Zhao Cai's face was extremely happy when he heard this, and he licked his mouth and said, "Yes, I understand. Let's go back to the yard right now. We'll leave immediately after we finish the family tree."
Zhao Hu also smiled, this trip was really profitable.
One hundred taels was enough for him and his son to live happily for a long time, and his son's marriage was also settled. This Yingge is a rare beauty.
Compared with the happiness of the Zhao family, Yingge's face can only be described as despair.
She thought she was diligent and never slacked off in serving her, but Mother Mei actually let her go.
She covered her face and squatted on the ground crying helplessly.
The little maids around him were also extremely miserable. Looking at Ci'an Hall and the huge Mei Mansion, they felt uneasy.
Even Yingge, who has always been favored, ended up like this, but what about them? What will be their fate?
When people are waiting for a game, they originally wanted to have a good ending, but now...
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Inside Hongxia Pavilion.
Lian'er rattled off the news she got from outside to Wei Jingwei, with a look of indignation on her face. "The Mei family is really too cool. Although this Yingge is a servant, she is still the maid in front of Mei's mother! If you say it is for someone else, then give it to someone else! Who is this Zhao Cai? That’s a dirty scoundrel. I don’t know what to do in the future.”
When Wei Jingwei heard this, she looked away from her book and asked, "How is Yingge doing now?"
"What else can I do, I can only cry in the house. She kept crying, begging the old lady not to let her marry to the Mei family. The old lady thought she was annoying, so she let her stay in the house by herself."
Lian'er said with helplessness on her face.
What do servants fear most? It's just that I'm afraid that I have a bad master.
He ended up like Yingge.
"Did the Zhao family say when they would leave?"
"They will leave in about four or five days. Their purpose this time is to witness and agree to the genealogy as Zhang Ruoruo's relatives. After all, Zhang Ruoruo ran away privately before. It doesn't sound good to be left outside, I guess. They were trying to cover it up."
Although Wei Jingwei had nothing to do with Yingge's disaster, she was the one who caused it in the end, and she couldn't completely stay out of it.
But if she wanted to help Yingge, she wasn't completely sure.
She gently rubbed the book in her hand, and suddenly thought of a person in her mind, and she suddenly had an idea in her mind.
"I'll write a letter and ask Ma San to help me take it to the Jiang family in Beijing. Tell it to Jiang Yinbai. This thing must be done secretly. If you do it well, Yingge will be fine."
As soon as Lian'er heard that Yingge could be saved, she became happy. She swept away the sadness just now and quickly urged Wei Jingwei to write it and take her out.
Picking up the pen, Wei Jingwei wrote a few words on a piece of white paper and handed the letter to her.
Looking at Lian'er's leaving figure, she felt a little sad in her heart.
The only solution for now is to ask Jiang Yinbai for help. With his help, Yingge can escape from the current dangerous situation unharmed, and it is unknown whether she will even have another destiny.
But Wei Jingwei is not sure whether he will help...
No matter how good the relationship between the two was, it was only when they were young. Now one is a married woman and the other is the popular Mr. Jiang in the court. They are already different people.
The matter of Zhang Ruoruo's family tree progressed very quickly, and within two days the patriarch of the Meijia family came.
When Wei Jingwei was in charge of the Mei family, she had always made the decision on human relations at that time. She had always been very generous to Mei Yuanqing's relatives and the clan leader, and now they all pay attention to a family concept.
Even if you become a successful person, you still have to remember your last name.
Therefore, the annual gifts are very generous.
But the next year, that is, this year, the patriarch and other elders of the Mei family had not been waiting for the next year's gift. Now they suddenly received a message asking them to go to Beijing. Although they didn't know why, they came quickly. .
After drinking tea for a while in the living room, the patriarch saw that Mei Yuanqing still hadn't mentioned the New Year's gift. He coughed and said proactively, "Yuan Qing, is there something wrong with this year's New Year's gift? It's been delayed. Why is it that it’s the New Year’s Eve and I haven’t arrived in the village yet?”
"Yes, the few poor children in the clan have relied on this little annual gift in the past. You can't forget it."
"Yes, that's right."
The few people said something to each other, which made Mei Yuanqing blush.
In previous years, Wei had been taking care of it, so he didn't worry about it at all. Now that he was asked about it, he still felt a little embarrassed.
He had just become the number one scholar, and the Wei family's dowry was rich. After drinking wine, he proudly told the villagers that he would pay for the establishment of a clan school for anyone who was good at studying but whose family was poor. Everyone was so enthusiastic and supported him so much that he forgot about his appearance.
Fortunately, the Wei family stepped in and gave him money, so he wouldn't fall for the joke.
But now...
The patriarch seemed to see that he didn't want to give money, and snorted coldly, "You are an official after all, and you have forgotten what you said in just one year? How do you want me to explain to the villagers when I go back? Everyone is counting on you. Yeah. You're good for breaking your promise!"
The words spoken by a few people were serious. Mei Yuanqing gritted his teeth and said, "Clan leader, tell me how much it will cost."
"One thousand taels! I gave you one thousand taels last year!"
Mei Yuanqing's eyes widened, a thousand taels? The Wei family actually gave them a full thousand taels!
The clan leader counted with him on his fingers, "Let's run the clan school. Repair the school, find teachers, and the clan fields you promised. They have been purchased every year. It's all money. In our clan, most of the students' families They are all very poor, and the Shuxiu clan has to help with some of it to continue schooling. Counting all the scattered things, I used every penny of last year's thousand taels, and I didn't take a penny privately."
The patriarch spoke impassionedly, spitting everywhere, and finally calmed down after drinking a large cup of tea.
"Patriarch, my family now..."
"Where are you now? Not only did you not send back this year's New Year's gift, but you still asked us to come all the way to write a genealogy for your concubine. The Wei family is such a good person, you are really deceived by lard!" said the patriarch! This is even more annoying.
In the past, when Mrs. Wei met them, she was not only respectful but also very polite.
Every time I was given a big red envelope, but this time I only saw two enchanting concubines, one was pregnant, and the other was tired of being around Mei Yuanqing all the time, what a look!
"Patriarch, this is my family matter, so I don't need you to worry about it."
The patriarch was indignant, but knew that what he said was correct, so he could only shut up. I'm just talking about the New Year's gift.
After many calculations by Mei Yuanqing, the clan leader still did not relent at all. Mei Yuanqing looked back at the pitiful Zhang Ruoruo, and he could only grit his teeth and agree.
If you don't agree, the genealogy matter may be even more difficult!
