Although Mrs. Xing said that she didn't know who wanted to ruin Yingchun's reputation, but Xiuyan could hear the hatred in her aunt's words.
Xiuyan is so smart. Although she has not been in the house for a long time, she can get a rough idea of the various connections in the house and distinguish them clearly at a glance.
It was tacitly understood that the eldest brother's house and the second house where his aunt lived were at odds, but since the ancestors were still there, no one dared to point it out.
The second master is relatively low-key, and the eldest master, his uncle, is also relatively tolerant, so the relationship between the two brothers is okay, but the relationship between his aunt and the second wife, the sisters-in-law, is not so harmonious.
The second wife was born in the Wang family, and her aunt was just from a small family, and she was a second wife, so she was born with insufficient confidence, but she still occupied the role of the eldest wife's legitimate wife.
But everyone knows that the ancestors like the second master and don’t like to see him very much. This embarrassing and aggrieved role makes it difficult for the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion to let go. Whether it is the aunt and his wife or the second brother Lian, but the second sister-in-law But she happens to be the daughter of the Wang family. This complicated relationship makes the relationship between the two parties even more confusing.
Xiuyan even suspected that the reason why the second brother Lian desperately wanted to reconcile with the second sister-in-law, and even went to Yangzhou and did not want to stay in the capital city, was largely because the second sister-in-law used the power of the Wang family to bully the second brother Lian. It was unbearable, so I simply divorced and went to live my own life.
The second sister-in-law is not on the same page with her aunt, and she and the second wife are aunt and nephew, so the relationship is delicate.
"Aunt, it's not like..." Xiuyan couldn't help but say.
"Humph, no, what do you know?" Ms.
Xing Xiuyan didn't dare to say anything anymore, it would be embarrassing if her aunt pointed it out.
Mrs. Xing also knew that it was difficult to clarify such private discord, so she didn't say anything more, but turned the topic to Xing Xiuyan's father, "Xiuyan, your father goes out to hang out at the casino all day long. You two, don’t you care? Someone from the casino came to your door the day before yesterday, saying that your father owed the casino hundreds of taels of silver..."
Xing Xiuyan was surprised when he heard this. No wonder his father had not been seen in the past two days, but he owed gambling debts to the casino.
"Did you know that I lent your father three hundred taels of silver the previous two times, and your father agreed that it would only be used for three months. I thought he was going to do something to make a living, but I didn't know that he was coaxing me, so I lent him the money. I didn't expect that he would But it was a good time to go to the casino to play Gaole. The day before yesterday, someone came to the casino and asked for the debt. He kept claiming that if he didn't pay, he would cut off your father's fingers. For the sake of relatives, I paid fifty taels for him in advance. It is said that there is still more than three hundred taels left, but my aunt can no longer get it out..."
Upon hearing this, Xing Xiuyan hurriedly said: "Aunt, where is my father now?"
"The person over there didn't say anything, but I know that those casinos won't take it easy on people like your father. I still want to get the money I owe him back. I'm afraid he will come again in the next two days. Maybe your father is still enjoying himself in the casino, not thinking about Shu."
Mrs.
He still owes the casino more than three hundred taels. If he can't pay it back, who knows what the casino will do with Xing Zhong?
Xing Xiuyan couldn't think about that much. She only thought about her father's safety now. As for the money she owed, she didn't know how to pay it back, but her father had to get it back no matter what.
"Aunt, what's the name of that casino and where is it?" Xiuyan asked hurriedly.
"It seems to be called Yingou Gambling House. It's in Cheng'en Temple Hutong in Fucaifang in the west of the city, next to Wang Gongchang." The Xing family remembered the place name well, but he quickly said: "Xiuyan, you are a big man Girls, please don’t go to that dirty place, you may suffer a loss and your reputation will be tarnished..."
"But aunt, what should I do if my father is detained there by them and there is no money to go with them?" Xing Xiuyan was anxious.
"Don't worry, how can such a place be willing to treat a fat sheep like your father so easily?" Ms. After a few days, I feel that there is nothing to gain, and maybe I can let your father go. If not, I can negotiate a price..."
Having said that, Xiuyan also understands this truth, but this is her father. How dare she let her father be detained in the casino?
What if those strong men who are no different from gangsters want to use their own father to kill chickens to scare monkeys? Wouldn't it be too late to regret it?
Xiuyan was so distraught that she didn't have time to talk to her aunt, so she left in a hurry. She was going to discuss with her mother how to redeem her father if what her aunt said was true.
She understood that for her aunt, she had already lent her father three hundred taels of silver, and had also temporarily helped her father pay fifty taels of gambling debt. I'm afraid it would be harder than killing her.
Seeing Xing Xiuyan leaving in a hurry, Mr. Xing entered the inner room.
"What do you say, Xiuyan?" Jia She asked impatiently when he saw Mr. Xing coming in.
"Xiuyan's statement that there is no such thing is definitely a rumor and she wants to ruin the second girl's reputation."
After hearing Xing Xiuyan's affirmative reply, combined with his own knowledge and judgment of the second girl, Xing also believed that with Yingchun's temperament, she would never dare to get in bad shape before getting married.
If she admired Feng Ziying, some intimate behaviors between you and me might be possible, but if she wanted to be a husband and wife, she believed that the second girl would never dare.
Jia She looked at Mr. Xing suspiciously, "Xiuyan is so sure?"
"Xiuyan said that she has always been friendly with Er Yatou. After living in the courtyard, they have to be together almost every two or three days. Either Er Yatou goes to Lu Xueguan, or she goes to Er Yatou's Zhujin Building. If If the second girl is really broken, she will definitely feel uncomfortable for a few days, and Xiuyan will definitely be aware of it..."
Don't look at the Xing family's big affairs. Jia She is the only one who follows everything, but you can also judge one or two things like this. At least the analysis of the relationship between Feng Ziying and Jia Yingchun is quite accurate. of.
"Will it be before we live in the garden..." Jia She is still a little worried. The two girls are already seventeen. Women of this age are a little too old to marry. It is normal for Huaichun. If she is seduced by Feng Ziying's methods One or two, you will inevitably take the bait.
"Master, how is that possible? Before the second girl lived in the garden, it was just a small courtyard. There were families in front and behind, and the maids were all crowded together. How could there be such an opportunity?" Ms. Xing explained.
Jia She felt relieved, "In this case, you can take people to investigate..."
Ms.
Jia She also knew that doing so would definitely have serious consequences, but he was really afraid of something happening.
He had originally made up his mind to promise the New Year to Sun Shaozu, but Sun Shaozu had been out of temper a few days ago, which made him a little annoyed.
He had also thought about whether to simply give the second girl to Feng Ziying as a concubine. Anyway, the Feng family had a lot of money, and Feng Ziying's future was bright. However, he had heard some rumors in the past few days, and it seemed that Feng Ziying was in a lot of trouble now.
Seeing that Jia She was silent, Mrs.
"Oh?" Jia She was confused and glanced at Mr. Xing, "Why do you say that?"
"I heard that the third girl seems to be interested in Feng Ziying,..." As soon as Xing's words left her mouth, Jia She interrupted rudely: "That's nonsense. You don't know the second child's temperament, how could he agree... …”
Just saying this, Jia She felt a little ashamed. Of course the second son refused to agree, thinking that it would bring disgrace to the Jia family. Why did he seem to be a little moved, but now he felt it was inappropriate?
"Master, I didn't say second uncle, only third girl. Feng Ziying came to our house too frequently in the past two years and became very close to the girls. Do you remember that Lin Ruhai was seriously ill and several girls went south to Yangzhou? Are you going to take care of Miss Lin? During this trip, the girls are all a bit..."
Mr. Qingtan Academy, it is said that Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law is very dissatisfied. She feels that Feng Ziying favors others and does not help her brother Lan. Is it really that Huan Laosan is some kind of reading prodigy? Aren't the three girls being tortured in front of Feng Ziying... "
Jia She was a little impatient again, "What does this have to do with what you just said?"
"Sir, I think it's possible that Mrs. Wang deliberately gave the third girl to Feng Ziying as a concubine, but then found out that the second girl and Feng Ziying also had this relationship, so she added fuel to the fire and spread rumors to ruin the second girl's reputation..." Xing said quickly.
"Wang?" Jia She hesitated for a moment, "Even if Third Yatou and Feng Ziying have some quarrels, even if Wang intends to let Third Yatou win over Feng Ziying, but spreading such rumors about Er Yatou and Feng Ziying is not intentional so that Er Yatou can only promise Is Feng Ziying dead?"
"Master, if Er Yatou and Feng Ziying really have that kind of relationship, of course it is the case, but Er Yatou actually has no such relationship with Feng Ziying at all. If such rumors come out, how much damage will it do to Er Yatou's reputation, and Does Feng Ziying think that the second girl has a bad reputation and is acting inappropriately?"
I have to say that Xing's perspective on the problem is more comprehensive, far better than the rough and direct thinking of Jia She and others, and he can consider the problem from the Feng family's perspective.
