Looking at mother Yang's fair face, her face is as white and delicate, her eyebrows are curved, her eyes are full of eyes, her figure is plump and mature, and she exudes a watery charm.
Sitting side by side with Wu Shun, it is impossible to tell that the two are mother and daughter, but rather like sisters.
Wu Meiniang was suddenly a little worried. Her mother never left Yang Fan. Apparently, she unknowingly regarded her husband as her backbone. What was the difference between treating Yang Fan as her husband?
If Lang Jun suddenly had an idea, I'm afraid Yang wouldn't refuse.
It's not that Wu Meiniang wants to tightly control Yang Fan and not allow him to find another woman.
But it would be too embarrassing if Yang and her sisters served the same husband!
Thinking of this, Wu Meiniang was a little troubled, wondering whether to buy a mansion for her mother, or send her to the Duke's mansion.
It's not that she doesn't believe in Yang Fan's character, Xing'er and Wan'er, two beautiful girls, hang out in front of him all day long, but they don't show any covetous intentions.
Even after accidentally having a relationship with his eldest grandson Wugou, Yang Fan and Princess Changle have not yet consummated their marriage, which shows that their husband is by no means an absurd and chaotic person.
But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. What if mother Yang takes the initiative?
Wu Meiniang secretly glanced at her mother.
Yang has both the natural beauty of her elder sister Wu Shun and the charm of a mature woman. Coupled with the sad eyes in her eyes, I really feel pity for her.
Although he is a bit older, who knows if my husband will prefer this one?
But do we really want to drive our mother away?
Since coming to live in the Yang Mansion, it can be seen that my mother is very happy. The resentment locked in her eyebrows in the past has quietly disappeared, her face has become more beautiful, and she is getting younger and younger.
Do I really want to worry about things that haven't happened yet, and even drive my mother back to the hell of the Wu family?
Wu Meiniang, who has always been full of cleverness and scheming, was very distressed at this time and didn't know what to do!
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.
Wan'er's happy voice came: "Master is back?"
Although he is the prince, the maids in several houses still call Yang Fan the prince as always.
A rich voice sounded: "Wan'er, why are you standing here? Isn't it cold? Go and warm yourself by the fire. Are the ladies in there?"
Wan'er quickly replied: "The ladies of the Wu family are all in the room, and the other ladies are in their own rooms."
Hearing this, Wu Meiniang glanced at her mother subconsciously.
By chance, Mrs. Yang also looked towards her. The eyes of mother and daughter met in mid-air, and both could see the other's discomfort.
The wives of the Wu family are all there. It sounds like they all have the same status, and they are all Yang Fan's wives?
Wu Shun was simple-minded and didn't think much about it, but Yang was not as silly and sweet as Wu Shun.
With such an ambiguous conversation, she could naturally tell that there was something wrong with it.
Two red clouds appeared on the originally fair face, making her look even more gorgeous.
His heartbeat was racing due to being stared at by Wu Meiniang uncomfortably, but now it was about to jump out of his throat.
Yang seemed to have been caught and raped. She quickly stood up and muttered: "Your husband is back, um... mother, go out first!"
After saying that, he was ready to get up and leave.
Yang's behavior made Wu Meiniang even more suspicious. Could it be that her mother was really interested, otherwise why would she be so panicked?
Without waiting for her daughter to answer, Ms. Yang stood up and walked towards the door in a panic, but she ran directly into the arms of Yang Fan who was walking into the house.
When she got home, a woman threw herself into her arms. Yang Fan was not polite and hugged her directly.
Unexpectedly, the woman in her arms felt as if she had been bitten by a snake. Her whole body froze, then her whole body went limp and she collapsed directly in her arms.
Yang Fan saw Wu Meiniang and Wu Shun's surprised faces from the corner of his eye, and his heart skipped a beat. Wu Meiniang and the others were sitting there. Who was in their arms?
Before Yang Fan could react, Yang suddenly panicked and said, "You...how could you do this?"
After saying that, he ran out of the room in a panic as if his butt was on fire.
This made Yang Fan extremely embarrassed. How did he know there were outsiders at home?
Glancing at Yang's slim and plump back, Wu Shun looked back at Wu Meiniang in shock, Wu Shun said, "Ahem, why is my mother-in-law here? Isn't she in Junyangfang? I thought she was Meiniang or Shunniang just now!"
Wu Meiniang sat in a dignified posture, with a pretty face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Humph, who knows, maybe someone did it on purpose. Our sisters are not in such good shape."
"This guy is really a big man-eating tiger. It seems he wants to swallow all the women in our family, skin and flesh."
"Uh...what are these words?"
Yang Fan was speechless. Why didn't something sound right?
You were really careless just now, okay?
However, that feeling...
I had dirty thoughts in my mind, but my face showed no trace of it. I walked to the chair and sat down, picked up the teacup and drank the tea seriously.
After Yang Fan finished sipping a cup of tea, he saw Wu Shun and Wu Meiniang with a strange expression on their faces, and couldn't help but ask: "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something dirty on your face?"
Wu Shun smiled brightly and said, "That's the tea my mother just drank..."
Yang Fan was stunned and looked down at the teacup in his hand. There was indeed a trace of lipstick on the teacup.
He raised his head and glanced at the two girls, put the teacup on the table angrily, and said angrily: "Why didn't you say anything just now? Wait until I finish drinking before saying, are you looking for a beating? I haven't punished you for a few days. You are so cowardly." Got it!"
I actually felt very weak. No wonder this cup of tea had a greasy smell. It turned out to be cigarette smoke powder.
Wu Meiniang was not afraid at all, but she also did not want to get entangled in this topic. She pushed a stack of gift sheets in front of Yang Fan and said:
"The New Year is approaching, and each family's New Year's gifts have been prepared by Mei Niang and my elder sister. Let me see if anyone has missed anything. If there is nothing wrong, I will order my servants to send them as they are."
Wu Meiniang knows how to control people's minds, so don't mention women in front of men, otherwise it will really be self-defeating.
After pretentiously reading the gift list, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh, Wu Meiniang is indeed a born queen, and her talent in managing interpersonal relationships is simply unparalleled.
Not to mention the generous gifts for those with good relationships, even for the great Confucians who do not often interact with each other, the courtesy is handled appropriately.
Wu Meiniang is not only a hundred times better than Yang Fan in business, but she also has such a thorough understanding of officialdom, which is simply a terrifying talent.
For example, people like Changsun Wuji also prepared a generous gift. It seems that Wu Meiniang fully understood that there are no absolute enemies in the officialdom.
Even if Yang Fan has more than 1,000 years of experience, if the gift list is distributed according to him, he really does not have such an open-minded mind.
The close relationship can be seen at a glance from this gift, which shows that Wu Meiniang has really put a lot of effort into it.
So Yang Fan waved his hand and said: "I have said that the wife is in charge of all favors in the house, and she can spend them as she wants. And you also know that I don't like these cumbersome rules of courtesy. It's up to you to decide...
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But his eyes drifted to the back of the gift list, and Yang Fan exclaimed: "Mei Niang, you prodigal bitch, you want to give money to your brother, this is not how you give it, right? Turn your arm outward?"
He didn't care before, but when Yang Fan glanced at the items on the last gift list, he suddenly felt heartbroken and bleeding!
There are fine fabrics, famous calligraphy and paintings, colored glaze suits, and even tens of thousands of gold and silver treasures...
Could it be that Wu Meiniang is a demon who supports her mother-in-law?
Even Voldemort in later generations wasn't so prodigal, was he?
Ordinary people marrying a daughter-in-law from a wealthy family don't need to give such an expensive betrothal gift. It's just a new year's gift.
However, Wu Meiniang was unmoved and said, "Meiniang was just about to tell Mr. Lang about this. Is this gift list actually a transaction?"
"Deal? What kind of deal do we have with Duke Ying's Mansion? Are they looking for you again?" Yang Fan was a little puzzled, and then said distressedly: "That won't work. It's easy for me to make money by working hard, so why should I share it with you?
There are so many of them, which can be converted into more than 100,000 yuan. Is the entire Duke Ying's Mansion not worth so much money?"
Wu Meiniang rolled her eyes coquettishly, "You are working so hard to make money, it's all my money, okay?"
Besides, our family's money is richer than the national treasury, so it's really strange that this husband has the appearance of being a miser.
Of course, this does not mean that Wu Meiniang has too much money and has no place to use it, but it is indeed necessary.
Although she really didn't want to take her sister home, she still rescued her from the fire. The Guo family was indeed not a good place to end up, and Wu Meiniang certainly didn't want her sister to spend the rest of her life miserable.
Once they take their sister over, the Guo family will definitely ask for a bride price from Duke Ying's mansion.
According to Wu Meiniang's understanding, the two brothers had already spent almost all of their betrothal gifts, so what could they give in return?
Besides, no matter what, Wu Meiniang didn't want to see her father's legacy ruined in the hands of her two incompetent brothers.
When Wu Meiniang said what she wanted to say, Yang Fan said nothing more.
He really didn't listen to Wu Shun and Wu Meiniang saying that they had a younger sister staying at home.
As long as he's not the Voldemort type, Yang Fan doesn't mind.
What's more, Wu Meiniang also said that this was the last time she would help the Wu family. If the two brothers were no longer useful, she would no longer care about them.
Seeing Yang Fan nodding in agreement, the Wu sisters let Yang Fan enjoy their tenderness.
Yang Fan never thought that one day he would also fall.
It was just that the three of them were chatting with each other. After a while, Helan Minyue woke up. As soon as he saw Yang Fan, he hugged Yang Fan and wouldn't let go.
Ever since this little girl went to school, she always wanted to pester Yang Fan, the story king, to tell stories during the holidays.
Being angered by Wu Meiniang and Wu Shun, under the attack of the little cute baby, she could only succumb to those cute big eyes.
If an opponent saw Yang Fan in such a frustrated state, the whole Guanzhong would probably burst into laughter.
When Wu Shun saw Yang Fan caring for his daughter like a treasure, his heart felt as sweet as drinking honey, and he didn't know what his husband was thinking.
If you like children so much, why don’t you want children?
Wu Meiniang looked envious. She hadn't taken any contraceptive measures recently, so why didn't her stomach react? Wu Meiniang was a little anxious without realizing it.
If the two princesses get pregnant first, wouldn't it mean that Wu Meiniang is a hen that can't lay eggs?
Seeing Wu Meiniang's pair of charming phoenix eyes shining with motherly love, Yang Fan joked: "Meiniang, don't worry, my husband will reward you with another big fat boy tonight. Let's have one for a year. You will be too busy in the future."
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Wu Meiniang chuckled and said angrily: "My husband is really one, one a year, do you really think that Meiniang is a pig? My husband is really unformed, and Minyue is still young? Why do you look like this in front of her?
In this case?"
Yang Fan pulled Wu Shun with one hand and Wu Meiniang with the other, laughing and saying: "Haha, Mei Niang will be my pig for the rest of her life. She can't run away even if she wants to. Of course, Shun Niang will also give birth to Min Yue in the future."
A younger brother and sister as companions.”
Seeing Yang Fan abandoning her, Helan Minyue quit and said angrily: "Bad daddy, you only care for your mother and aunt. Minyue won't play with you anymore. Minyue will also be daddy's little piggy!"
Childhood Wuji's words immediately made everyone burst into laughter. The happiness of a family is so simple.
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After dinner, Yang Fan, who originally wanted to play a guessing game, was called out by Empress Xiao.
In the main hall, two people sat facing each other.
Looking at Empress Xiao, Yang Fan couldn't help but ask: "Godmother, do you have something to tell me?"
Empress Xiao looked serious and said, "I heard that you are going to Jiangnan after the Lantern Festival, but what are your plans?"
Yang Fan was slightly startled: "His Majesty appointed Haier as the Governor of Jiangnan Province. Even if the Jiangnan nobles are not convinced, do they dare to blatantly defy the imperial order?"
Empress Xiao raised her hand, pointed at Yang Fan and said angrily: "You, you, you are usually clever, but sometimes you are too casual. Isn't this good?"
"Although the Tang Dynasty was slightly different from the former Sui Dynasty, their control over Jiangnan was actually similar."
"When Emperor Yang personally went to Jiangnan, he was unable to win over the hearts of the Jiangnan nobles. Do you think those people will cooperate with you just by relying on Tang Dynasty's orders?"
"Although these Jiangnan nobles don't dare to come openly, they will carry out assassinations and secretly make trouble... there will definitely be no shortage of them. If I'm not careful, my wives will be widowed!"
Yang Fan smiled brightly: "Godmother, it's not that serious, is it?"
"It's not that serious?" Empress Xiao snorted and continued: "In order to control the south of the Yangtze River, how many soldiers have you invested in suppressing bandits in recent years, but you have returned without success?"
"Not to mention far away, Duke Zhang Liang of the State of Yun has been in Jiangnan Road for two years. He has worked very hard to subdue his colleagues and the Shanyue people, wasting people and money, but with little effect."
"The reason for this is that the local gentry cooperated with these Liao and Shanyue people to form the current situation. It can be said that today's Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the Jiangnan gentry."
"What's more, two of Yun Guogong Zhang Liang's pretenders died at your hands in Tubo. You must be careful that they work together to drive you out of Jiangnan."
Yang Fan looked surprised and a little unbelievable: "The Duke of Yun has a personal grudge against a certain person. He wouldn't be so confused in front of big issues, right?"
Empress Xiao held her forehead and had a headache.
Although this guy is very smart, he doesn't know much about officialdom.
There are no permanent enemies in the officialdom. If everyone thinks so righteously, it will easily capsize in the gutter.
Empress Xiao thought for a moment and sighed: "People's hearts are sinister, so be more careful. Emperor Yang thought the same way back then, so he risked his life... Don't make the same mistake he made!"
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was able to take over the Jiangnan nobles for his own use because he believed in his own skills. Unfortunately, it was a tragedy that fate failed.
Therefore, Empress Xiao once again carefully explained: "This time when we go to Jiangnan, no one from the Jiangnan gentry can be trusted until the situation is opened up. Otherwise, you will have no choice but to run back in disgrace."
Yang Fan was a little depressed: "If no one from the Jiangnan gentry can be used, then I will be alone. How can I open up the situation?"
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Empress Xiao smiled and said: "You can take more people with you from Chang'an. In addition, Emperor Yang also left some shadows in Jiangnan back then. I can help you if I can't protect them all."
"Let Shiyun accompany you when you go to Jiangnan this time. I will give her all the contact information of those people."
After hearing this, Yang Fan finally understood what Empress Xiao meant when she asked him to come. It turned out that she wanted Xiao Shiyun to accompany him.
The Queen Mother must have seen her having more and more women and was deeply afraid that Xiao Shiyun would fall out of favor, so she was so anxious.
However, she was indeed right about one thing. The power of the noble clan was too strong in Jiangnan, and Chaoyang could not get in at all.
Since the Queen Mother is willing to fully support her, Yang Fan will certainly not refuse and readily agrees: "Thank you for your love, Godmother. Everything will be at your discretion."
Although the Sui Dynasty has perished, it would be foolish to dare to underestimate the background of Empress Xiao.
After all, after the death of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao inherited everything. Who would believe that there was no group of forces loyal to the former Sui Dynasty?
The goal was achieved, Empress Xiao said with a smile: "Then let me go down first, go and rest early, and give birth to more fat boys for my godmother."
"Ahem... Godmother, please go to bed early and leave me." Yang Fan coughed twice and left as if running away.
Winter nights are silent, but it’s a good time to guess!