Chapter 20 It's Good
At the second door, the maid and the woman made the final inventory.
Drinks, snacks, fruits, and things that the masters can use when going out are not available at all.
While checking, Lao Qi's wife, who was in charge, listened to the reports from the audience. Seeing Mrs. Gui coming surrounded by people, she hurriedly cleared her throat and greeted her.
"Everything is ready, you can leave at any time." Lao Qi's wife said with a smile.
Mrs. Gui nodded slightly.
With a pedal in front of the car, Wen Zifu personally supported the old lady and said, "My son suggested that you go to the mountain to worship. I should have accompanied you, but I really can't get enough time in the yamen..."
"Official affairs are important," Mrs. Gui laughed, "What? The old woman is already at the age of being unable to leave the house if her son is not in front of her? Daughter-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, so many maids and mothers, you don't have to worry about it, just do things."
Wen Zifu hurriedly said, "You are very tough. After you have been busy with this period, it is almost winter. My son will accompany you to the hot spring village."
He didn't mean to not go.
The inspector and the censor went south and he would arrive at Lin'an Prefecture one day.
Just three days ago, everyone in the yamen canceled their ten-day leave and was busy checking for omissions.
It is impossible to be perfect. If you really do that, it is so fake and whitewash the peace. You simply treat the censor as a fool, but you cannot reveal obvious mistakes and make the censor lose his mind.
Not only Lin'an City, but several county governments below were also cursed.
Wen Zifu was going out later and went to Tonglu County to supervise the matter. The journey was not far, but he had to deal with the matter. Unless the censor entered the city, he would have to stay there for at least five or six days.
"Is the censor coming back this time easy to deal with?" asked Mrs. Gui.
Wen Zifu replied: "Mr. Huo Huaiding, the right deputy commander of the Censorate, is very upright, so please rest assured."
Mrs. Gui raised her eyebrows.
She didn't care about the official position in front and the character in the future. The old lady instantly grasped the most important word - Huo.
Huo’s Huo’s Concubine Huo, Huo Yixiao’s Huo.
"This Lord Huo is the Empress of the Concubine..." asked Mrs. Gui.
Wen Zifu didn't know the twists and turns in the old lady's heart and said, "It's the Empress's nephew."
Mrs. Gui nodded in a clear understanding.
Since learning that Wen Yanhuai married Huo Yixiao, the old lady recalled all the content related to the Huo family that she could remember.
As soon as Wen Zifu mentioned it, she was afraid that she would be so excited that she would make a mistake, so she confirmed it again.
This is definitely not wrong.
Huo Yixiao was in the Huo family, and Huo Huaiding was his uncle.
Many officials in the Huo family were mostly concerned about their prosperity and decline. Their children's official positions were very ordinary, and Huo Huaiding held important positions. He was also the one who was rumored to be highly valued by the emperor and the concubine.
While thinking, Mrs. Gui looked at her three granddaughters talking beside her.
Wen Hui was very excited to be able to go out for autumn and kept chatting with her two sisters.
Especially Wen Yan was the first time he climbed to India, and Wen Hui was introducing the places worth seeing along the way to avoid missing it.
Wen Yan seemed to be very excited, listened very seriously, and asked a few questions from time to time.
The old lady turned the string of sandalwood Buddhist beads on her wrist.
Because of Huo Yixiao and the Empress of the Concubine's love for Wen Yan, Huo Huaiding's trip to the south will be expressed in principle.
Even if the children have not formally made a marriage contract and it is not appropriate to give private gifts, it is reasonable for Concubine Huo to send a sentence or two to Wen Yan as an elder.
Mrs. Gui is looking forward to it very much.
In order to see the scenery along the way, the Wen family had to change boats at the ferry, pass through Xizi Lake, go ashore at Maojiabu, and then take a carriage up the mountain.
After getting on the boat, Wen Yan was pulled on the deck by Wen Hui to see the scenery.
The water is rippling, and the mountains and waters are far away.
Wen Hui pointed to a few conspicuous places and said, thinking about it, he leaned over to find Wen Ci: "Brother, brother, where is the place where Ji Jue's group of bastards fell into the water? Tell me to see."
Wen Ci also heard about it later, but he didn't know the real location. Wen Hui asked so much that he could not help but pointed in a direction: "It seems to be there."
Wen Hui was so happy that she wanted to lie on the railing and look around, but the maids and the women were so scared that they quickly brought the person back.
Wen Yan bent her eyes and saw that she hadn't enjoyed such a bustle for a long time.
Laughing and playing, full of fireworks.
Her outlook saw Mrs. Gui.
The old lady was also happy and drank tea slowly.
Wen Yanxin said, indeed, as long as you can go out and let go, no matter whether you are young as Wen Hui or old as an old lady, you will be unhappy.
Originally, Ebony wanted to come with him, but Wen Yan refused to let him go, so angry that the cat grinned and gave her a paw.
Tsk!
The ferry in Maojiabu is a bit crowded.
Not only Lin'an City, northern Jiangsu and Jiahu areas, pilgrims took the water route to Tianzhu to get incense, but also landed here.
The Wen family waited for a while, and the boats docked and disembarked one after another.
The carriage is ready to wait here.
Wen Yan followed his sisters and Wen Ci took care of his two younger brothers. Mrs. Gui left only An in front of him. Cao was happy and rested on the carriage, and he leaned on the pillow to close his eyes to rest.
An pounded the leg of Mrs. Gui.
It was probably Huo Huaiding who made the old lady feel relaxed. She said slowly: "The Censor said it is good, it is more useful than the excellence in the exam. After visiting Lin'an and then visiting Mingzhou, let Sanlang be more careful and smart. Perhaps, it doesn't take the old woman to think of any ideas. Sanlang can be transferred to the capital in the future."
An's words were correct, and his heart was cold.
Transfer to the capital?
If the capital is so flawed, my uncle has been in Beijing for more than ten years and has already brought his two younger brothers to Beijing.
What is impossible, the old lady said so, but if she doesn’t ban her?
Besides, no matter whether the husband is in Mingzhou or Beijing, the old lady doesn’t let her go, but she doesn’t let her go. What’s the use?
She was so constrained by the old lady that the money in the mansion was also called to the second house to be detained. If this continues, what hope will there be for life?
Wen Yuan has less dowry and has been ridiculed a lot in her husband's family. Wen Min is still studying, studying, exams, and getting married. He has to invest in everything. Wen Zilan's official position has come to an end in a short time, and it is difficult to get promoted without a way...
An glanced at Mrs. Gui.
To put it bluntly, the old lady is partial and the old lady is tormenting!
To change the current situation, the only way is to divide the family!
However, parents are in different places and other wealth, which is not allowed by the law.
There are still people who can still find it without placing or investigating it. Wen Zilan is an official and it is impossible.
For the rest of the Wen family, the existence of the old lady is equivalent to a plaque, but for An, it is better not to have it. Anyway, she has never enjoyed the glory of the Hou Mansion or something. On the contrary, Wen Yuan suffered a grievance because she did not have a dowry that matched the "Hou Mansion Girl".
An was fascinated by the gods.
It was not until the carriage stopped and the woman outside asked the old lady to get off the car that An came back to her senses.
The bells rang in the temple, shocking the birds.
Chapter completed!