Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 194
Mai Xiang finally learned a common saying, what is "the most poisonous woman's heart."

Although she is also a woman, I really didn't expect that this woman would become jealous and paranoid, and her cruelty was no less than that of men.

In the past, Mai Xiang only watched some plots of Gongdou and Zhaidou in TV novels, but she never expected to come across the real version in this ruined Qing Dynasty. Moreover, this person is actually her future mother-in-law. How are you going to live?
"Hehe, I didn't expect my sister to be able to see so clearly at such a young age. I summed it up after suffering so many losses." Seeing Mai Xiang's tangled face, Huai Ci was actually in a good mood.

Mai Xiang didn't expect Huai Ci to be in the mood to smile, so she glared at him and asked, "Then what are you going to do now?"

"What I'm most worried about is that the prince asked the emperor to withdraw his marriage after he knew about it. Now it's all right. As long as you are still by my side, I won't be afraid of anything. Although I don't have much ability to fight back now, I think that in one or two years I will I can’t move her, but what about three or five years from now?”

Seeing that his mentality is fine, Mai Xiang is half relieved. The question is, who knows what else she will do?

"Don't worry, she doesn't dare to make too much publicity now. How can we say that there is a Baylor and a prince behind us? These are all things she is afraid of. Also, if my affairs become serious now, what kind of scandal will really arise? , I'm afraid it will also affect my eldest brother's marriage and my father's face, after all, my father is also a Beijing official, and reputation is still very important."

"There are still things she has scruples about, that's fine." Mai Xiang wondered if she should find a suitable opportunity to show off to Mrs. Wan?

Mai Xiang did not expect this opportunity to come soon.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, as soon as Huaici left Ye's house, Mrs. Wan came to the door.

Knowing that her grandson was celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival at Ye's house, Old Madam Wan felt quite uncomfortable. She came here this time just to test Mai Xiang and see if Mai Xiang could persuade Huaici and her family not to live like this After all, he is also a descendant of the Wan family, how could he not even show up for the Duanyang Festival?
"Mai Xiang, Madam Wan knows that you are a sensible and good boy. Please persuade Brother Yuan. If he is so stiff with the family, he will be the one who suffers. Who can the Wan family have? Isn't it just the two of them?" ? Is he really not going to ask for another penny from the Wan family?"

When Mai Xiang heard this, she seemed to be looking for Huaici, and she couldn't help but feel a little strange, because the last time she came, Mrs. Wan meant that Wan's family had paid 3000 taels of silver, and felt that the 3000 taels of silver was a bit wronged. How did you change your attitude after only two months?

"Mother Wan, do you know why Huai Ci didn't go back to Wan's house this time?" Mai Xiang was worried that she couldn't find a chance to speak.

"Why? Isn't it because of the house? Actually, it's also my fault. I was moved by what my daughter-in-law said. Our Wan family has not been going well in the past few years. The popularity and popularity are not good, and the wealth and wealth are not prosperous. , Wen Qi is even worse, his elder brother didn't even win a scholar, so he thought about changing the place to see if he could change it to be more prosperous. I did ask someone to visit the house of Brother Yuan, and the feng shui is really good , the place is also big, I mean, we live together, we can get close to each other and take care of each other, we can give you some popularity when we move in, moreover, we can buy you some furniture and antiques, this is not two Is it convenient?" The old lady clapped her hands and said.

When the old lady said that, she didn't seem to remember at all that Huaici had already separated from Wanjia. This house was not Wanjia's, but Huaici's.

In fact, this is not bad for Mai Xiang. In ancient times, the rich families usually had their parents, and they rarely separated, let alone Huai Ci, whose grandparents were all present. It was almost unheard of for him to be separated from a grandson, so Wan It's understandable that I can't remember too much.

Mai Xiang thought for a while, but she didn't mention the house to her, and said, "Nurse Wan only knows one thing and doesn't know the other. The reason why Huai Ci didn't go back to Wan's house this time is because he went to beg the Prince. The head of the academy where Ci is now knew that Huaici had been dismissed by Changhe Academy before, and wrote a letter to Prince Li. Fujin and the prince felt sorry for me, and they were going to ask the emperor to withdraw their marriage. Huaici knew it and knelt at the door of the prince. I knelt down in the sun for several hours, and it was Guan Nanny who hurriedly picked me up. Only then did I know the cause and effect, and I followed Huaici to beg the prince, and the prince agreed to leave it like this for the time being, and then see Huaici for a while. We will make a decision in the next year. Huaici is to send me back for the holidays, so I delayed my return home."

Mai Xiang also learned to be true and false, and of course she succeeded in beating old lady Wan.

"This, this?" Granny Wan studied Mai Xiang's face.

She didn't know how much Mai Xiang knew, she wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask deeply, but Prince Li knew about it, so this marriage can still happen?

"Son, listen to Madam Wan's words. Brother Yuan was wronged for this matter. He is not such a child."

"Mammy also knows that he was wronged? Who was wronged? Who hates him so much? I want to hurt him again and again, but I don't want him to settle down and study?"

"This? Who was wronged, I really don't know, I'll ask Brother Yuan and his father to investigate these things when I go back. Also, Wang Ye, what do you say? What did Wang Ye find out?" Mrs. Wan Thinking of the last time when the dowry was given, both Yong En and his wife came to stand up for Mai Xiang. Bao Buqi had already found someone to investigate this matter.

"Huici said that this is Wan's family matter, and I don't want the prince to interfere. The prince was so angry that he threw several teacups and almost kicked Huaici out, but I stopped it. Madam Wan, is there some family scandal here? Huai Ci doesn't want outsiders to know?"

"Family ugliness? This is impossible. Our Wan family only has these two grandchildren. Although Brother Yuan is not close to us, we have never treated him badly. Later, he left home alone because he insisted on going out to make a living. We You can't stop it. Grandpa Wan said that he is seventeen anyway, so he should go out and suffer a little. Only in this way will he understand and know who is really good to him. If so, he After we left, we sent people around to look for him. This child was quite well-behaved when he was young, why does he get more and more worrying when he grows up?"

When Mai Xiang saw her saying this, the other party didn't suspect Mrs. Wan, and she didn't know whether she should say that Mrs. Wan was too smart or that the old lady in front of her was stupid.

No wonder Huaici didn't say anything, and would only bury it in his heart, because even if he said it, no one would believe him, but would think that he was making trouble for no reason.

"Nurse Wan should go back and ask Grandpa Wan and Master Wan if they know anything. I also want to know, Huai Ci just wants to study quietly in the academy for two years, who is in the way? He couldn't make it through, and tried to drive him out of the academy several times. He wanted to get in the way of who could get in the way? The prince said that if something like this happened next time, he would not believe in Huaici, he would Do a thorough investigation by yourself to see who is against him, Prince Li. Everyone in the capital knows that Prince Li and his concubine have adopted a god-sister, and the matchmaker for this god-sister is the emperor. Wouldn't it be difficult for the emperor and his prince?"

Mrs. Wan is not really stupid. After hearing Mai Xiang's words, she also thought about it. Huaici is a child, it is impossible to have enemies with outsiders, and Mai Xiang has repeatedly emphasized that this is a family affair.

As for Wan Jia, the person who least wants Huai Ci to have a future, who else can be besides her daughter-in-law?Who can Huai Ci stand in the way of, of course it is her eldest grandson.

Mrs. Wan quickly remembered that the last time she made an appointment with the Ye family, the Wan family handed over the matter to Mrs. Wan, but Mrs. Wan not only did not come forward, but the ceremony was also quite simple. The county king and Fujin.So, it's all on purpose.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wan couldn't sit still anymore. She wanted to go back earlier and discuss with the old man what was going on, and what to do in the future. Angry at Mai Xiang, Prince Li appeared again, perhaps not as easy to talk as last time.

Mai Xiang didn't expect her tricks to be so effective. Seeing Mrs. Wan's pale face, she suddenly couldn't bear it, but thinking of Huaici's experiences over the years, Mai Xiang's teeth itch with hatred.

His grandma's, how is this a grandma?

"Mai Xiang, Mama will go back now, son, Brother Yuan will ask you to take care of him more, since he knows that he is making progress now, we can rest assured, you tell him, what is lacking in the future, just follow me directly Mammy said, Mammy will not forget you."

Mrs. Wan hopes to win over Huai Ci and Mai Xiang with this little affection and kindness. She doesn't want the matter to become a big one. The Wan family can't take care of it. If one is not careful, the whole family will have to follow through.

"Thank you Mammy. I'll tell him." Mai Xiang didn't want to push the old lady too hard, she still wanted to win the old lady over.

What Huai Ci wanted to deal with was Mrs. Wan, not the entire Wan family. If the Wan family were to be brought down, Huai Ci would not be worth the loss. What's more, the Wan family still had a few concubine daughters, which I heard was quite pitiful.

After Mrs. Wan left, Mrs. Liu went into Mai Xiang's room, and saw several boxes on Mai Xiang's kang, which were obviously gift boxes from Mrs. Wan, and they seemed to be some high-quality clothes.

She couldn't understand it more and more. Mai Xiang seemed to be a different person after being ill. In just two short years, even old lady Wan, who used to be invincible in front of her, now wants to Look at Mai Xiang's face.

"Mai Xiang, you Madam Wan used to be kind to us. Your grandfather has received favors from the Wan family. Although the two families have not seen each other for many years, your grandfather will always remember the love of the Wan family."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang didn't quite understand, and looked at Mrs. Liu.

(End of this chapter)