While Ruan Yuan and Yang Ji were chatting freely, Xie Xue also finished the day's inspection of the nursing home and was returning to the nursing home in a sedan. After all, she was just a concubine and was not allowed to ride in an official sedan by herself, so she had to use

A small sedan for two people. At this time, Xie Xue, who was in the sedan, could not keep her mind at peace. When she recalled the two times she talked to Kong Luhua about tuition fees and property, she always felt apologetic and uneasy. What made her even more hesitant was

In the nursery, a conversation an hour ago.

"Oh, my dear Miss Xie, are you the reincarnation of a good person who has been cultivating for several generations? When talking to your wife, you only dare to ask for tuition and property? You don't even think about it, your wife is the number one family in the country.

How can you never be poor or hungry? What about you? If your family really doesn’t divide your property, what will you do in the future? You said that there is no distinction between black and white in this world, how come you are such a kind person?

People, will you have to hold your child in your arms and not even have food to eat?"

"Mother Zhou, I... I think I have asked for enough. I... I have been with my wife for six years. When I entered the Ruan family, she was the one who took me. How could I be so greedy?

?You told me before that if Fu'er is worried about food and clothing in the future, you can help him buy some land. The madam has already agreed? I...I have met the madam and the master now, and I feel a little sorry for them. You

If you ask me to ask for others, I'm afraid they won't agree." Xie Xue said.

"Sister-in-law, do you really think that property is such a safe thing?" Zhou's mother's voice sounded in Xie Xue's heart again: "I have been here for decades, and I can see clearly that you buy property.

, it’s just collecting some rent, but in this world, there are more and more places to use money, so what can you do with just a little rent? There have been many floods and droughts in the past few years, and you can’t collect it. When the time comes,

, your children will also suffer? According to me, your family will not care at all about your little finger-sized requests. You should take this opportunity to ask them for more. If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your children.

ah?"

When it came to Ruan Fu, Xie Xue felt extremely reluctant to part with her. How could she think more about Mother Zhou at this time? She responded casually: "Mama Zhou, do you have any other ideas?"

"Do you still need to ask me about this?" Zhou's mother seemed to have been prepared for it, saying: "Your official is the governor of Zhejiang, and he has the highest official position in Zhejiang. Why, just based on his face, he will give your child a certain

Is it not a problem to have an official position? If you have an official position, then don't worry, there will be people who can give money to your lucky son in the future, and then you will no longer have to worry about him. "

"Mama Zhou, how can you say that? My wife never allows us to collect money from outsiders. Besides, I can't just let Fu'er become an official?" Xie Xue listened to Zhou's mother's suggestion and thought in her heart.

I also instinctively resisted.

"Oh, don't I understand the current officialdom?" Zhou Ma was indifferent and said: "If your child can become a county magistrate, he will have hundreds of taels of honest silver a year in the future. It doesn't matter whether he takes money or not.

.You said that your child cannot be an official casually. I don’t think so. Madam, your family is full of second-rank officials. I heard that officials of this rank are all eligible for favors. Your family is

Haven’t you heard about Enyin?”

"I...there is indeed a favored person in my family, but my family only has one quota. It is Changsheng, but it has nothing to do with Fu'er?" Xie Xue said.

"Why are you so confused? I know that Chang Sheng in your family is not Ruan Zhongcheng's biological child at all. He is just an adopted son. Why should he rob your biological child? According to me, this Enyin quota

, I should give you that child. The Prime Minister of your family thinks that he is forty, and he has only one biological boy. Why doesn’t he feel sorry for him? I think this biological boy is better than an adopted one. So if you have a chance,

Just go and persuade the adults in your family, how difficult is it for your child to be born? You can talk more about the pity of the child, and also mention more about Zhongcheng’s biological flesh and blood. I think your adults will definitely agree.

"This is also a piece of meat that fell off his body. He bought all the land before. What can't he give to his children as a favor?" Zhou's mother advised. Listening to Zhou's words, it seemed to make sense.

, Xie Xue was worried about Ruan Fu for a moment, so she didn't refute, just nodded to her, and went to do other things. Thinking back at this time, her heart was in a state of confusion, and she didn't know how to speak to Kong Luhua.

"Little madam, we are back, you...what's wrong with you?" the accompanying bearer suddenly asked. Only then did Xie Xue realize that she had returned to the back door of Fuyuan. She felt melancholy for a moment and only nodded to the two bearers.

He nodded and hurriedly got off the sedan. When he returned to the back garden, he was still conflicted, wondering whether he should still listen to Zhou Ma's words.

"Madam has promised me everything before. From this point of view, maybe if I say more nice things, Madam will listen... Or maybe this matter is really... not that difficult?" Xie Xue thought about it.

Zhou Ma said, thinking about Nguyen Phuc's future, the scene of the assassination that day came to mind. Ruan Phuc was already gradually taking shape in her belly when the assassin assassinated him. Even if he was nursed back to health later, who can guarantee that he will be healthy?

Adult? Thinking of this, Xie Xue became determined.

"You should always give it a try, right?" Xie Xue unconsciously walked towards Kong Luhua's room.

"Sister, you are back. I am at home by myself and there is no one to play with me. It is really boring. How about you, sister, come and play with me for a while?" Just as Xie Xue was strolling forward, suddenly, a familiar figure appeared.

Some strange voices came to his ears again. When he looked back, he saw a girl in a green shirt standing behind him with a smile. The girl was still young, but her hair was already pulled into a bun. It was Tang Qingyun who was new to the house.

"Is it sister Gu Xia?" Xie Xue knew that Tang Qingyun was young when she entered the house, and she was easy-going and cute. He didn't want to hurt her, so he smiled and said: "Sister, I just went to the nursery today, and I'm a little tired.

, how about you go and play with Madam and Sister Shu, they will definitely not reject you when they see how cute you are."

"Sister, you said before that you have lived in Suzhou for ten years. Then...sister, can you play grass fighting?" Tang Qingyun asked. The so-called "grass fighting" is a folk game in the south of the Yangtze River. Both parties fight for grass.

Different types of grass, and then ask the other party to name the grass, or a couplet to reflect the characteristics of the grass. Many girls are good at poetry and poetry, so they look for grass and chant at the same time. If they are poor in poetry, they often fight against grass.

Will lose.

"Fighting grass... My sister can do it. When I was a kid, I never lost when fighting grass with my family." Sure enough, Xie Xue suddenly became interested when she heard the talk of fighting grass.

"That's great! Sister, you didn't know that we are the only ones in this family who can play grass fighting." Tang Qingyun also looked a little sad: "Today I went to ask my wife if I wanted to play grass fighting with her for a while.

, but Madam can’t do it, and neither can Sister Shu. They also said, I’d better stop playing, and writing poems with them is the real thing... But sister, fighting grass is obviously fun, it must be where they were born.

Jiangbei doesn’t even know how to play. Sister, since I entered the house, I have regarded you as my dearest friend. You can also play. How about you play a game with me? Or... let’s compete directly.

The name of the grass is ready." The so-called "name of the grass" is the simplest way to play the grass fighting game. Both parties only need to accurately name the grass in the opponent's hand to win the game. Only then did Xie Xue understand

, It turns out that Kong Luhua grew up in the Kong family and didn’t know much about this Jiangnan literati game. Liu Wenru came to the Ruan family when she was very young, and she was just a maid of Jiang Cai, and it was impossible to learn how to fight grass, so she was the only one who knew how to play this game.

Playing. But there was one part of it that she didn't expect. The two daughters Kong and Liu were both twenty-six years old this year, while Tang Qingyun was only fifteen years old. There was such a big age difference that it would be difficult for them to play together. She was two years old this year.

She is eleven years old, so in Tang Qingyun's opinion, she is more approachable than Kong and Liu.

Thinking of this, Xie Xue had no choice but to agree to Tang Qingyun and said: "Okay, I will play one game with you today, but we agreed to play one game. My sister is really tired today. Sister Gu Xia, you haven't

I have been to the Nursery, but I don’t know how hard it is, so you have to be considerate of my sister." Tang Qingyun was overjoyed when he heard Xie Xue say that he could at least play a game, and hurriedly went to the garden behind the Fuyuan with Xie Xue.

But Xie Xue was thinking about Ruan Fu at this time, so how could she continue playing as carefree as Tang Qingyun? After searching for a long time in the garden, she only picked seven grasses out. Tang Qingyun was enjoying it, and after a while, he had already picked up seven grasses in his hands.

Holding twelve grasses. The two of them counted the grasses in their hands. Xie Xue couldn't help but sigh: "Sister, how can I play with this? You have five more grasses than me, so as long as you name the two grasses correctly,

, I lose, this...how about I give up?" According to the rules at this time, if the two sides hold different numbers of grass, the competition will only be based on the smaller number of grass held by the party, but after the competition, more grass was picked.

The side of the question can get extra points. In this way, Tang Qingyun gets five points at the beginning. After that, as long as he answers the names of two more grasses correctly, Xie Xue can tie with her only by answering them all correctly.

"Sister, why don't you tell me the names of a few grasses first? How boring would it be to just admit defeat?" Tang Qingyun also seemed a little dissatisfied.

"Sister, I...you have also seen these grasses of mine. They are all ordinary things. How can I compare with you? Look, you don't recognize these two grasses, right?"

, Xie Xue also picked out two grasses. One of these two grasses was plantain and the other was bellgrass, which are the most common in Jiangnan. It seemed that Tang Qingyun was determined not to lose points on these two grasses.

"Sister, why don't you go get five more grasses..."

"But sister... I'm really tired. Otherwise, if I lose this round, I'll leave this with you. If I want to fight you again in the future, if I win then, you

Just give it back to me." After saying that, Xie Xue also took out a golden hairpin from her hair. According to the ancient practice of fighting grass, the losing party also needs to make some bets. Xie Xue was smart and remembered it at home when she was young.

, every new year and festival, you can win a lot of gifts by fighting grass, so naturally there is no ambiguity at this time.

"Sister, I'm playing this grass fight with you. It's just boring to stay at home like this. I just have fun occasionally. But I don't want my sister's golden hairpin." Tang Qingyun felt a little embarrassed when he saw Xie Xue being so polite.

Looking at Xie Xue's expression, I felt that she was always a little absent-minded, so she asked again: "Sister, I always look a little unhappy when I look at you these days. Is there something going on at my sister's family? Or is it because of Fu'er's family?

What's going on?"

"Sister Gu Xia, you... don't ask about Fu'er. If one day you have a child, wouldn't you think more about him? When I was pregnant with Fu'er, you still

I haven’t entered the mansion, but I have spent ten months with Fu’er... If you also have the flesh and blood that you have raised like this, I think you will definitely care about his future.” Xie Xue heard Tang Qingyun accidentally talk about Ruan

Fu, my heart also moved, and I realized that this sister was innocent and innocent, so she naturally had no scruples, so she spoke out her thoughts one by one.

"But sister, I think it's true that Fu'er is your flesh and blood, but are you worried too much about Fu'er's future?" Tang Qingyun listened to Xie Xue's words and couldn't help but persuade her: "Actually, I

When I was talking to my wife, I didn't feel like I was talking much, but I could tell that she always had us in mind. A few days ago, she came back from home and bought some gifts, and she kept saying that she wanted to share them with us. So.

I don’t think Madam cares whether Fu’er is your child or her own, right? Sister Yuezhuang, I...I don’t know what Madam talks about Fu’er, but you should have an impression.

?" Listening to what Tang Qingyun said, Xie Xue couldn't help but recall that every time Kong Luhua saw Ruan Fu, she cared deeply about Ruan Fu. How could there be any difference between men and women or concubines? After all, she and Kong Luhua

After living together for six years, the confrontation between Heshen and Jiaqing was about to break out during the Qianjia and Jiaqing dynasties, and it was Kong Luhua who transferred herself to Hong Hao's home. From this point of view, even if Kong Luhua has not made it clear about Ruan Phuc's future, why should she take the initiative to cause trouble?

Where's the end?

But regarding Ruan Fu's future growth, Xie Xue still had lingering fears and did not dare to trust others easily. She asked Tang Qingyun again: "But... sister Gu Xia, Madam didn't tell me about Fu'er's illness or academic problems in the future.

No, can you... You may not know that Fu'er suffered a disaster before he was born. Will I be able to become an adult in the future? As a mother, do you think you can stop worrying?"

"Sister, are you thinking too much?" Tang Qingyun said with a smile: "But the madam is a descendant of the Kong family after all, and the family will never be short of money? So I think the madam will take care of her like her own child.

It's Fu'er's. If you're afraid that Madam will blame you, then it's better for me to tell Madam about Fu'er's affairs in the future. I think Madam is so kind, so she won't hit me, right?" Although Tang Qingyun's words were a little childish, they were

It made sense, and Xie Xue also relaxed and nodded.

"It's just that, judging from my sister's appearance, it doesn't look like I have thought about it so much, but it seems that someone else has talked about our family affairs and made my sister worried. Otherwise, my wife and my sister have been together for so many years, why would my sister have a child?

, but don’t believe Madam?” Tang Qingyun saw that Xie Xue’s face was alternately happy and sad, and explained to her: “I have not been in our family for a long time, but I can feel that Madam, Sister Shu, and

Sister, your relationship is definitely not like what some petty-minded people outside say: wives and concubines fighting against each other, concubines and concubines competing for favor. They judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, and they will definitely take our family in a narrow view. But the relationship between my sister and my wife

Are there some things that my sister should know better than outsiders? I think Madam is a person who loves to write poems. My sister is also good at poems, so we must be very chatty? So sister, don’t worry, I believe Madam, and I do the same for Fu’er.

I've seen him before, he's a very cute child. If Madam really treats Fu'er badly, I will definitely side with my sister! Sister... I'm so bored today, why don't you smile too."

"I...how have I ever doubted Madam?" After listening to Tang Qingyun's words, Xie Xue's previous doubts gradually dissipated. Then she smiled at Tang Qingyun and said: "Sister Gu Xia, today...thank you very much today.

Yes, you...you are really my good sister..."

"Well, sister looks good like this!"

All this soon reached Ruan Yuan and Kong Luhua.

"Master, if you put it this way, maybe I have my own faults." After Kong Luhua heard that Xie Xue and Tang Qingyun had an unusually close relationship, she couldn't help but sigh: "Although Yuezhuang has been in our family for six years, if it weren't for the three of us on weekdays,

Writing poems and painting was just when Shuzhi and I were together, just with Yuezhuang. Now that I think about it, it was not much at all. When Yuezhuang was pregnant, it happened to be the time when the nursery was first built. I was busy with foreign affairs, so I didn’t have much time.

Take care of her for a few days. If that’s the case, Master, as long as Yuezhuang can understand the rights and wrongs involved, we shouldn’t blame her."

"Yes, thinking about it this way, I still remember a lot of the scene on the street on the day of Yuezhuang's assassination." Ruan Yuan said thoughtfully: "At that time, Yang Ji and I were watching my second uncle, and I was shot by the last assassin.

, you bandaged up your second uncle, but you forgot about Yuezhuang. She was the most lonely and vulnerable person among all the people here, but she couldn't get our help. It's uncomfortable to think about it now. But I didn't expect it.

, Gu Xia is also a smart woman. Although she doesn’t know the inside story, she still has a rough guess. In this way, Yuezhuang should have a sense of proportion when dealing with the traitor outside. The rest..."

"How about playing hard to get?" Kong Luhua smiled at Ruan Yuan.
Chapter completed!