The day after she asked Qingxing to go to Hongmei Garden to find a pomegranate tree, the eldest lady Li Minghui asked for leave, saying that she was sick and could not come to class. Wen Shichu knew this well, and it must be Mrs. Hou who found out about her daughter She had an affair with Zhou Shaowen, so in order to avoid complications, she made Li Minghui "sick".
But none of this had anything to do with Wen Shichu. She asked Qingxing to discover the scandal in person because the people in the Hou Mansion treated her well. She had done her best and she couldn't help with anything else. .
Li Mingxiu and Li Ming'an had no idea what had happened to their eldest sister. They were still lively and clever. They only focused on competing with Wen Shichu in class and wanted to be lazy. They looked carefree and had no idea about their reputation or even their reputation. Their future marital happiness was almost ruined at the hands of their eldest sister.
A few days later, Wen Shichu was summoned by Mrs. Hou.
Mrs. Hou sent all the servants out, leaving only Qingxing to stay.
"Aunt Wen, I invited you here because I want to thank you. Because of your reminder, Minghui did not make a big mistake. It can be said that whether we are married or unmarried girls in the Li family, we all have to be grateful for your help. And keep tight-lipped." Mrs. Hou said directly and frankly.
She now looks haggard and tired. It's obvious that she has worried a lot about her eldest daughter, but she is still amiable and amiable. She does not use her power to intimidate Wen Shichu because of her status. Shut up about the scandals in your own family, and instead sincerely express your gratitude with gifts.
"Qing Xing, take out all the things I want to give to Aunt Wen." Mrs. Hou ordered Qing Xing.
"Yes." Qingxing replied, and then he took out an exquisite and gorgeous treasure box. As soon as Qingxing opened it, a dazzling light burst out from inside. When Wen Shichu took a look at it, he couldn't help but feel proud of it. The box full of jewels shocked me.
"A small gift is not a sign of respect." Mrs. Hou pushed the treasure box in front of Wen Shichu and said with a wry smile, "Please don't refuse, aunt. I know that my aunt has high moral standards and is cautious and taciturn. She will not let my unfulfilled daughter live up to her expectations." The scandal will be spread out, so these gifts are not hush money, but simply a thank you to you. If my aunt doesn't accept it, it will make me worried."
She had said so, how could Wen Shichu still refute it? Even for the sake of Mrs. An Hou's heart, she should accept these things. After all, although Mrs. Hou said these are not hush money, for a wealthy family, what they say may be different from what they think in their hearts. These gifts, even if they are gifts of thanks, are Hush money.
So Wen Shichu was very sensible: "Thank you for your generosity, madam. Don't worry, madam, I don't know anything. Apart from giving lessons to the ladies every day, I plant flowers and plants in my yard. I don't even have the gate." If you can’t get out, your ears and eyes are very blocked.”
When Mrs. Hou heard what she said, she felt a lot more relaxed. She had thought about killing the person she had silenced when she heard about her daughter in order to prevent the scandal from being revealed. But after all, she was not a ruthless person, not to mention that she was kind enough to remind her. If I leave her, will she become an ungrateful person?
So after discussing with her husband, Mrs. Hou decided to promise a heavy gift, which was both repayment and sealing her silence. Wen Shichu was as she expected. He was smart and knowledgeable, and people who came out of the palace knew better about speaking carefully. The importance of caution and playing deaf.
Wen Shichu received a treasure box. She took it back to her small yard, opened it, and took a good look at the gift from Mrs. Hou.
This treasure box contains not only valuable jewelry, but also a land deed and several large-denomination silver notes.
The land deed actually belongs to a hot spring village on the outskirts of Beijing. Treasures such as hot spring villages are now valuable but not marketable. There are countless dignitaries in the capital who want to get one. Unfortunately, almost no one will trade it, but Mrs. Hou actually It was so easy to give it to Wen Shichu!
This is quite a gesture. Although the hot spring village is not big and the location is remote, it does not prevent it from being worth thousands of gold. Mrs. Hou was obviously really grateful to Wen Shichu for giving this village to her as a thank you gift.
Of course, no matter how valuable this Zhuangzi was, to the Wuyang Hou family, it was no more valuable than the reputation and future of their own female family members, so Mrs. Hou probably understood this and gave it to Wen Shichu generously.
In addition to the land deed of the hot spring village, the sum of the large-denomination banknotes actually amounted to 20,000 taels of silver. Wen Shichu was once again amazed by Mrs. Hou's generosity. Obviously, their family cared about their daughter. I hope Li Minghui could understand. It's all due to the hard work of my parents.
In addition to land deeds and silver notes, although those jewelry items are also valuable, Wen Shichu's accompanying space contains countless more precious and rare jewelry, so she doesn't have much feeling about these jewelry. I put it aside casually, intending to take it out and wear it on a daily basis.
During the holiday, Wen Shichu immediately went to the hot spring village that Mrs. Hou gave her. She planned to inspect it first to see if there was anything that needed improvement. After all, she planned to come here to soak in the hot springs in the winter. The place for recreation and entertainment should not be built too casually.
Wen Shichu went to the village and found that the situation was much better than she thought. Probably Wuyang Hou's family had used this hot spring village before, so everything was well taken care of. Where there were hot springs, there were several pools. Apparently the whole family can come and take a dip.
Wen Shichu renovated it according to the design scale of a modern hot spring villa. After drawing the drawings, he found someone to renovate the villa.
She couldn't rush the reform, so she left enough money for Zhuangzi's steward and rode down the mountain road.
Her hot spring village was a bit remote, so she was the only one on the way down the mountain. The horse walked slowly down the mountain. The clatter of horse hooves made the mountain forest become more and more secluded. There were not even a few birds chirping. When I heard it, I can't help but feel that a group of bandits might emerge from this mountain at some point...
Maybe she is a crow's mouth, a good spirit but not a bad spirit. Just when she thought that there would be bandits, the sound of other horses' hooves actually came from not far away. Those horses were galloping. , the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, appearing in front of Wen Shichu almost in the blink of an eye.
There was only one road up and down the mountain, so Wen Shichu met the visitor on a narrow road, and even almost hit her because the visitor's horse ran too fast. Fortunately, the person who came on the flying horse had superb riding skills, and was right behind the horse. The moment he bumped into Wen Shichu, the man pulled the reins of his horse, causing the horse to neigh, raised its hooves, and stopped in front of Wen Shichu.
Wen Shichu looked at the tall man riding a horse in front of him expressionlessly. He wanted to kick this man off his horse. This guy was running rampant. Aren't he afraid of hurting others with his horse? Just because this place is remote, do you think there is no one there and you can do whatever you want?
