Pei Heng looked at the people in the carriage, "Where are you going, Madam?"
He was very tall, and Xu Wanning had to look at him levelly when she was sitting in the carriage, "I have nothing to do, come out and take a breath."
Pei Heng smiled, put one hand on the window lattice, and looked at Xu Wanning with a cynical smile on his lips: "Young Madam is so elegant, and I have nothing to do here, so I feel bored. Young Madam has lived in Yancheng for many years, so why not be a guide? , take me for a spin?"
Xu Wanning's smile froze on her face.
"If Mr. Pei wants to go around, there is a guide at the east gate of the city. Mr. Pei can find one for just a few bucks."
"Yesterday I spent five taels of silver peeling chestnuts. Today I have no money. I can't afford a guide, so I have to work hard for you young lady." Pei Heng didn't wait for Xu Wanning to answer, and sat down under the surprised looks of the two maids Hong Mei Qing Xing. At Lao Shuantou's side.
I do know how to protect men and women.
That’s all.
Xu Wanning can't afford to offend him, so just follow him.
"Let the coachman drive around Yancheng for a few times, and you go buy something." Xu Wanning put down the curtain and closed her eyes to rest.
Lao Shuantou walked around Yancheng several times.
He is a native of Yancheng, and he knows everything from streets to alleys, restaurants to vendors and fly houses.
Lao Chuantou didn't know who the person sitting next to him was. He just looked at the young man's handsome appearance and the smile on his face, so he took it for granted that he was a good person. In addition, Pei Heng was indeed approachable. .
As the eldest grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo, and a popular figure in front of Zhang Hedi, he is now the chief governor of Jin Linwei, and he has no airs at all.
Pei Heng is a person who is very good at finding things to talk to. Along the way, I only occasionally heard Pei Heng say a few words. Most of the time, it was Lao Shuantou who was talking, and Pei Heng was listening and laughing.
Xu Wanning was sitting in the carriage, hearing the conversations and laughter coming from the front, and was filled with emotion.
She really didn't expect that Pei Heng was such a person in private.
What kind of person?
Xu Wanning couldn't explain clearly.
The carriage circled Yancheng several times. No matter where he went, Lao Chuantou could always tell how ugly he was. Pei Heng was very interested.
But what he was more interested in was what Xu Wanning was going to do.
He didn't ask or tell, just causing Lao Shuan to circle around. Anyway, he was not in a hurry. The people behind him had something to do, and she was.
Sure enough, Xu Wanning was anxious.
"Old Chuan, the carriage is at the front and turn right." Hongmei opened the curtain and said, "Madam, go and see Aunt Qiu."
Lao Shuantou immediately responded.
Xu Wanning looked at Pei Heng: "If Mr. Pei has something important, just go and do it first. If I still have something to do, I won't accompany Mr. Pei."
"What did the young lady say?" Pei Heng opened a folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "I'm fine anyway. I'll stay with the young lady. If there's anything I need help with, maybe I can help you." Help me."
How hot is it today?
I didn’t see him showing off with a fan last time!
Xu Wanning bared her teeth, not knowing whether to laugh or scold: "Young Master Pei is really free."
"Young madam is right. If you don't have anything in your lower body, you just have time to spare."
Xu Wanning figured out what kind of person Pei Heng was.
He is a shameless person!
That’s all.
It was an alliance anyway, and there was nothing she wanted to do that he couldn't let him know.
Aunt Qiu's house was deep in an alley, and the carriage couldn't get in. Lao Chuan was waiting outside, while Xu Wanning and two maids, as well as the shameless Pei Heng, were there.
Pei Heng walked beside Xu Wanning and looked at the large and small bags of things carried by the two maids behind him.
"Are you going to see your opponent or your friend?"
"Is there any difference?" Xu Wanning asked him.
Pei Heng shook his paper fan: "Of course there is a difference. An opponent is an enemy, and a friend is a friend. But I heard that the Aunt Qiu you want to see is from the Du family, and you don't like her."
Xu Wanning was not surprised that he got this news.
To make a deal with her, he probably even found out who her eight generations of ancestors were and who was her wet nurse.
"You are wrong." Xu Wanning looked at the road ahead and said seriously: "There are no permanent enemies in this world, and there are no permanent friends. Sometimes enemies can become friends, and friends can also become enemies."
"So, this enemy can become a friend?"
"What else would I do?"
Pei Heng: "...if he is my enemy, I will chop off his head." He asked for help in a lowly manner.
Those who obey others will prosper.
Those who go against others will perish!
"So? No matter how strong you are, there will always be enemies you can't defeat." Xu Wanning turned to look at him, her eyes looking like a fool.
In his previous life, didn't Pei Heng die at the hands of Zhang Hedi?
Although I don’t know why the two of them turned against each other in the end, Pei Heng’s final enemies became Zhang and the emperor. He should be very desperate!
She knew she couldn't chop off his head, but she still tried her best. In the end, she really fought for her life, but she still couldn't chop off the other person's head.
He is too aloof and arrogant. He is used to fighting alone and never borrows strength. How is this different from her in the previous life?
Xu Wanning glanced at Pei Heng, this time with compassionate compassion.
Pei Heng: "..."
Xu Wanning took two steps forward and knocked on the door of Aunt Qiu's house.
"Who is it? Cough cough cough..."
A weak voice came from the room.
Qingxing immediately replied: "Is Aunt Qiu at home? The young lady came to see her."
"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough, Ah Qiu, Ah Qiu, hurry up, the young lady is here."
There were a few hurried footsteps inside, and soon the door was opened, revealing the tired and lifeless face of Aunt Qiu.
That's despair!
"Young Madam, why are you here?" Aunt Qiu's voice was hoarse, and it could be heard that she was not much affected by Xu Wanning's arrival.
"I heard that your family members are all sick, and you haven't been home for a long time, so I came to take a look and see if there is anything I can help you with."
Aunt Qiu glanced at the family members behind her with numb eyes: "These are old diseases that cannot be cured or died. This slave has long been used to it."
I'm used to it, and I'm numb.
There is no rush in life. If she hadn't been thinking about the three pieces of meat that fell from her body, she would have no longer wanted to live.
Xu Wanning's eyes fell on the family members behind Aunt Qiu.
This is the family Du Shi chose for her with good intentions.
Rich, but a sick man.
She spent all her money on medical treatment and medicine, sold her family property, and finally had to rent in such a small and dilapidated house. But this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that the three children she gave birth to, the second and the oldest Sandu suffers from the same disease as his father.
I have to take medicine for a lifetime and cannot see the future.
Aunt Qiu lives in such an environment every day and has long since lost all expectations of life. Her only hope is to have money to treat her children and take medicine.
The eldest is a boy, already twelve years old. He was the son she gave birth to after marrying into her husband's family and seeking medical advice several years ago. The second is also a boy, six years old this year, and the third is a girl, only four years old this year.
Except for the eldest child, who is a normal child with a normal build, the second and third children are as thin as bamboo poles and look like they will fall over when the wind blows.
There is also her mother-in-law, who is in her sixties, has a heavy load on her back, and her eyes are cloudy, making it difficult to see the meaning of life.
Xu Wanning glanced at the red plums and green apricots, and the two of them immediately placed the large and small bags they brought on the table.
Aunt Qiu looked at Xu Wanning suspiciously.
"I came to see the child. I heard that the child was sick, so I picked some medicine and some supplements to replenish the body. You have to take care of the whole family, and your body must not be broken. You should also eat more. If you take good care of your body, you can Take care of the whole family.”
Aunt Qiu looked in shock at the ginseng, bird's nest, red dates, wolfberries, various pastries that the children loved to eat, and even a hundred taels of silver that Xu Wanning had brought.
"Young madam, what are you doing?" Nanny Qiu was so frightened that her eyes began to turn red.
She never imagined that Xu Wanning would treat her like this.
In her previous life, Xu Wanning had a very weak relationship with Aunt Qiu.
She doesn't care about the affairs of Aunt Qiu's family at all, which means that except Qingxinghongmei, there is no one around her to do things for her.
She doesn’t know multiple people and multiple paths.
But now, Xu Wanning knows.
Some people, if you treat them well, they will also treat you well. Although they have a purpose and may be used by them, they are just a good chess piece.
Xu Wanning bet that Aunt Qiu is the good chess piece.
It's nothing more than giving enough benefits to break the opponent's weakness.
"Have you ever thought about finding a way out for the children after Aunt Qiu has been in the Hou Mansion for so many years?"
The child's way out is Grandma Qiu's weakness.
"What's the way out for the children like this? It's their fate that they are alive." Aunt Qiu was very pessimistic.
Xu Wanning advised her.
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Why is Aunt Qiu so pessimistic? I do have a way out. I wonder if Aunt Qiu is willing to go?"
Aunt Qiu looked at Xu Wanning sharply.
Xu Wanning also looked at her, with a smile in her eyes.
seems to be saying.
She is the way out for children!
