Qiao Yuyan stood up with an apology, "I'm really sorry, second sister-in-law, maybe you and second brother have been far away in Jiangnan and don't know what's going on in the capital.
This has only stopped recently. Some time ago, there was a big fuss in the court over the posthumous title of the late emperor, and my second uncle from my mother's side was implicated in Zhao Prison.
The eldest brother also reported illness at home and did not go to court in order to avoid trouble. Let alone Zingyuan, he followed the Holy Master and was scolded in front of all the ministers for just a small mistake."
Under Wei's surprised gaze, she sighed softly, "Everyone says that our family will have great fortunes in the future, but there is a saying that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. Look at my mother's family. Now everyone only sees
I had the honor of having my father join the cabinet, but I didn't see the embarrassment I felt when my father was snubbed and my uncle was arrested.
And in our family, who doesn’t think that it’s a certainty that the eldest brother will join the cabinet, but who knew that he would just move his seat? So it’s really hard to say what happened in the court.”
"What the siblings mean is..."
Before Wei finished her words, Qiao Yuyan interrupted her, "Although our family had some friendship with the late prince in the past, that is no longer the case. The key is that the father-in-law has passed away long ago. Now it seems that such aristocratic families
People who are born are still waiting! What’s more, our family even married Princess Jiahe.
In the heart of the Holy Spirit, it is really difficult to predict what kind of status our family has. Therefore, regarding the second brother and the two nephews, if the second brother and the second sister-in-law are serious, they should discuss it more with the eldest brother. I
If a housewife misses something, she won’t be able to stay at home anymore.”
Having said all that, what else could Wei say?
And Qiao Yuyan obviously wouldn't give her a chance to say anything, so she could only watch their master and servant leave.
After sending people out, Qi's mother who was in front of Mrs. Wei hurriedly came over and said, "Madam, what if the sixth wife doesn't agree?"
Mrs. Wei only looked in the direction of the door, with an uncertain expression on her face.
After a while, he said: "No matter how many there are, let's send the things over first! Let's see how she handles them over there."
At this time, Pinlan followed Qiao Yuyan and frowned, "Why didn't Madam just keep silent about this matter first and just said that she would wait until the master came back before asking? By doing this, I am afraid that the Second Madam will be offended.
"
Qiao Yuyan shook her head, "You don't know, the oil fruit she took out was specially bought near my grandmother's house. Let alone getting to my grandmother's house, it is not an easy task. The oil fruit is also
But it’s an inconspicuous thing, and she put so much effort into it, so I had to be on guard, and I always felt that things were not that simple.”
As soon as I returned to the house and sat down, someone came from Wei's side.
Qi's mother had a polite smile on her face, "Mrs. Six is leaving in a hurry. Our wife specially left these snacks for Mrs. Six. They are not worth anything, but they are still thoughtful. No, I specially asked my slave to give them to Mrs. Six."
Send it over."
She didn't say anything more, Qiao Yuyan still politely sent her away.
Grandma Wang just happened to bump in and was a little surprised when she saw the things on the table, "Where did this come from, madam? What kind of good idea did the master have to coax you?"
Qiao Yuyan and Pinlan looked at each other.
Look, in Grandma Wang's eyes, only Wen Tingyuan would go to such lengths to make her happy.
Qiao Yuyan asked Pinlan to put the things out, "I just want to eat it and think about it. Everyone else is fine. Grandma and Qixi Shiye can come and taste it. It tastes like it."
Of course, it's impossible to just call them a few, but the other maids really didn't think the taste was good when they ate it.
Only those who have been raised in Jiangzhou can appreciate the faint nostalgia in it.
"This food box from the second wife is really unique," Qixi said while eating the fruit, while looking at the food box that Qi's mother had just brought over, "Such a thick bottom, but only such a shallow layer, and there are carvings on the inside.
Exquisite, rather like a lotus platform."
Grandma Wang gave her an angry look, "How could anyone make a lotus platform out of a food box? How could this be such a good thing?"
These two random sentences made Qiao Yuyan suspicious.
After the little maids had all dispersed, Qiao Yuyan asked Shiye to look around to see if there was a mechanism in the food box.
Hearing her words, several maids became serious. After checking, they didn't know where Shi Ye pressed it, and heard a small "click" sound.
Then she took off the upper part of the food box, leaving only a base at the bottom.
The middle of the base is clearly empty, and it looks like a carved wooden bowl.
Lying in the middle of this wooden bowl is clearly a stack of banknotes.
This scene made everyone look at each other, Qixi asked in confusion: "It's so good, why did the second wife give us so many banknotes?"
"What banknote?"
Wen Tingyuan's voice suddenly appeared at the door, startling everyone.
The maids all withdrew with a wink, leaving the house to the couple.
Wen Tingyuan was also very surprised when he saw what was on the table. He walked over quickly and asked doubtfully: "This is?"
Qiao Yuyan's eyes focused on the oil fruit, "Second sister-in-law asked someone to deliver it."
Then he recounted today's visit to his second wife, Mr. Wei.
Wen Tingyuan didn't say anything, he just took out the banknotes inside, counted them once, and sneered: "What a big gift, I'll just give it to you, just give it 50,000 taels."
Qiao Yuyan was shocked when she looked at the one thousand taels of silver notes on it, but she still didn't expect there to be so many.
"This...isn't right!" Qiao Yuyan frowned, "Although the superiors said that they would detain the second wife and his family in the capital, they did not say that they would be severely punished.
All the second sister-in-law wants is for their son to go to the local government and become a small magistrate. Such a thing cannot cost so much money."
Qiao Yuyan still had something to say. The second roommate could easily take out 50,000 taels of silver. With this kind of wealth, she didn't need to see the face of the eldest roommate.
Even Qiao Yuyan herself, who is always jokingly called a rich woman, may not be as wealthy as her, and her life in the Wen family is basically not disturbed by others.
So what if Mrs. Wen doesn't like her? It doesn't matter whether the person in charge of Zhongfu has a good relationship with her or not, she doesn't have to care at all.
Anyway, she has everything in her own hands.
The gift of this money not only prevented Qiao Yuyan from relenting and wanted to help her again, it even made her more suspicious of Wei's true purpose.
Wen Tingyuan put down the banknote, thought for a moment and said, "You might as well wait."
Seeing that she was puzzled, he added, "Let's see what else she has to say. Just pretend you didn't notice the trap in the food box."