The days in December are always extremely short, and for this reason, the closing time of various government offices comes earlier than in other seasons.
However, around four o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Fang returned to his home. Afterwards, he read for a while and taught Du Zechi some lessons, and then it was time to eat.
As usual, Aunt Du and Jiang Fang's dinner party tonight. There was also Du Zechi, who had returned from Taixue, and the three of them had dinner together.
After all, ever since Jiang Nianjiao came back from the palace, she couldn't afford to get sick. Therefore, considering her physical condition, Jiang Fang allowed her to eat alone in Qinglan Courtyard.
But they didn't expect that just before the three of them were about to move the chopsticks, Jiang Nianjiao arrived late accompanied by Lingying.
"Didn't you eat in the house recently? Why did you come out today?" Seeing Jiang Nianjiao coming over, Jiang Fang couldn't help but ask.
Even Aunt Du quickly put down her chopsticks. She stood up and took a few steps closer to Jiang Nianjiao. Then she asked with concern, "Jiaojiao, are your bones healed? Are your hands cold?"
While speaking, she only took the initiative to explore Jiang Nianjiao's hand temperature. Seeing that she still had a hand stove hidden in her sleeve, and her hands were indeed quite warm, she just took Jiang Nianjiao and sat down in the dining room.
Jiang Nianjiao came out today. Firstly, she wanted to find out from her aunt what the Duke of Qi was thinking. Secondly, she also felt that she had indeed been ill for too long. The news outside should have been closely related to her, but it was only after she fell ill. Later, she became the last insider. ..
Therefore, how could she dare to get sick now? Even if her body bones were not healed, she still had to use her body bones to move around outside.
Jiang Fang didn't seem to have anything to say to her. Seeing her coming, Jiang Fang just asked the people below to prepare a pair of chopsticks and a rice bowl.
After that, they didn't talk much at the table until after the meal, Jiang Nianjiao wanted to say a few words to Aunt Du, so she took her aunt's hand and said, "Aunt, I heard that Mrs. Qi often comes to see you these days. ?”
Aunt Du nodded when she heard this and explained for Liu Wanjun, "Yes, Wanjun also sees me as bored, so he often comes over to chat with me."
After hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao only thought in her heart that Liu Wanjun was just here to chat. If she really missed the sisterly relationship, she should have come here early when Aunt Du returned to Beijing.
It's a pity that at that time, she had no spare time to visit Aunt Du in order to curry favor with the Chen family.
However, it was naturally impossible for Jiang Nianjiao to say this directly. She only said softly, "Auntie and Mrs. Qi are really good sisters. I just wonder what Auntie talks to her about on weekdays?"
Seeing Jiang Nianjiao ask a question, Aunt Du naturally answered smoothly.
Jiang Fang on the side had something to say to Jiang Nianjiao. After all, the news of Zhao Yanzhen's death was now a certainty. He wanted to tell Jiang Nianjiao about it and ask Jiang Nianjiao what he meant.
But seeing that she was only chatting with Aunt Du at the moment, he decided that it would be better to mention this matter to her again some time later.
After all, it looks like her body is not completely healed now.
And he couldn't open his mouth.
So he looked around and shouted at Du Zechi to leave the dining room.
Aunt Du then said something else, and after watching her brother leave with her son, she calmed down her meek look.
She sighed softly and said, "Actually, besides chatting with me today, Mrs. Qi also told me something. I don't know how to reply to her. It's not easy to tell her brother. Since the girl asked, I told the girl, she knows the people in the capital very well, and she just gave me some advice."
Hearing what Aunt Du said, Jiang Nianjiao became more and more convinced that Liu Wanjun was really a person who had no profit and was unable to afford it early.
She just said "good" and then waited quietly for Aunt Du's next words.
Aunt Du didn't bother with the matter anymore. She just lowered her voice and said, "These days, she often comes to my place. She didn't say anything else at first. She just gave me some fashionable things in Beijing from time to time. I didn't want it, so she had to give it to me. I couldn't push it away, so I took it away, but I still kept it in mind. I didn't dare to use anything she gave me."
"It's not that I don't know about the affairs of their Qi family, I'm afraid that she will ask me for her husband's son's official position. I live and eat in my brother's things now, so why bother bothering my brother about other people's affairs? .Therefore I
I originally planned that if she begged me for this matter, I would return all the things she had given her before. "
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but chuckle. She felt that her aunt was too honest.
"What happened next?"
"She never mentioned it after that, but a few days ago, when my son came home from Taixue, he bumped into her for some reason. When she saw my son, she asked her about him and praised him. "
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao actually understood what Liu Wanjun meant.
But she also had to admire this woman's abacus.
Her husband and son were both worthless. When the Duke of Qi's palace was not implicated, this woman didn't think about begging for favors for her husband and son.
It's a pity that those two people can't hold up the wall with mud.
If he had been able to hold on to the wall and rely on that woman's methods to compete with her husband and son, I am afraid that the Duke of Qi's mansion would have made a comeback long ago.
However, the old man is proficient in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, while the young man is good at imitating everything, and excels in everything.
Therefore, even if there were official wives who were in agreement with Mrs. Qi, they would not dare to accept the job of helping Mrs. Qi's husband and son to do errands.
They are afraid that if the job is not done well and their husbands and sons are involved, then the loss outweighs the gain.
The same is true. Now that the Duke of Qi's palace is implicated by the Chen family, her husband and son may not be able to count on him anymore.
All she can hope for is that her daughter will marry into a good family. In fact, although Qi Peipei's appearance is not enough, with her scheming and her mother's methods, it was not difficult for Qi Peipei to marry a new rich official.
It's a pity that this lady has been doing favors all her life, but in the end, the boat capsized.
It's also that she never seems to be right about people. She worked hard and tried all means to get a husband, but he turned out to be just a show-off.
I finally managed to get a ride on the big tree of the Chen family, but the tree fell down again. I didn’t get any benefits, but I was covered in mud by the tree.
So now even that layer of bluffing has been peeled off, and he is on the wrong team again. Qi Peipei's marriage will naturally have to be lowered to a higher level.
Liu Wanjun was unwilling to do so. Now if she could marry her daughter to Aunt Du's son, it would indeed be her best choice at the moment.
After all, she had the Jiang family as her back, and she was the only daughter of her father. I'm afraid Liu Wanjun was still planning on Du Zechi taking over her father's political legacy.
When her daughter marries Du Zechi, won't our family be able to slowly turn around based on the daughter's wealth?
Jiang Nianjiao didn't hate scheming people, but she hated people who would do anything for their own interests.
And the facts turned out to be just as Jiang Nianjiao had guessed. Aunt Du whispered, "She then asked me if my son would marry me? I naturally answered truthfully. She then sighed in front of me that the marriage of girls here is the most worrying thing for parents in the world. After that, she told me about her daughter. She also asked me if I would consider her daughter, but I didn’t agree to her immediately. I only said that the daughter’s marriage would depend on her children’s wishes.”
"I didn't expect her to come here with her daughter today. I saw that although the girl is not good-looking, she has a good temper. She is generous, gentle and polite to others. She has a bit of a talented woman. It's just that Chi'er in my family is not good at anything. , I was just afraid that she was not worthy of her, and I was also afraid that she was going to your family, so I didn’t immediately agree to her at that time. Of course, if he has such a good wife, it will be considered his blessing."
After hearing Aunt Du say this, Jiang Nianjiao understood better what was going on.
Liu Wanjun is obviously a pragmatist, and she just wants to choose a husband with good external conditions for her daughter as soon as possible based on the way she looked at people in the past.
It doesn't matter whether your daughter likes it or not.
It's a pity that Qi Peipei is a high-spirited person, and since he has little experience, he always has expectations for love.
She likes Lu Zhizhang.
If Lu Zhizhang also likes her.
Presumably, Liu Wanjun would not object.
After all, the Lu family used to be the marquis, and it was considered prosperous. Although the Lu family is now sparse, Lu Zhizhang has always strived for success since he was a child. The titles of Lu Prodigy and Lu Talent have been with him almost from his boyhood to his youth. Although He had also submitted the wrong question during a major exam, resulting in the main exam being
The examiner gave him low marks, and he was constantly suppressed because of his criticism of the Chen family, which was powerful at the time, but that did not prevent him from still being a talented man full of knowledge.
Now that he has gained the appreciation of his uncle and played a great role in the rebellion, he is now a rising star.
Coupled with his handsome appearance and intelligence, I am afraid that all the ladies in the capital will like him.
If her daughter could win such a talented person, she would definitely be happy to see it happen.
But it's a pity that Lu Zhizhang doesn't like her daughter, and based on his vision, his daughter may not be able to win such a talented person.
Therefore, the pragmatic Mrs. Liu would definitely not let her daughter get involved with Lu Zhizhang.
But she also underestimated Qi Peipei's yearning for Lu Zhizhang.
When Jiang Nianjiao thought about what Qi Peipei asked her to do today, she felt that the choices made by the mother and daughter were actually half-measures.
Her cousin Du Zechi is now under the control of his father, and since he has no money, he may be able to restrain himself a bit.
When I open a mansion in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to support myself on the wall.
Of course, no matter how hard he can hold up the wall, as long as his father doesn't fall, he will be stronger than Qi Fu no matter what.
As for Lu Zhizhang, he is indeed what people call a potential stock. He is smart and beautiful, and he can revive a declining family in his twenties.
It's a pity that that person is cruel to himself and even more cruel to others. Qi Peipei chose him, which really meant that there was no benefit at all.
It's a mercy of him that he didn't sell you back.
