Chapter 398: Defending

Early the next morning, Eleven Niang went to Ciyuan Temple.

Mrs. Jining personally greeted her at the door, bowed to the Bodhisattva, and went to the side room to drink a cup of tea. Five Niangs came.

Her figure has become plumper since she was pregnant with Brother Xin, and she has never been able to regain her original slimness. Today she wore a beautiful blue plain blouse with flowers, a bun, and a bright red gold hairpin.

The beauty of planting pearls is round and round.

After finally appeasing Brother Xin, she said with a smile, otherwise she wouldn't be able to make it at this time.

People who have children often feel helpless.

Eleven Niang smiled and asked about Brother Xin's situation.

Your medicine is very good. Wu Niang smiled happily and said that she no longer coughs.

Then the Eleventh Mother exchanged a few words and the group went to the main hall.

At noon, Jining arranged for them to rest in the side room.

Eleven Niang asked Qian Minglai: I heard that the fifth brother-in-law went to Xuantong to meet General Fan.

Wu Niang felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this: Mr. Fan helped your brother-in-law make some money last time. This time, your brother-in-law has failed and is ready to study behind closed doors at home. But we just bought a house.

Your brother-in-law doesn't have much income, the child is still young, and the family needs money everywhere, so he is going to go to Xuantong again. After finishing this business, he has some savings in hand, and he can study peacefully. After that, urgent

He quickly argued that we did not use the name of the Marquis to do business. Your brother-in-law and Mr. Fan also recognized him and even drank together.

Eleven Niang was speechless for a long time.

It’s not because Xu Lingyi and Fan Weigang can get to know Qian Ming and drink with Qian Ming

We still have to tell Xu Lingyi about this matter and let Xu Lingyi restrain Qian Ming.

Eleven Niang stopped talking to Fifth Niang and went home to talk to Xu Lingyi in the evening.

It's okay. Xu Lingyi smiled and said, Fan Weigang was originally the emperor's personal guard. He had a calm and restrained temperament and always acted in a measured manner. Since he felt that this business could be done, he could do it.

The Wanqu Eleven Niang here felt that even a housewife like herself might not know. Since Xu Lingyi already knew, she would be able to control the situation within a more reasonable range. She was also a little tired after listening to the nun reciting the sutra for a day.

After that, I talked to Xu Lingyi about going to Ciyuan Temple, and then got up and went to the clean room to freshen up.

Xu Lingyi saw his wife's back disappearing into the clean room, and the smile on his face faded a lot.

He knew that Qian Ming was a bit impetuous, and now it seemed that he was still a bit frivolous.

There were some things that Eleven Niang didn't know, but he knew it well. Qian Ming didn't have an income of 100,000 taels that time, but only 78,000 or 80,000 taels. In just one year, he actually made

Xu Lingyi thought about it and wrote a letter to Fan Weigang the next day, telling Fan Weigang tactfully that some things can be done once but never again. If Qian Ming is short of money, he can help him, but he can't let him only think about it.

Business without capital will ruin the business.

Fan Weigang quickly wrote back to Xu Lingyi, saying that he would do what Xu Lingyi wanted.

Xu Lingyi was still a little worried, so she counted the days and asked someone to go to Sijiao Hutong to invite Qian Ming to his home for dinner.

Qian Ming had just returned from Xuantong, looking as embarrassed as a frosted eggplant. He pretended to smile in front of Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi did not criticize him, but said that he would support him with five hundred taels of silver every year from now on, so that he could study hard at home and strive to be nominated for the next gold list.

Qian Ming didn't expect Xu Lingyi to be so generous. He thanked him again and again, and then drank some wine happily. He felt a little emotional and talked a lot with Xu Lingyi. From then on, he regarded Xu Lingyi as a confidant.

Xu Lingyi faintly heard the words.

Qian Ming likes to make friends and spend a lot of money. After marrying Wu Niang, the people who come and go are either rich or noble, and they are not as good as before. He is also very strong and does not want to lose face, and his expenses are getting higher and higher.

He gradually couldn't make ends meet. He spent all the money given by the eldest wife on this. Sometimes he had trouble with money, so he had to cheat Wuniang's money. Wuniang was quite supportive at first, and later she made several businesses.

None of them worked, and he lost a lot of money. There was no way in or out of the house, and Wu Niang's face became more and more ugly. He couldn't even get a penny from Wu Niang if he didn't tell her that she was ugly. The child was born prematurely, and it was also

It was related to this. He had no choice but to go to Xuantong.

Who would have thought that Fan Weigang was so generous to him that he not only treated him to drinks, meals, and sightseeing tours, but also happily mixed his i-tiaos with salt, allowing him to make an unexpected fortune.

He knew clearly that he was taking advantage of Xu Lingyi, and he warned himself in his heart that he would never do anything like that as a merchant from now on.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the banknote, Wu Niang was clamoring to buy a house. Not only did she give examples of her sisters, but she also settled accounts with him, telling him how much he had spent on her.

Qian Ming couldn't stand her repeated troubles, and he felt that always renting a house was not a long-term solution. What's more, now that he had money, it was not an exaggeration to buy some properties. So he spent a lot of money on Sijiao Hutong.

After buying a house, Wu Niang arranged it according to her own preferences. Qian Ming became more generous in socializing on weekdays. Seeing that the money was gone like sand, and the next exam was called Luosunshan, a member of the Wen family

Come to your door

As Xu Lingyi listened, he thought of Yuanniang who was doing business with the Wen family, and also thought of Eleven Niang, who had given Yuanniang's dowry to Luo Zhenxing's management. She also drank a few more drinks, and went back in high spirits to make Eleven Niang noisy all night.

Eleven Niang was anxious, angry and ashamed. When she woke up the next morning and saw Xu Lingyi smiling but not smiling, she wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground. She arranged to send gifts to Nanjing and beat the mothers who were waiting for a reply in the main hall.

After thinking for a long time, I went to Mrs. Gan's place.

Mrs. Gan Tai thought she was here to ask for a message, so she took her to the inner room to talk.

I told my brother about doing business with the Gong family and asked my brother to tell my uncle. She frowned, but seeing how my uncle looked, I didn’t take this matter to heart. I was afraid that I would let him down.

You have good intentions.

Naturally, Eleven Niang would not tell others about the private matters between husband and wife, so she simply made mistakes and helped her make suggestions: Otherwise, talk to Mrs. Gan. With her help and advice, it is better to listen to what others say.

some.

It's useless. Mrs. Gan smiled bitterly. The uncle and the concubine he took in a few days ago were mixing oil with honey. No one dared to dampen his interest. Mrs. Gan didn't even see him.

Eleven Niang was shocked when she heard this: Now is the period of national mourning

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Mrs. Gan is quite helpless, but he is following his example.

Eleven Niang thought of the old uncle's appearance of being drained by alcohol and sex, and then thought of the other ministers who drank and had fun in private during the national mourning period, and was speechless for a moment.

Mrs. Gan didn't want these things to dampen Eleven Niang's interest, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already told the chief steward of our house about this matter. He is the one left behind by the old uncle. Looking at the uncle,

My uncle grew up and has helped manage the Gan family's property for so many years. He also needs his help in dividing the property. My uncle has to listen to his words no matter what. Not to mention that I can't eat three meals a day and can't sleep three feet apart.

.There will be no shortage of chewing material for me.

You can't force Uncle Zhongqin to do it, maybe people will think you are blocking his financial resources.

Eleven Niang smiled and stopped talking about it. After lunch, she took a nap at Mrs. Gan's place. After asking about Lanting's situation, she went to Cao E's place to sit and spent the evening before returning to the lotus.

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Who knew that Xu Lingyi was not in the house.

Eleven Niang was stunned for a long time.

While helping her change her clothes, Amber carefully looked at her expression: When you showed the mothers in the main hall, the Marquis went out and has not come back yet.

In other words, Xu Lingyi is not at home at all.

Eleven Niang whispered: Do you know what to do?

Amber shook her head slightly.

Eleven Niang went to pay her respects to Mrs. Tai. When she came back, she listened to Xu Sijie play the flute, memorized the book, coaxed him to rest and went back to the house. Xu Lingyi had not come back yet.

She patted the big fluffy pillow angrily, then blew out the lamp and took a rest.

At midnight, Xu Lingyi came back.

Wang Jiubao invited us to have dinner at Chunxi Tower today. He explained in a low voice.

I have been eating it since morning until now

Eleven Niang said oh, moved her body, and let half of the bed out.

Marquis, please rest early. Her voice was vague and she looked sleepy. She turned over gently and fell asleep with her back to Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi looked at the exquisite curves under the thin quilt, thinking about how angry she was in the morning, smiled and blew out the lamp, and held her in his arms without saying anything.

In the darkness, the Marquis remembered Eleven Niang's tender and angry voice.

Xu Lingyi gasped into Eleven Niang’s ear: It’s my birthday tomorrow.

The body beneath him stiffened, then became as flexible as willow, and gently wrapped around him

Soon, a soft and charming moan sounded in the silent room.

After Xu Lingyi's birthday, the days came to the end of September in a blink of an eye. People in the sewing room of the mansion began to sew New Year's clothes for the maids, daughters-in-law, and mothers-in-law. Today one went to get measured, and tomorrow the other went to check out the materials. Everyone was filled with excitement.

The expectant smile made the days brighter. After receiving the imperial calendar on the first day of October, the clothes on the needlework were almost done, and each room began to receive winter clothes. Bin Ju brought her son to kowtow to Mrs. Eleven Niang

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Thank you for your concern. I gave away things during the full moon of Baptism. Binju, who had just given birth to a baby, was fair and plump and stood respectfully in front of the Dowager. Mother Du took the child over to show the Dowager.

The child is as big as a tiger's head, white and fat, neatly dressed, and does not wake up no matter how much he is held.

The madam looked at it and laughed: This is a blessing.

Eleven Niang took the opportunity to ask Mrs. Tai to help her choose a nickname.

Mrs. Tai is a person who has both good fortune and wealth. If you name such a person, your children will also be blessed with good fortune.

The wife thought for a while and said with a smile: "Anli is a blessing. He is the eldest son. I think he will live well in Chang'an."
To be continued...