capable people in this field. They were assigned to the Dragon King Temple by the emperor before, and they met me at Dongli Villa. We have met a few times. Before I arrived in the capital, I wrote to some of the great construction masters from the Ministry of Industry and asked them to take care of things for your second brother. Today you will go to Cui Mansion with Mrs. Ming. I also took your second brother to visit several houses. The general supervisor is indeed the most powerful person in Qi State. Your second brother just sat there for a while and benefited a lot.
Ha "
Yang Erdan also said today that he will study hard next time. This Spring Festival, the third and fourth sons are destined not to be able to make trouble with everyone.
The mother and son talked for a while before going back to rest.
Xu Shi's two major issues in coming to the capital were settled, and Jiang Ning rarely had a good night's sleep.
When the sunlight outside the house softly shined into the house through the paper on the window lattice, Jiang Ning opened his sleepy eyes, feeling confused as to what year it was today.
Hua Zhi heard the movement and opened the bed curtains, and said softly: "Madam, are you getting up? The young lady has already come here to ask three times."
Jiang Ning paused, "What time is it?"
“It’s past half time.”
"I've been sleeping for such a long time!" Jiang Ning was a little dazed and quickly asked Huazhi to help her wash up. "Did the young lady say anything?"
Since she left the capital, the control of the inner house has been given to Liu Ye, and nothing has gone wrong. When she came back yesterday, Liu Ye wanted to return the control to her, but she refused immediately. What else is important? ?
Huazhi shook her head, "The young lady didn't say anything, but she seemed to have a very solemn expression."
Jiang Ning immediately asked Huazhi to call Liu Ye over.
She came in the door just after washing Willow Leaf.
"Auntie, I heard some news in Baiweilou and wanted to tell you. You just arrived yesterday, so I can't say that much." Liu Ye got straight to the point, looking very anxious.
Jiang Ning sipped his saliva, "What's the matter?"
Liu Ye leaned forward and said, "She is the princess sent to the capital by the Wuya tribe for marriage. Do you know this?"
Jiang Ning nodded, "I've heard a little bit about it, so it stands to reason that this matter has nothing to do with our family."
Liu Ye said anxiously: "It has nothing to do with it, but my daughter-in-law always feels something is wrong. It is rumored that Princess Wuya has been living among the people since she was a child. She is an abandoned daughter of the Wuya tribe. Now that the civil war of the Wuya tribe has subsided, when they want to unite with the outside world, they find that Qi The country had already reached the outside of the pass. They were unable to resist and wanted to gain the maximum benefit from the tribal disputes, so they took the initiative to approach King Ding. He said that the Wuya tribe had a Xuanwu Ding and they were willing to return the Xuanwu Ding to the Qi State as a dowry for the princess. "