Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 315
As soon as the Wan family heard the imperial edict arrived, they knew that there was an explanation for Huaici's matter, but no one knew whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, so they rushed to the gate, set up the incense table, and knelt down tremblingly.

Mai Xiang also knelt on the red felt anxiously, the previous preface was too lengthy, to be honest, she only understood one sentence: "Bless the heavens, the emperor ordered it." Also relieved.

Mai Xiang understood the last sentence, Huaici was named the editor of the Seventh Rank Imperial Academy, the emperor did not dismiss his fame.

"Okay, okay, it's really great." Wan Baocai was the most excited, he could finally go home to worship his ancestors.

"Son, dad is very pleased." Wan Chengyao patted Huaici's head for the first time.

The old lady's eye circles were also red, but she still took a look at Wan Zhigao first. Seeing that Wan Zhigao lowered his head, she stretched out her hand and patted him on the back, and said something in a low voice. Wan Zhigao hurriedly smiled and shook his head. Go to Huai Ci.

"Second brother, congratulations. The second brother is a double blessing and deserves to be celebrated."

"Elder brother didn't tell us that we forgot, we came to congratulate elder brother Nong Zhang, daughter-in-law, your gift hasn't been delivered yet." Huai Ci pampered Mai Xiang.

"No, Fengye, you help me to see grandma." Only then did Mai Xiang realize that she had nothing to do.

Coming out of Kangyi's room, Mai Xiang didn't expect Ziju to stop her.

"What's the matter?" Mai Xiang looked at Ziju's big belly, and it was estimated that she would give birth in a few days.

"Big ya, no, Second Mistress, Mai Xiang, can I ask you something?" Ziju looked at Mai Xiang and didn't know what to call her.

"Let's talk." Mai Xiang looked at Ziju's impatience and lost her composure, and didn't care about her title.

Zi Ju looked at the maid beside Mai Xiang, rolled up the handkerchief in her hand, and said nothing.

Mai Xiang gave Feng Ye a wink, Feng Ye retreated a few meters away, but did not take her eyes off Mai Xiang.

"Well, I heard that the second master likes men, is it true?"

When Mai Xiang heard this, she turned around and was about to leave.

"Mai Xiang, don't go, I really have something to ask. I, I, I discovered a secret." Zi Ju hurriedly stepped forward to hold Mai Xiang, hesitating to speak, seemed very embarrassed.

"Will you tell me?" Mai Xiang lost her patience.

"That, that, I found out that my uncle didn't want women since he came back from home. At first I thought it was because my grandmother and I were both pregnant. My uncle looked down on others and was a little complacent. Until, until one day I When I found him hugging his little servant, I, I panicked, Mai Xiang, the maids said that the second master was also deprived of fame because of this, the second master and you, return..."

Mai Xiang was shocked when she heard that Wan Zhigao was fooling around with the boy, did he really bend?Or is he a psychopath trying to vent?

"Second master also treats you like this?" Seeing that Mai Xiang was stunned, Zi Ju thought she had hit the mark, and looked at Mai Xiang sympathetically.

"My husband was framed by someone. Didn't you just see the imperial decree we received? My husband is already an editor of the Imperial Academy. Also, your news is too behind. I'm already more than three months pregnant. gone."

"I know you have a baby in your belly, don't we have a baby too? But, but, I just don't understand, how can this man and this man hug each other?" Ziju couldn't figure it out after thinking about it But she didn't dare to ask others about this matter.

Mai Xiang knows that Ziju has been growing up in the country, and these dirty things in the house must be unheard of. What she relies on in Wanjia is Mai Xiang's face and her son, so for now, her life is not good. It's sad.

"Who else knows about this?" Mai Xiang asked.

"I dare not tell anyone, I, I'm afraid."

"Don't tell me if you're afraid, don't ask, just pretend you don't know, you don't know what you don't see, remember if you remember." Mai Xiang told her seriously.

If Wan Zhigao did this, he would be discovered sooner or later. If Ziju was not careful, he might be used as cannon fodder.

"Remember." Seeing that Mai Xiang was so serious, Ziju was a little frightened.

"Ziju, I'm doing it for your own good. Don't forget, you're just an aunt from the countryside. It's too late to avoid this kind of scandal. Don't be so stupid as to hit the muzzle of a gun." Go to Maple Leaf.

When Mai Xiang entered the upper room, Huaici was in a stalemate with the old man. The old man wanted to go back to the countryside to worship his ancestors, and wanted to leave immediately. He happened to come back tomorrow for a reunion dinner, but Huaici didn't want to go back with them.

Because he didn't want to leave Mai Xiang alone, and it was inconvenient to carry Mai Xiang. A two- or three-hour carriage ride was not an easy task for a pregnant woman.

"Little daughter-in-law, with your body, is it okay to go to the countryside with us?" The old man saw Mai Xiang as if he saw a savior.

"She can't go." Huai Ci refused for Mai Xiang.

"Grandfather, I won't go. It's enough to have my husband accompany you. If I go, you may not be able to catch dinner tomorrow."

Mai Xiang saw that Huaici pursed her lips and seemed a little reluctant after finishing speaking, so she stretched his sleeves and said, "Mr. I haven't seen you in the moon, I still miss her, I will stay at her place tonight."

She naturally understood what Huai Ci was worried about.

"Alright, I'll take you there first, and I'll pick you up when I come back tomorrow." Huai Ci took advantage of the situation and took Mai Xiang's hand.

Seeing Huai Ci's care and tenderness towards Mai Xiang, Jiang felt that it was very annoying, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Mother, this daughter-in-law of Zhiyuan is pregnant, and there should be two servants by her side. I don't care, that Yun'er belongs to him, so he can't just follow us for no reason, right?"

After hearing this, the old lady nodded, thinking it made sense, and just about to speak, Wan Chengyao hurriedly said: "Let them decide such trivial matters by themselves."

He did not forget that every time he talked about Yun'er, Huaici wanted to eat Jiang's expression, there must be something wrong with this matter, he didn't want to make the same mistake again, and push his son away again.

"I'll say it again, I won't marry Xiao, and this matter will stop here."

"Nonsense, this granddaughter-in-law has given birth to children for so long, how can you not have someone by your side? How about this, Yuner, you don't want it, and it's okay to let your daughter-in-law carry two maids for you." The old lady said.

"Don't say that the family has been separated, even if there is no separation, I will not listen to you about this matter. For everyone's benefit, I don't want to hear this topic again next time." Huaici glanced at everyone, supported Mai Xiang went out first.

"Mother, look, who else does Zhiyuan have eyes for besides that girl?" Seeing that the old lady was very angry, Jiang added some eye drops.

"Okay, you don't have to pick things up, don't think that no one knows your thoughts." Wan Chengyao gave Jiang a sideways look, and now he doesn't like Jiang's eyes.

"What's on my mind? What can I have on my mind? Who doesn't have many people around you? I'm not doing this for your son's benefit. Your son has been eaten to death by that girl. I just can't understand it. Why? The second young master of our dignified family wants to make a fool of a country girl? You don't think it's embarrassing, but I do." Jiang Shi grasped the old lady's mind, and then applied eye drops.

The Jiang family now hates Mai Xiang far more than Huai Ci, because since Mai Xiang entered the door, the Jiang family has not won favor from Mai Xiang, on the contrary, he has been very passive by Mai Xiang, not only paying A lot of money, and losing the trust of her husband and in-laws, she really couldn't swallow it.

I have to say that Jiang's words really stirred up the old lady's mind. This grandson also valued Mai Xiang too much. He even had to listen to Mai Xiang for such a trivial matter as going to the countryside to worship his ancestors. Can Xiang still have people from Wanjia?Can Wan Jia borrow his light?
Now Huai Ci is just 22 years old and is the editor of Qipin Hanlin Academy. How can his future be worse?If Zhigao had his support and care, it would definitely be much easier to do business or scientific research.

But how can we win over this grandson?

Wan Chengyao didn't know that his mother's thoughts were already in a thousand turns. He glared at Jiang and said, "Chew less useless things, hurry up and pack up your things and prepare to go out."

Seeing his father treating his mother like this now, Wan Zhigao felt aggrieved. He attributed the reason to Huaici. It was because of Huaici's future that his mother's status dropped sharply. If he had a future, the elders in the family would definitely I will look up to my mother.

Thinking of this, a face flashed across Wan Zhigao's face.

It's just that the various schemes of the Wan family haven't affected Huai Ci and Mai Xiang's sweet life for the time being.

Because after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the two moved out of Wanjia, Huaici had to go out to work at dawn every day, and the first thing after get off work was to rush home, why would he think about Wanjia?
And Mai Xiang was also inconvenient to go out because she was pregnant, so she had nothing to do. After thinking about it for a long time, she found something for herself to do.

Inspired by the statement published in the newspaper, Mai Xiang thought of another way to seek justice for Huaici. She wanted to write a vernacular novel with Huaici as the heroine.

The novel is a very old-fashioned story. A young master from a rich family fell in love with a servant girl, and at the same time married a lady from an official family as his first wife. The first wife and the maid gave birth to a son one after another. , trying to torture the poor mother and son, the result is that the servant girl passed away early, and the servant girl's son finally gained a career and love after going through hardships, but the first wife not only ruined herself but also her life because of all kinds of greed and obsession. son.

Mai Xiang concealed the dynasty of the story, and the names of the characters were naturally changed, but the experience of the male protagonist is the same as that of Huai Ci, he was hit by Tanhua and was almost dismissed. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell whose story it is talking about.

Of course, for the sake of Wan Zhihe's marriage, Mai Xiang planned to publish this story in a serial form after they got married, which happened to be the end of "Dream of Red Mansions".With this goal in mind, Mai Xiang doesn't think she is bored anymore because she is pregnant and cannot go out.

(End of this chapter)