History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 47

The next morning, I went to Qingyuan Hall to say hello, and heard that the old lady was sick and bedridden, and a few people went to the inner room to see her sleeping with her eyes closed, with a very pale complexion.The daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law and granddaughter went in to visit, and left early for fear of disturbing her rest.

The eldest lady arranged for someone to wait on her side, she and the Qin family did not dare to neglect, and asked the girls to go back first, and the two of them brought their granddaughters-in-law to stand by.

Lin Lang followed He Xuanji to the Qingqiu Courtyard. Since He Xuanji got married in August, the two sisters would not have much time together, so they were very close at the moment, and naturally they had to stick as much as possible.

Seeing He Weikun walking through the corridor from a distance, Lin Lang said: "Big sister, we...are we really going to separate?" Although she harbored hatred for the second room, Lin Lang originally planned to use the old man's hand to punish the second room, so that The second wife can't get into trouble, so that Qin and Jiang can give birth to the baby smoothly, but unexpectedly, the second wife made a request to separate the family, but she didn't expect it.

He Xuanji sighed rarely and said: "Father stayed up all night last night, and went to the old man's study this morning, presumably to discuss this matter. Fourth uncle also went?"

"I went early in the morning." Lin Lang bit her lips, "The second uncle said it suddenly last night, the old man must have been very angry before he agreed." The father is still alive, but the children and grandchildren propose to separate the family. For the He family, it was really a shame.

"Second Madam has had this intention for a long time." He Xuanji was quite open-minded, "When she moves out of the mansion, she will be the master of the house. It just so happens that there is such a reason, so why not do it."

The two sisters are closer than others, and they don't hide too much when talking about these things. Lin Lang disagrees, "She is at ease, what should the old man and uncle do?" This separation, so many pairs of eyes in the capital have to stare, Who knows what gossip will come out?When the family members go out, if someone really makes fun of this, it will not look good after all.

But such a big family, if they work together, it's fine, the most feared thing is the separation between brothers.After all, Mrs. He is a man of noble education, and there are no big grains of sand in his eyes. Instead of being stuck in one place with his own ghosts, it is really better to be different and happy with each other.

The two of them knew these things, the old man and the others naturally knew more about them.Even though the trouble has come to this stage, after all, the relationship between father and son is still there, and it's not that they have turned against each other. The second master was sober after drinking, and in the morning he knelt down and pleaded guilty to the old master.However, he refused to back down on the matter of divorcing his wife, and the second room still had to move out.

Outside the He mansion is a large courtyard with three entrances across Hulu Lane. It used to be the servant of the Ministry of Industry who lived in it. It happened that two months ago, the foreign minister Yanzhou moved his family, so the courtyard was vacated.The He family paid a sum of money to buy the house, but it took two or three days to tidy it up, and the second master moved out with his family.

In this move, in addition to daily necessities that can be taken out with you, furniture servants have to buy everything.The second master's official position is not high and his salary is limited. When the second wife got married, her family was in decline and there was not much dowry. If the family moved there, the old master couldn't bear to make his children and grandchildren suffer.

Fortunately, the first house and the fourth house had a solid foundation, and the third master was very generous, and had already bought a considerable amount of property in the south. After discussing with several people, they assigned several properties of the He family in Beijing to the second house.

Such a clear cut made the second master feel a little ashamed and melancholy. Although they are all brothers, the difference between living together and living apart is not small.He Wentao himself doesn't have much ability, usually relying on the help of the old man, and with He Wenzhan's reputation, he gets mixed up in the circle of literati, and works as his wealthy idler in He's mansion. After this separation, a estrangement between the brothers has arisen, what will happen in the future? It's hard to say.

But the second lady didn't care about these things, she was so happy that piles of ledgers were delivered to her.In the past, although she was loved by the old lady, she was always restrained and uncomfortable when she was suppressed by a capable lady. Now that she is in charge of the family property by herself, she feels that her future is suddenly bright.

After leaving He's mansion, the old lady would not bother with internal affairs any longer, and the second lady immediately released He Jinyu's restraint, allowing her to come in and out freely after the limelight passed.

Seeing her beautiful daughter, the second wife belatedly remembered that He Jinyu's marriage has not yet been decided!Before, she was the daughter of the He family, relying on the identities of He Zhiqiu and He Wenhan, she usually went out with the eldest lady to visit and meet guests, and she was considered a bit of a status and wealth. Now that she left the He family, it seems that it is no longer so cheap?

But such a little question couldn't get into the mind of the second lady, and she still happily went to count the family property.

Because the old lady is ill, the old man's body is not in good shape, and the yard needs to be cleaned up after the second bedroom moves out, the He mansion is very busy.

After serving her mother-in-law for a while, Mrs. Qin was a little tired when she returned to the Lanling Courtyard, so she crouched under the plantain to enjoy the shade.

(End of this chapter)