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    Mrs. Xin is extremely busy these days.

    In the past few years, the old lady had never lived past her birthday. On this day, she just had a casual meal of birthday noodles. This year, she turned sixty and nodded at the request of her children and grandchildren.  Preparations for the birthday are naturally Mrs. Xin's top priority. In addition, she has been waiting for news from the Ministry of Officials. A few days ago, she finally got the news that Pei Xiuzhi was promoted from the sixth rank to the captaincy.

    Although it is just a vacancy and the position is inconspicuous, it is not the same as when Wei Guogong was alive, but the situation today is different from earlier.  The heroes of the founding of the country and the Eight Dukes and nobles are now three or four generations old. After all, not many of their descendants can earn fame through their own abilities. The rest all look to their ancestors for their support. There are only a few official official titles in the court, and they are all regulated.  There are too many monks and too little rice. With the current situation of the Weiguo Palace, it is not easy for Pei Xiuzhi to get this vacancy.

    It is said that this is a good thing. It can also increase your dignity on your birthday. It is time to celebrate, but the second wife is a little unhappy. After all, it is also because of the word money.  The Pei family has not been divided yet.  Pei Xiuzhi got the job. Although the Song family also contributed, the money needed to move around was still indispensable. For this, a total of two thousand taels were spent.  Probably because the Pei family had a system in the past, all expenses related to the promotion or education of the children in the family would be paid to the public accounts. Two thousand taels were lost here, and the second wife was naturally heartbroken. Since the old lady was still there, she did not dare to do it openly.  It was too revealing, and it was inevitable to complain in private. When the words reached Mrs. Xin's ears, she felt idle again.  Now that the Zhen family has come to Beijing, the marriage discussion is imminent and everything must be carefully planned.  It can be said that Mrs. Xin spent all her efforts and was busy. Before she could take a breath, her grandson, Quan, fell into this bad situation again two days ago.

    When she woke up this morning, one of Mrs. Xin's teeth was swollen, but when she thought that today was the top priority of the Duke's mansion, she was the eldest son of the family, and besides the second eldest son, the clan was also watching to make sure nothing went wrong, so she thought  She was full of energy and as busy as a spinning top. After noon, she heard from the servant that Mrs. Meng was here. She no longer acted like a fussy person when they first met her the day before. She quickly went out to greet her and brought her in affectionately.

    Although Mrs. Meng had only been in the capital for three or four days, after walking around a few times, she felt that the two families were at odds, which was even worse than in previous years.  She and the second wife were sisters, and they communicated with each other about their family affairs. Since the embarrassment over their children, this time she went to Beijing, she always felt that her taste was not as good as before. What's more, she was an outsider, pretending not to know, and her appearance was as usual.  When she arrived, she only tried her best to help with the chores. After getting busy, Jiafu was led to the second room. When she learned that her uncle Pei Quan's concubine Rongfang had not gone ahead, she went to look for her.

    Rongfang was originally a girl of the Meng family. She first served Jiafu's mother for several years, and then she came to live with her aunt. When her aunt got married, she became a dowry girl. She was loyal and capable, and later her aunt asked her to be Pei Quan's wife. Now,  As she got older, her servants called her Aunt Fang.  Jiafu had known her since she was a child, and Rongfang was particularly kind to Jiafu because of Mrs. Meng.  On an occasion like today, she was supposed to help take care of things, but unfortunately, she slipped and twisted her ankle a few days ago, making it difficult to walk. She could only stay in the house and was doing needlework.  Jiafu was very happy when she came. She hurriedly asked the little girl to bring cloud cakes and sesame candy, picked up a piece, knocked off the powdered sugar on it, handed it to her mouth, and said with a smile: "I remember your favorite thing when you were a child.  Love this."

    Jiafu smiled and said: "Auntie, your legs are not good, so don't move around. I'm not a child anymore, and I still need you to feed me."

    Rongfang also smiled: "Yes. The young lady is about to get married, so naturally she won't be a child anymore."

    Jiafu smiled and said nothing. Rongfang thought she was shy, so she stopped joking. The two of them were sewing and chatting. Time passed quickly while they were talking and laughing. The girl next to Mrs. Meng came and called  Jiafu went to the front and said that a regular customer was here and asked her to come and see him.  Rongfang hurriedly urged her, and Jiafu put down her needlework and went with sandalwood to accompany Mrs. Meng. After seeing the guests, she came back. When she passed through the hanging flower gate, she saw Pei Xiuzhi standing by the road where she had just come from.  There was no one around, so he kept looking over here. Remembering that he had been to Zhen's house yesterday, he avoided seeing him. She suspected that he was waiting for her there, and she didn't want to meet him alone, so she turned around immediately.

    On the way back, Pei Xiuzhi was waiting, and she didn¡¯t know how long he would stand there, so Jia Fu turned around and headed back to the back garden.

    Because I was busy today, there were not many people in the garden. I walked casually for a while and saw the stone bridge in front of me, and there was a bamboo forest at the bottom.

    She was naturally familiar with the road here. She remembered that there was a road through the bamboo forest. Although it had to take a detour, it could avoid Pei Xiuzhi and go back, so she turned around and got off the bridge.

    It seems that there are not many people walking around here usually. The bamboo poles are mottled with green and yellow, the stone path under the feet is covered with moss on both sides, and the ground is covered with fallen leaves, making it desolate.  Before walking through the courtyard next to the bamboo forest, I saw two women sweeping the path there with bamboo brooms. While sweeping, they were talking and hiding.What are these?  Catching wind and shadow, passing on lies.  I don¡¯t believe there are no rules in the Duke¡¯s Mansion, so you will be allowed to disrespect the master like this!  "

    The expressions of Lao Zhao and the old lady changed slightly.

    "In the past, there was no need to worry about the daughter of the Zhen family, she was just the second cousin's aunt, but now it is different. Everyone in the family knows that after the old lady's birthday is over, it will be the wedding's turn.  Regardless of what is said behind the scenes, this young lady from the Zhen family will soon marry into the Pei family. No matter how good she is, she is a serious wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke's Palace. After hearing the seriousness of her words, I don't know how much she has just heard, and I can't help but feel guilty.  , hurriedly lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "Yes, yes, the little lady said yes, we were the ones who were mean-mouthed! Never dare again!"

    Since I couldn¡¯t help but stand up, I wasn¡¯t afraid of offending others.  What's more, once the engagement is broken off, he will never be involved with this family again.  All the suppressed nature in the previous life seems to be slowly coming out in this life.

    Jia Fu glanced at the half-open door and saw that although the courtyard inside had just been swept, it was just a show of scratching a few times. Even the fallen leaves on the ground were not cleaned, let alone sprinkled with water to remove dust. She simply said:  "Today is the old lady's sixtieth birthday. The uncle must be coming back. If you have some free time to talk and avoid, why don't you clean the house inside and outside?"

    Mrs. Zhao was a senior woman, and she suddenly received such an unkind lesson from the young girl. Although she was cursing in her heart that the daughter of the Zhen family was anxious to show off her authority before she even came to the door, she did not dare to show it on her face, and said in her mouth, "Let's go now."  Let¡¯s go¡ª¡± He dragged the broom on the ground, turned around and went in with his mouth bulging.  Seeing this, the other woman hurriedly followed her.

    Seeing the two women sweeping the floor again, Jiafu knew that if she left, no matter how much she said, she would only blame herself, so she turned around and continued walking forward.

    "When we came out just now, we were really happy to see the faces of the two ladies. We were just afraid of causing resentment, saying that you have long hands, little lady."

    Sandalwood felt relieved and a little uneasy, so she said from the side.

    Jia Fu said: "Complain as you like, I don't care. I really can't listen to you anymore. No matter what you do, cousin, it's not the turn of these people to talk nonsense."

    "My dear, you said that I'm going back today, is that true?"

    Sandalwood thought of her determined tone just now and was a little curious.

    "I will definitely come back."

    "How do you know, little lady?"

    "I, I dreamed last night that my eldest cousin came back to celebrate the old lady's birthday. Do you believe it or not?"

    She joked, turned the corner, and stopped in her tracks.

    Just at the corner by the bamboo forest, only a few steps away from the opposite side, a Chinese-haired old woman was holding a cane and being supported by a girl beside her. She was standing on the road, motionless. It seemed that she had been standing for some time.

    This old woman is Mrs. Pei, today's birthday girl. Of course, Jiafu is familiar with her, but she didn't know that she had come here. There were many guests in front of her, but she was still wearing something new and not old.  If you take it regularly, you don't look like you are going to live a long life. I was unprepared for a while and was shocked.

    When Jia Fu came to the Duke's Mansion when she was a child, Mrs. Pei treated her just like a normal relative, showing no disgust and nothing special. Whenever she came, she would kowtow to her along with her mother, and when she left, she would say goodbye, that's all.  After marrying Pei Xiuzhi, she did not want her granddaughter-in-law, Jiafu, to serve her. She stayed alone in the Buddhist hall on weekdays. In addition, not long ago, there was a war, and Jiafu left the Pei family and never saw her again.  His impression of her can be said to be indifferent and distant. Unexpectedly, he met like this at this moment. When he saw the old woman standing there, looking at him silently, with an expression that could not tell whether he was happy or angry, he hurriedly took a step back and brought sandalwood to greet her.

    The old lady remained silent.

    Thinking of her tone just now, Jiafu couldn't help but regretted a little, so she lowered her eyes and listened to the rustle of the wind through the bamboo forest. After a while, she finally heard her speak and asked, "Are you that girl from the Zhen family?"

    Jia Fu whispered: "Yes. My mother and I came here a few days ago. The old lady was doing some repairs in the Buddhist hall, so she didn't go to see her."

    The old woman was silent for another moment and said slowly: "No one has lived here for many years. It is a bit deserted. You should go back early." After saying that, she turned around and walked away slowly with the help of the big girl.

    Jiafu raised her head, watched the old woman's slightly rickety back gradually disappearing into the distance, and finally disappeared at the end of the bamboo forest, and slowly exhaled.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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