Chapter 39 Crossword Part 1

Eleven Niang followed Wu Niang and followed Mrs. Tai all the way north. She saw a plum forest on the other side of the mountain. However, the plum blossoms were gone and only the green shade remained.

The lady pointed and said with a smile: That's the Xiangyu Pavilion. You can enjoy the plum blossoms two months early.

Walking a few steps forward, I saw winter jasmine on Banpo.

Clusters in bunches, green as green, brilliant as gold foil, dotted with stars, blooming to the end of the hillside.

She is so beautiful, Wu Niang murmured beside her.

Eleven Niang hummed softly in agreement.

It's not like she had never seen winter jasmine before. The Luo family had planted more than a dozen of them at their home in Yuhang. But like this, all over the mountains and plains, they were not just beautiful, but gorgeous.

The wife took the hands of the second wife and went to an octagonal black-painted pavilion on the hillside. On the lintel of the pavilion were written two large gilt characters of Chun Yan.

Go sit in the pavilion, have a cup of tea and the third lady will greet the people behind you.

Everyone followed them into the Chunyan Pavilion. A woman took a brocade mat with a red cloud and dragon holding longevity and spread it on the armchairs. Everyone spread out and sat down, and the maids served white tea with a clear yellow-green soup.

When you are tired from walking, drink some tea with a light aftertaste like this to make your whole body feel relaxed.

Eleven Niang was holding the tea and saw Aunt Wen serving her carefully. She looked for Amber in the crowd but didn't see her, nor did she see the one named Qiu Ling.

She smiled slightly.

Drinking tea and chatting about home life, Wu Niang secretly pointed at the semi-bay-shaped lake opposite the pavilion and the three thatched cottages by the lake: Is that Banyue Pan?

Maybe. Eleven Niang responded to her with a smile, but when she raised her head, she saw the sixth lady of the Qiao family sitting opposite with her ears propped up.

She smiled faintly.

Or, it’s not just Mrs. Qiao who is interested in Xu Lingyi

After they had rested enough, Mrs. Tai led them around the garden again. There was a fishing waterside pavilion with rolling sheds on all sides for fishing; there was Lijingxuan with pear trees, peach trees, apricot trees and paulownia; there was Zhaozhuang planted with crabapples.

the Nongxiang Courtyard with its yellow earth walls; the Liufangwu where you can go boating; and finally, along the bluestone steps on the back mountain to Lingqiong Villa, you can have a panoramic view of the Xu family’s back garden. Going down the mountain again, you will see the greenery in front of you.

The small oil truck stopped at the Jufang Pavilion at the foot of the mountain. Everyone got on the truck and returned to the flower hall where meals were laid out.

After dinner, a group of people went to the dowager's house.

Brother Zhun and Brother Xi were having a great time. They held hands and were unwilling to relax for a moment. Sister Zhen looked on and covered her mouth and smiled.

Everyone sat for a while, teasing the children a few words, and then the eldest lady got up and left.

Madam Liu asked Madam: Come and sit at home in two days.

The eldest wife agreed with a smile, and took Luo Da Niang, Fifth Niang, Eleven Niang, Aunt Wen, Brother Yu, Brother Zhun and others to Yuan Niang's place. Mrs. Qiao, the sixth lady of the Qiao family, the second wife and the third wife still stayed in the house of Mrs. Qiao.

While talking, Sister Zhen was accompanied by the wet nurse and the maid to the conservatory in the dowager's bedroom.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but take another look.

Aunt Wen explained on the side: She had been following Mrs. Tai since she was a child. There was some pride in her expression, but also some sadness.

When brother Zhen saw his mother, he immediately ran over.

Yuan Niang's smile was full of doting: be gentle, be gentle, don't touch it.

As expected, Brother Zhen's movements became much lighter. He spoke to his mother eloquently about what happened at the Taifu's place today: I ate pine flower cakes, my sister wiped my mouth with a handkerchief, and Sister Wei Zi took us to see the Jin Dynasty.

Carp, brother Xiu wanted to go into the pond to fish, but his sister grabbed him back.

Yuanniang listened carefully to Brother Chen's words without feeling the slightest bit impatient.

After Brother Zhun finished speaking, the eldest lady repeatedly told Yuan Niang not to worry too much about me being in Yanjing, and if anything happened, ask someone to send me a letter, etc. Then she stood up to leave.

Seeing them leaving, Brother Chen looked at Brother Xi eagerly: When will you come back?

Luo Da Nai sighed softly.

But the eldest lady showed a happy smile: After all, they are uncle and cousin, the bones are broken and the tendons are still connected, but after seeing each other a few times, they are like brothers. She touched Brother Chen's head again, and grandma will come to visit in two days.

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Different from the first alienation, this time Brother Chen did not avoid the eldest lady's hand. He not only stood there and let her touch his head, but also nodded obediently.

Aunt Wen diligently sent the eldest wife off, but Yuan Niang stopped her: Just let Mother Tao send her off. Sit down and talk with me.

She respectfully agreed, and the eldest lady didn't take it seriously, and was accompanied by Tao's mother out of the Xu Mansion.

Returning to Gongxian Hutong, Hang’s mother was already waiting in front of Chuihua Gate: Madam, you are back

After walking around the garden for a day, the eldest lady was a little tired. She chinned slightly, and Mother Hang said: The second master and the third master are here, and they are in the study with the eldest master.

The eldest lady was slightly startled.

Hang's mother smiled and said: "You go forward, and the second master and the third master will come on the back. They have been in the study all afternoon and haven't come out yet."

I understand. The eldest lady responded in a deep voice and hurriedly entered the hanging flower door.

Several other people hurriedly followed and saw the eldest lady hurriedly went to the eldest master's study.

Luo Da Nai and Hang's mother exchanged glances, then smiled and said to Wu Niang and Eleven Niang: "Everyone is tired today, let's take a rest."

The two of them bowed and bowed and went back to their houses.

When changing clothes, Amber hesitated to speak.

Eleven Niang calmed down, finished washing up, sat on the big kang by the window, picked up the tea on the holly and took a sip, and then asked Hu Hui, who was already standing by the kang: "How are you doing?"

Amber glanced at Holly.

Everyone in the room, Eleven Niang said with a smile, had nothing to hide. What’s more, although everyone didn’t say it with their mouths, they all understood it in their hearts.

But Dongqing stopped what she was doing and said with a smile: Miss, I'll go to the kitchen to see if the porridge I ordered for you is ready.

Sit down and listen. Eleven Niang smiled and patted the edge of the kang. Two fists are hard to beat with four hands. You can also help me think of a way.

Holly responded with a yes and stood next to Amber.

Amber thought for a while, and then told Eleven Niang the news she got from Qiu Ling: The Wang family has long been invaded by outsiders. In addition to the salary and the ancestor's two villages in Xinzhou, the daily expenses are a restaurant in Dongdamen.

The income of rice shop.

Eleven Niang nodded slightly.

You can't be rich for more than three generations. For a century-old family, it's already pretty good.

Duke Mao Guo only had one daughter and one son. His daughter married into the Jiang family in Le'an, and his son was Prince Wang Lang. Hu Po explained that this prince was acquired by the Duke in his later years and he loved him very much, so she paused. It is said that

He has a very bad temper and beat someone to death two years ago.

Eleven Niang was slightly surprised.

Amidst the flint and lightning, she suddenly froze.

Surprise, why was she surprised? Or, deep down in her heart, she hoped that someone could take her out of the predicament, and Wang Lang happened to appear.

She suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

Has she longed for too long, and any little hope will be infinitely amplified by her, ignoring the uneasiness in her heart?

Amber saw Eleven Niang bowing her head in deep thought and fell silent.

For a moment, the room fell into silence.

After a while, Eleven Niang took a long breath.

Her expression gradually became resolute: apart from saying that Prince Wang had beaten people to death, did she say anything else?

Hu Hu shook his head: The fifth master of the Xu family and the prince used to play together. After this incident, the wife stopped and forbade the fifth master of the Xu family and the prince to interact with each other again. She also said that if the fifth master dared to play with the prince again,

Together with the prince, he asked the marquis to send the fifth master to Gansu to guard the border. In ten or eight years, he would not even think of seeing the city wall of Yanjing.

Eleven Niang was a little surprised.

The madam’s reaction was so big

The thought flashed through her mind and she asked: Who of the Jiang family did the eldest daughter of the Wang family marry?

She was married to Jiang Jie's sixth son, Jiang Gui. Hu Po told Eleven Niang all the news she heard. Jiang Gui was a Jinshi and is now a magistrate in Taiyuan. One of her brothers, Jiang Bai, is a Shujishi and is now a member of the Hanlin Academy.

He also has a brother named Jiang Song, who was the number one scholar in the 46th year of Jianwu's reign. He worked as an editor in the Hanlin Academy for three years and then resigned and returned to his hometown of Le'an, where he opened an academy called Jinxi.

, specializes in recruiting children from poor families to study. Jiang Jie's grandfather was the emperor's tutor to the late emperor, and it is said that he became an assistant for this reason. His great-great-grandfather was the emperor's tutor of Jingzong.

The number one scholar returns to his hometown to teach poor children to read

Although the Luo family is also an official family with handed down poems and books, it seems that it is less noble and far-reaching than the Jiang family.

Eleven Niang's heart moved: Amber, did you hear clearly? Jiang Song is the number one scholar in Jianwu 46

Amber hurriedly said: I also asked Qiu Ling specifically. How do you remember it so clearly? Qiu Ling said, because she was born when the number one scholar was paraded in red that year, and her mother often talked about it.

In the forty-sixth year of Jianwu's reign, Eleven Niang murmured, "The second master was also elected in that year. In this way, they are in the same department."

Amber didn't know this, she stood silent.

There must be a purpose for what a person does.

What is Yuanniang’s purpose?
To be continued...