Ninefold Purple

As soon as Kyoto enters May, the weather becomes cool in the morning and evening and hot at noon.

Mrs. Cai sent Mrs. Tai of Changxing Hou Mansion into the carriage with a smile, then dipped her sweaty forehead with a handkerchief, turned around and told her daughter-in-law Ding: "Let's go back to the mansion too!"

She suppressed her smile, showing a little tiredness in her expression.

Mrs. Ding hurriedly stepped forward to help her mother-in-law, and said considerately: "The weather is so hot, Mrs. Marquis of Changxing wants to perform rituals for the old Marquis who died of illness, but I just met you by chance and asked you which master from Wanming Temple recites scriptures." Well done, you came here with me—our family has nothing to do with Changxing Hou’s family, so why should you treat their family so courteously?” Then, he took the round fan from the servant girl’s hand and slapped it vigorously towards Mrs. Cai Shan, "Mother, you are getting older. Baoshan has told me several times to let me take good care of you. If there is anything, you can just tell me."

Baoshan is Cai Bi's eldest son. [

Ding glanced at the maids and women who surrounded her.

The maids and mothers-in-law dispersed with winks.

Then Mrs. Cai said: "Everything should be planned in advance. If there is no contact now, do you dare to say that there will be no contact in the future? I will accompany Mrs. Tai to Wanming Temple this time, so I will have contacts?! Don't be so short-sighted!" Then He lowered his voice and said, "The Marquis of Changxing has acted recklessly in office. I don't know how many people have impeached him, but he can stand still. How can this be done by ordinary people? There are only advantages and no disadvantages in making friends with people from the Shi family. The predecessors planted trees I’m doing it for your own good.” He said again, “Do you still remember Mr. Lin Guanlan, the head of the Imperial Academy who had a close relationship with our family in the past? Mr. Lin died of illness three years ago, and his grandson is here. Jiangnan committed a crime, and as a result, a letter from the Lin family was written to Tao Zeyu, the governor of Jiangnan. The young master of the Lin family was not only fine, but also returned to the capital with Cheng Yi, a 1000 tael silver note from Tao Zeyu. Do you know why? But it was because Tao Zeyu has just been selected as a concubine, and Mrs. Tao came to live in Kyoto with her son, and she spoke Kyoto dialect with a Fujian accent, so she was neglected, and Mrs. Lin once said a few words for her." Then told Ding Shi, "You have to remember that being convenient to others is to be convenient to yourself. Even if you can't help others, you must not offend them. I brought you here today because I want you to form a good relationship with the Changxing Hou family. edge."

"Mother's words, I will remember!" Mrs. Ding nodded again and again, moved the footstool leaning on the shaft of the carriage herself, and helped Mrs. Cai get into the carriage.

Mrs. Cai had just stepped on the footstool with one foot, when suddenly someone in a carriage parked next to her opened the curtain, and a woman surrounded by pearls poked her head out and said with a smile, "Mrs. Cai? Are you Mrs. Cai?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law turned around.

Ding's face was full of confusion, and he couldn't remember where he had seen this woman, but Mrs. Cai thought for a while, and smiled: "Is it the seventh wife of the Dou family? I just said, she looks so beautiful, how can I not?" Remember?" As he spoke, he retracted his feet and stood still beside the carriage.

Sure enough, it is very snobbish.

Wang Yingxue slandered.

If it was Mrs. Fifth who said hello, she would have rushed over long ago, right?

Putting aside the unhappiness in her heart, Wang Yingxue got out of the carriage with a smile, went up to greet Mrs. Cai's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and exchanged a few words of greeting. Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Wang Yingxue took Mrs. Cai's arm affectionately.

Both Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Ding were a little surprised. Wang Yingxue had already smiled and said: "Mrs. Cai, it is better to meet you by chance. I was thinking of going to visit you at the mansion these few days, but I didn't expect to meet you here, so I will not be polite." ——There is something I would like to ask for your help..." motioned her to the side to speak.

Mrs. Ding had seen this kind of thing a lot, she smiled nonchalantly and led the maids and wives back to the side.

Wang Yingxue invited Mrs. Cai to sit in her carriage.

Mrs. Cai thought for a while, smiled and got into the carriage with Wang Yingxue.

Ding waited outside for about an hour, during which time she could faintly hear crying from inside the carriage.

Mrs. Cai's personal nurse asked Mrs. Ding worriedly: "Is there anything wrong?"

Ding said with a smile: "Even if there is something wrong, the Dou family still has the Fifth Wife, so it's not our turn to come forward!" Then he guessed, "Maybe she has been wronged by something, and I want to ask the Fifth Wife to help her, but I don't want to ask the Fifth Wife to help her." Well, tell Mrs. Fifth directly, I just want my mother to help pass the message!"

After thinking about it, the nanny felt that Ding's words made sense, so she relaxed and stood there waiting leisurely. [

Another quarter of an hour later, Mrs. Cai got off Wang Yingxue's carriage. Wang Yingxue wanted to see her off, but she was stopped by Mrs. Cai, and said, "Mrs. Seven, go back first. I will give you an answer after careful consideration of this matter."

Wang Yingxue hurriedly said: "Thank you, Mrs. Cai!" Her eyes were red and swollen, and her expression was sad.

Ding thought, "I don't know what Mrs. Seven is doing with her mother-in-law", and stepped forward to help Mrs. Cai.

Mrs. Cai's face was tense, and she looked a little dignified.

As soon as she got into the carriage, she told the coachman: "Go back quickly!"

Ding was startled, and hurriedly asked: "Mother, what's wrong?"

Mrs. Cai didn't seem to hear what she said, her expression was in a trance, the veil was crumpled in her hand and then unfolded, and then crumpled again.

Ding knew that her mother-in-law had encountered a big problem, so she didn't dare to take a breath, and sat quietly by the side.

The carriage drove all the way, and soon returned to Zhima Hutong where Cai's family lived.

Mrs. Cai sat still in the car.

The woman outside waited for a long time for no one to get out of the car, she raised the curtain and was about to speak, but Ding stopped her outside with a look.

The sun is getting to the west, and the cool wind is blowing in the alley, but it is unbearably hot in the carriage. Ding feels that his vest is soaked with sweat, so he picks up a round fan to help Mrs. Cai fan a few times, and he can also take the opportunity to relieve the heat. However, Mrs. Cai suddenly came back to her senses and asked her in a low voice: "You said, if we have a chance to earn 1 taels of silver, should we do it or not?"

Ding's face turned pale with shock, "I'm afraid the risk is not small, right?"

Mrs. Cai nodded, but stopped talking.

Mrs. Ding didn't care about the sweltering heat, she moved over and sat down next to Mrs. Cai, and whispered, "Is it related to the Dou family's affairs?"

Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Ding whispered a few words.

Ding's face turned pale with fright, and the round fan in her hand fell to her feet with a "slap", causing the woman who was following the car outside to quickly lift the curtain and asked anxiously, "What's the matter?" Ding scolded and backed away. down.

"Mother, what's your idea?" Ding's voice trembled a little, "I'm afraid there will be a gap with Huaishu Hutong afterwards!"

"I think so too." Mrs. Cai said, "Although I can fool the past, but if such a big thing happens, at least I can't escape the reputation of being perfunctory. People in Huaishu Alley don't say anything. I will definitely have doubts in my heart. What's more, your sister is still at their house... I will calculate and calculate, this matter is not easy to handle!"

What the mother-in-law said was "difficult to do", not "impossible".

Ding immediately saw through Mrs. Cai's mind.

He was thinking about the 1 taels of silver, but he didn't want to offend Huaishu Hutong. [

She pondered: "How about we just pretend it's nothing?"

"Stupid!" Mrs. Cai scolded, "Since she said what she said and promised me that the Wang family owed me a favor, she has already made up her mind. If we can't get through here, she will definitely think of other ways. We will never let it go. No matter if it is successful or not, there will be an uproar. We knew it in advance, but we didn’t know that there would be a noise from Huaishu Hutong. Tell me, what will the people of the Dou family think?"

"Then what do you mean?" Mrs. Ding vaguely understood her mother-in-law's plan.

Mrs. Cai whispered: "I'm thinking about it and I have to tell the Dou family. As for the 1 taels of banknote, we will also take it. When the time comes, I will hand the banknote to Mrs. Fifth, saying that it is forced by the situation." No, there is no way to explain it later... The fifth wife is also a straightforward person. The seventh wife has paid 1 taels of silver. She can't say that she has nothing at all, right? We have become good people and can earn money legitimately As for Mrs. Seven, since Mrs. Fifth knew about it, there is absolutely no reason to hand us over to confront Mrs. Seven. It is impossible for Mrs. Fifth to let Mrs. Seven do as she pleases. We will just listen to Mrs. Fifth’s arrangement then.”

Ding hurriedly flattered: "Jiang is still hot! I panicked when I heard this, I didn't expect my mother to have an idea so soon..."

"Okay, okay," Mrs. Cai said, "we'll go to Huaishu Alley right now." But a smile appeared on her face involuntarily because of what the daughter-in-law said.

But Ding said: "Mother, do you want to discuss such a big matter with Daddy first? Besides, Brother Ren's birthday will be in a few days. I think it's better to wait a few days before going to Dou's house than going at this time." Seventh wife must not be a simple character to do such a thing." The implication was that Wang Yingxue sent someone to pay attention to their family's movements.

"What you said makes sense." Mrs. Cai patted her daughter-in-law's hand in relief, "However, it's better not to let your father know about this kind of thing. If there is any change, we can say that your father doesn't know, and there is a way out. "Then Ding's waiter got out of the carriage.

The people Wang Yingxue sent to pay attention to Cai's family came back for several days to report that there was no movement. Mrs. Cai sent her daughter-in-law Ding to take away the 1 taels of silver note. Start arranging for the mother-in-law on the stove, the confidant maid, and daughter-in-law.

Dou Shiying was kept in the palace for two consecutive days, completely ignorant of the family affairs.

On the birthday of Dou Shishu's eldest grandson, Dou Qiren, Mrs. Cai dressed up and went to Huaicun Hutong.

After eating longevity noodles and receiving congratulatory gifts from Brother Ren, Mrs. Cai took Mrs. Fifth to Mrs. Fifth's inner room to talk.

The fifth wife looked at the 1 taels of unmarked bank notes that were cashed upon sight on the table, and she was startled and anxious, and it took her a long time to recover. Her forehead was so angry that veins popped out, and she wanted to scold a few words, but the words came to her end. At the same time, he was afraid that Mrs. Cai would see a joke, so he endured it abruptly, and thanked Mrs. Cai with tears of gratitude: "...If it weren't for the in-laws, our Dou family would have become the laughing stock of the whole capital! It's me who did it." Auntie, I'm afraid I can't escape the responsibility. You really saved our whole family!"

Where is the honor of the old lady Ge?

The fifth wife wished she could spit on Wang Yingxue's face.

Since Mrs. Cai has done a good deed, she will naturally do it to the end, so that others will be truly grateful from the bottom of her heart.

She hurriedly shook Mrs. Fifth's hand, and comforted Mrs. Fifth, saying: "Who's family doesn't have a mess, but fortunately no one else knows about it, and we don't talk about each other as a family. How can I help you?" I'm busy, just do what you tell me."

Sisters and brothers, an update for May 5th.

o(n_n)o~

Tomorrow weekend, double update.

Plus more likely to be around 15:00.

ps: May 5th is Mother's Day, don't forget to say hello to your mother!

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