Chapter 112 Pull out the radish and bring out the mud
After Xu Ruolan returned to her parents' home, she lived in the courtyard where she had lived before getting married, and all the maids and women she had married as part of her family were also settled there. Taking advantage of these days, she sorted out her remaining dowry.
She had been exploited by Prince Zhao's house every day for these years. She had already spent all her cash. Her valuable paintings, calligraphy and ornaments were either pawned for emergencies or used as favors. She still had some clothes and jewelry left to support her appearance, but
There isn't much left. Fortunately, the two shops and thirty acres of paddy fields she bought as a dowry are still there. The shops are facing the street, and there is a good income every month. For the paddy fields, the tenants pay rent once a year, and all the income plus
Together, it is easy to support the three of them, mother and son, but if you want to support the maid, mother-in-law and wet nurse in this house, it is not enough.
Therefore, the idea of dividing the family that Xia Houshu proposed to her that day was not impossible, but very difficult. Because with the money in her hand, she simply could not afford to buy a new home. Dugu showed his pampering habits
She is not the kind of person who has lived a hard life. Her two children are still young, and she cannot bear to take them to suffer outside.
Xiahou Mei felt very distressed when he saw his daughter calculating her money carefully, and once again hinted to her that she still relied on her to support the splendid concubines in Lihuayuan.
Xu Ruolan understood the meaning of her mother's words, and immediately became determined and wrote a handwritten letter to Duguxian, informing him that she wanted to divorce the concubines. If he still wanted to keep them, she asked him to redeem them with money.
Otherwise, she would arrange for someone to pick it up at her door.
Dugu Xian was already in a state of confusion because of Xu Ruolan's return to her parents' home with her children and servants. He finally got a letter from his wife, but it was about the divorce. He sat on the chair for a long time without regaining consciousness. Well,
Why did the family become like this?
These days, when he looks at the furnishings in the house every day, he can always see his wife sitting in front of the window making clothes for the children, or taking care of the two children while eating...
As time went by, he missed the days when his wife was still around more and more, and he also missed his two sons. But the women in the yard next door didn't let him live in peace, and they came over from time to time to take a look, as if to confirm that he was there.
Did they feel like they were dead? In anger, he ordered people to send them all back to their parents' home. Now his wife proposed to divorce the concubines, which happened to be in line with his wishes.
Duguxian thought for a long time before going to the desk and writing a few words. After the writing was dry, he folded it and put it in an envelope. He asked the person who came to deliver the letter to go back and tell Xu Ruolan that he didn't want any of the concubines he brought in.
Keep it and ask her to arrange for Yapo to pick it up as soon as possible.
After Xu Ruolan received the letter, she didn't hesitate at all. She immediately asked the maid to find a dental shop and negotiated the price. The next day, the dental woman took the deed of sale to Prince Zhao's Mansion to pick up the girl. Except for the Zhuo family and the Wu family who gave birth to a daughter, the others
All the concubines were taken away.
Xu Ruolan also specifically informed Duguxian that the reason why she kept Zhuo and Wu was because she was also a mother herself and did not want to see his two daughters without their mother to take care of them at such a young age.
She will not be responsible for any expenses in the next two hours. If the Zhao Palace wants to pay for his support, he will pay for it. If he doesn't pay, Dugu Xian will be left to figure out his own solution.
Duguxian didn't dare to say anything, so he quickly went to calculate how much money he still had for his private life, then went to Princess Zhao to give her some advice, and finally asked for the proceeds from a shop as a supplement.
On the day when the four concubines were taken away, they cried and grabbed everything they saw and refused to leave the glory and wealth here. Fang was tired of hearing this and ordered someone to stop their mouths with linen cloth and found them again.
Several burly and strong women were picked up and tied up one by one with ropes and dragged out all the way.
Passers-by were shocked when they saw it and started talking about it. Some people who didn’t know the situation thought they were going to ransack their homes!
As for Dugutan, she had just stayed at her husband's house for two days when the Xiahou family, the Zhong family, and the Xu family jointly filed a petition to accuse her of imprisoning her, insulting and beating officials and family members, and being unworthy of her virtues. The emperor Longyan was furious.
The decree ordered her to be grounded at home for half a year and fined her for one year.
When Princess Zhao found out, she was so angry that she fell ill again and did not appear in front of others for a long time.
Not long after this incident, Dugu Huang, the second son of King Zhao, proposed to divide the family at the instigation of his wife Huang, and he was so resolute that he had even thought about which property to divide.
King Zhao was so shocked that he stamped his feet angrily, scolded him for being unfilial, and asked him to kneel in the ancestral hall all night.
Dugu Huang did not compromise on this. After coming out of the ancestral hall, he went directly to the clan elder, King Wei.
The old King of Wei is already in his twenties. He is the longest-living royal family since the founding of Nanqi, and he is also the person with the highest seniority and prestige among the living royal family. His hair is all white, his eyes are dim, and his movements are not very flexible.
But his mind is still very clear and not easy to fool.
After hearing that Dugu Huang wanted to separate the family, King Lao Wei didn't want to be dragged down by his parents and brothers' bad moral conduct anymore. He also heard about the recent bad rumors in Beijing about the inner residence of Prince Zhao, and he already made up his mind.
, Dang even took a sedan chair to Prince Zhao's Mansion and personally divided their property and new residence for them.
The separation of the family of the second son of King Zhao had a great impact in Beijing, not only because it was difficult for the clan to separate the family, but they succeeded under the auspices of the old King Wei, but also because after they completed the division of the family property, they quickly moved out and lived a small life.
It was a lively life.
After Dugu Huang's family moved out, they did not move into the house assigned to them by Prince Zhao's Mansion. Instead, they moved into a large house with three entrances and three exits. This large house was occupied by Dugu Huang's wife Huang early in the morning.
After buying it, the house is exquisitely furnished, gorgeously decorated, and has all the daily necessities. You can move in directly without bringing almost anything.
Only then did Prince Zhao and his wife know that the reason why their second son was so determined to separate the family was because of the instigation of the Huang family and the support of the Huang family in terms of money. However, Prince Zhao's house first lost Xu Ruolan, who was silently slaughtered.
They had been a fat sheep for many years, and then lost the Huang family, the wealthy god of wealth, and life became more and more difficult. However, the separation of the family was witnessed by the old King Wei, so they could not argue anymore and could only criticize Huaihua at home.
Take it out.
When Mrs. Fang found out about this, she became even worse. She was so angry that she vomited blood. She sat in the room and cried loudly. No one around her could stop her.
When Fang first married into Prince Zhao's palace, Duguhao's brothers and sisters were younger than the other. As the eldest sister-in-law, she shouldered countless responsibilities, endured countless grievances, and walked on thin ice every day. It was not easy to get Zhao.
With the trust of the princess, she took over the stewardship of Prince Zhao's Mansion, but found that the glorious Zhao Prince's Mansion was just an empty shell, and the annual harvest could not make ends meet.
For the sake of face, and to prove that she was a qualified Crown Princess, Fang gritted her teeth, took risks, and tried every means to find money, so that the palace did not look so miserable. She was about to get ahead, but something happened again.
That's what happened.
She used to look down on Huang's origin and look down on Xu's weakness, but now she realizes that the people she looked down on all lived better than she did. They seemed not qualified to inherit the title, but they lived a more comfortable and happy life than she did.
There is no need to worry about the food, clothing, housing, and transportation of this large family, and there is no need to work hard to maintain relationships with the major families. Now that they are separated, they can also gain a good reputation as someone who does not want to join in the trouble.
How can this teach her how to be willing?
After several days of recuperation and the daily application of the plaster specially given by Pei Lang, Xia Houshu's face has already returned to its original state. Even because of the special beauty ingredients added to the plaster, the whole face is much whiter and tenderer than before.
It was white and translucent, like a peeled egg. Zhong Qingkui couldn't help but reach out and touch it several times, and even asked Pei Lang to prepare some plaster for herself to beautify her face.
Zhong Yuqing was afraid that the sisters would be bored, so she sent someone to bring a box of gems and beads. At the moment, they were making jewelry around a box filled with various colored gems, agate and other beads.
After a morning of hard work, they have each strung a string of eye-catching necklaces around their necks, and are planning to string another bracelet to complete a set. If there are any left, Zhong Qingkui plans to string another bracelet.
Go back to Zhong Lufu.
Yun Xi came in from the outside and recounted what he had just learned about Prince Zhao's Mansion. The two young girls were so shocked after hearing this that their jaws almost dropped.
Zhong Qingkui stopped what she was doing, put the half-strung bracelet on the table, and said excitedly to Xia Houshu: "When we came back that day, we were still thinking about how to get Cousin Xu and the others to discuss the family separation.
, I didn’t expect that the person from their second room would take action first. With this starting point, it should be much easier for Cousin Xu and the others to mention the separation of the family."
Xia Houshu also thought about it, but she was paying attention to another person now, and couldn't help but sigh: "Before, in Prince Zhao's Mansion, I felt that Huang was different from others, always acting like it had nothing to do with her.
At that time, I thought she really liked to use money to buy purity, as cousin Ruolan said, but now I know she is a master! At first, she relied on her family's wealth to constantly satisfy the greed of everyone in Prince Zhao's palace.
With demands and begging, when the Zhao Palace was completely dependent on her, she would come back and catch them off guard. This trick is really high! No one in the family can do this if they don't have any foundation!"
It’s great to have money! Being rich and smart doesn’t make bad people more admirable!
Zhong Qingkui nodded repeatedly and said: "Speaking of this, I remembered something. That day, Mrs. Fang gave up her choice in public. In order to comfort her, Princess Zhao said that Mrs. Huang and Cousin Xu were not suitable for housekeepers. Although Mrs. Huang did not say anything after hearing this, she directly turned over
I rolled my eyes. I thought I was dazzled at the time, but now it seems that she has long been dissatisfied with Princess Zhao's behavior. And she bought a big house and moved out so quickly and quietly.
I should have made sufficient preparations long ago."
Xia Houshu commented: "This drama in Prince Zhao's Mansion is really exciting, because a Changning Princess has been involved in so many bad things one after another. It's really like pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud. I think it could be written into a book."
Maybe it will be a big hit!”
"That's right!" Zhong Qingkui agreed with a smile.
Xia Houshu said again: "It's a pity that I only paid attention to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who like to show off, and I didn't see as much as you. This Huang is also a wonderful person! I kind of like her."
Zhong Qingkui comforted: "The authorities are blind to the beholder, and I was standing close to Mrs. Huang at the time, so I saw it inadvertently. She is so smart, no wonder people say that you can make a fortune by being silent. She can do this, and those outside
The rumors must also be due to her."
"You're right. Huang can make these arrangements in advance. He must have been planning for many years, and he just took advantage of this incident to make trouble." After Xia Houshu finished speaking, he thought of Xu Ruolan and said, "I only hope that Ruolan will
Cousin can also be as tough as Mr. Huang and jump out of the fiery pit of Prince Zhao's Mansion as soon as possible."
"Don't worry." Zhong Qingkui said, "Cousin Xu is also a smart person. She must know more about this news than us, and it was earlier."
Xia Houshu also secretly prayed that Xu Ruolan could make an early decision.
Zhong Qingkui had no intention of continuing to string the bracelet. Her big, watery eyes were rolling in their sockets, and her eyelashes were fluttering very smartly. Suddenly, she reached out and snatched the half-strung bracelet from Xia Houshu's hand, excitedly
He suggested enthusiastically: "Cousin Shu, why don't we go to Rong'an Hou's Mansion to see Cousin Xu? Maybe we can learn more!"