After Wang finished speaking, he turned around neatly and entered the door, asking the concierge to close the door.
Cui Yudie rushed over but missed. She shouted until her voice became hoarse and no one came to open the door.
She broke down, cried and cursed.
Cheng Jiaojiao had a dark face and looked at Cheng Hong who was beside himself. She was very angry and said, "Brother! Go and persuade Aniang. We must leave the city before the city gate closes. Otherwise, all three of us will be dead tonight." !”
According to the imperial edict, their family will be expelled from the capital. Even if they want to find a place to stay in the city, no one will be willing to take them in.
The Cui family has made it clear that they don't care. If they don't leave, the result will only be worse.
Cheng Hong looked at a loss, and without thinking much after hearing this, he stepped forward and dragged Cui Yudie away who was making a fuss.
The mother and son only remembered Aunt Sun and the others when they arrived outside the city gate.
Cheng Jiaojiao rolled her eyes and asked: "Auntie, where will Aunt Sun and the others stay? That woman has always been treacherous, and she may have left a back-up for herself. You are the head of the Cheng family, and you are the home of the Cheng family." Even if she loses, she has to listen to you!"
Cheng Jiaojiao, who has never experienced hardship in her life, does not want to do everything by herself like those village girls. She also wants to live the life of a young lady who is being taken care of!
Cui Yudie patted her head in frustration, "I've even forgotten about that bitch!"
After thinking about it, she settled in the nearest town outside the city and spent two pennies to finally get some information from a beggar.
"The lady you asked about stopped in the town after noon today. They included an old woman, a maid, a driver and a teenage boy. They bought two coffins at the coffin shop and left." The beggar had some reservations about what he said and had no intention of continuing.
Cui Yudie frowned in disgust, knowing that the tiger was at peace, she didn't dare to be as arrogant as before, so she could only hold her breath and take out another two cents, "Where did they go in the end?"
The beggar got the copper plate, and his smile deepened a little, "They bought coffins to bury the two dead people, and then bought some dry food in the town, and walked south. They must have reached the resting place by now. Do you want to catch up? I can’t catch up!”
Cheng Hong quickly grasped the key point, "Auntie, Aunt Sun, they have money and can buy coffins and dry food! And there are servants who are willing to follow her!"
"That's unreasonable! My wife is not dead yet! Those slaves who have betrayed their master know how to serve others!" Cui Yudie clenched her fists viciously, unwilling to believe that what the beggar said was the truth. Why did Aunt Sun still have someone when she had betrayed her relatives and left her family? Want to follow?
Cheng Jiaojiao thought carefully and said, "Aniang, are they going back to my father's hometown? Are we going to chase them?"
Cui Yudie shook her head without even thinking about it, "What are you thinking! Your father's hometown is in a remote mountain village in Zhuzhou Prefecture. They say that the poor mountains and rivers breed unruly people. How would we survive in that place? How would you get married?"
Cheng Jiaojiao didn’t dare to imagine such a day. She shrank her neck in fear and asked weakly: “Then where are we going?”
Cui Yudie thought for a while and found an inn to stay temporarily.
There were one hundred taels in the purse Wang gave them, which was not much, but quite a bit less. They could survive for a long time if they lived frugally.
The mother and son entered the guest room of the inn. Cheng Jiaojiao was tossing and turning in bed unable to fall asleep. Her mind had never been so clear for a moment. She could not go back to the capital. No one would dare to marry her even if she was married to a small family. When she returned to Cheng's hometown, she would be like those people in her life. Like the village woman who digs food in the fields and works hard all her life, she can't live that kind of life.
The Cui family has made it clear that they no longer care about their life and death, and they are even less likely to worry about life-long matters for her. A Niang is a brainless person, and her eldest brother is unreliable. She really can only rely on herself!
Thinking of this, Cheng Jiaojiao secretly wiped her tears and cried all night. She also had an idea in her mind. In the next few days, Cui Yudie and Cheng Hong stayed in the inn complaining about everything, eating and sleeping.
Cheng Jiaojiao knew how to go out for a walk. She took off the heavy makeup on her face and put on a coarse cloth and wooden hairpin, which made her look more delicate and charming. Soon she caught the eye of a passing businessman and asked him for three After ten taels of silver, he followed the others.
Cui Yudie lay in the room for a long time. It was almost dark and her daughter didn't come to see her. Then she realized something was wrong. She rushed into her daughter's guest room and found that Cheng Jiaojiao was missing. There were only a bag of silver and a bag of silver on the table. letter.
After reading the letter, Cui Yudie burst into tears.
Cheng Hong was also shocked by Cheng Jiaojiao's departure without saying goodbye, and was devastated.
At this time, the mother and son realized that they could not continue like this. There was only one way in front of them, which was to take the ninety-odd taels and the thirty-taels given by Cheng Jiaojiao to honestly buy a few acres of thin farmland and a few acres. In this room, I learned from the mud-legged people I looked down on before to work at sunrise and rest at sundown.
However, they did not dare to go too far and settled in a small village not far from the capital. The village was on the edge of the official road. It was very fast to get into the city, but the land was not cheap.
After buying a field and a house, I lost sixty taels in one fell swoop. The remaining money must be saved carefully, and at least I must marry Cheng Hong a wife.
From then on, Cui Yudie often looked in the direction of the official road in a daze. Once a carriage or horse passed by, she would always stand on the hillside and look carefully for a long time, imagining that the Cui family would come to take her back and live a good life again.
However, the Cui family's carriage did not arrive, but she met the Ming family's convoy entering Beijing.
Mrs. Mingsan was sleeping with her daughter in the carriage with her eyes closed. Seeing that the capital was about to arrive, she had to remind you a few more words, "Those ladies have told you before, and you also know in your heart that Prince An is destined to be a man in this life." Prince Idle, if you come in, you will stir up the whole Prince An's Mansion.
The advantage is that the Queen will not care about you, you only need to close the door and live your own life. The disadvantage is that as time goes by, I am afraid that the Emperor and the Queen will not remember you as a person. All you have to do is try your best to be with Guang En. After all, Santie is your nominal brother. He has resigned from office and is doing business and is away from the capital. You often take Prince An to Guangenhou Mansion as a guest and no one else will say anything.
There is also your maternal grandfather’s family. The Cui family has been a scholarly family for hundreds of years. Your maternal grandfather is Taishi Ling. Your eldest uncle is in the Imperial College. Your second uncle has been away for many years and rarely comes back. However, they are all relatives and the relationship cannot be broken.
These two families will take care of you even if your mother-in-law doesn’t ask for it. Be sincere and sincere. You must not use tricks on them. Some of the grandmothers nearby have already given you their lists.
After entering Beijing, I will take you to visit them one by one. It is up to you how to interact with them. You may not like what A Niang likes, everything still depends on yourself. "
Ming Jinxiu pursed her lips, revealing a pair of deep dimples, and her beautiful Xinghua eyes were filled with perseverance, "Aniang, my daughter has remembered everything you mentioned, don't worry."
Mrs. Mingsan smiled happily, "I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about the Cheng family! On the way here, I heard that the Cheng family was raided, and your aunt must have gone back to the Cui family to make trouble again. I know your grandmother is soft-hearted, so I'm afraid We have left you behind, and we will stay with your grandmother for a while when we come to Beijing this time. We will not look up and see you, even if we avoid it, we will not be able to avoid it." (End of this chapter)