Chapter 278: Yingchun Returning Home [(1)]
Time, luck, and destiny.
On the way home, Sun Shaozong remembered Zhao Wutong's experience and still couldnt help feeling a little sorry.
Was it wrong to risk exposing his boss' corruption?
Of course it was right, it was even a great achievement!
But the tragedy was that Zhao Wutong put this matter before the foreign envoys, which made the Court lose face greatly!
Although this might not be Zhao Wutong's original intention, what the Court cared about was the result. So it was reasonable to secretly send people to investigate and accuse him of a crime.
However, Zhao Wutong has made great contributions to exposing the corruption case in Zhili. It should be no problem to save his life. As for whether he could keep his official position, it depended on how they determined the nature of the matter.
It could only be said that this guy's luck could have been better!
Feeling deeply during his journey, he saw a carriage parked outside the Sun Mansion, which seemed familiar to him, but it was not a property of the Sun family.
Sun Shaozong called for the gatekeeper, Liu Quan, and pointed to the carriage, asking, "Whose carriage is this?
Report to the Second Master.
Liu Quan hurriedly said, "The servant girl next to the Eldest Madam of Rongguo Mansion suddenly arrived in a carriage and was chatting with our Eldest Madam in the backyard.
Madam Xing sent someone to find Jia Yingchun?
He didnt know what to say
Sun Shaozong originally planned to wait until the next afternoon, when his Big Brother returned from his shift outside the city, to know what the Xing family had sent the maid for.
Unexpectedly, not long after returning to the backyard, Jia Yingchun sent a nanny to deliver a message, asking Sun Shaozong to decide on behalf of his Big Brother, allowing her to return home early tomorrow morning.
This returning home referred to the fact that after the bride has married into another family, she must return to her parent's home to visit them on a certain date. Firstly, to express her gratitude for not forgetting her upbringing, and secondly, to narrate her situation at her husband's house.
According to the rules, the groom also needed to accompany the bride, but the main purpose was not to accompany the bride but to bring all the gifts and rewards to the matchmaker at the luncheon on the day of returning home.
The popular date for returning home at present was mostly chosen on the third, fifth, or seventh day. However, this was usually the case for families who were not very particular, and those with some status were accustomed to returning home after a month.
The Sun family and Rongguo Mansion, in any case, both belong to some status, so the date of their return home was also set for the month. How could this suddenly be brought forward?
Especially during this time when his Big Brother was on duty outside the city.
After careful questioning of the nanny, Sun Shaozong realized that it was not Jia Yingchun who wanted to go ahead, but Jia She, who suddenly fell ill. He specifically asked Madam Xing to send a servant girl to send a message, saying that he wanted to see her daughter as soon as possible so as not to leave any regrets.
What could Jia Yingchun do if her father said so?
Therefore, they could only send someone to discuss the matter of an early return with Sun Shaozong.
The message that Jia She asked to deliver
It seemed that his illness was not mild. But it was not his body that was sick, it was his brain!
In pursuit of the thrill of an affair between father and daughter-in-law, he sold his daughter to a widower, but now he said that his body and bones were no longer strong. He wanted to meet his daughter in advance to avoid leaving any regrets. This was either because his mind was confused or because he had another plan!
Sun Shaozong walked back and forth in the flower hall a few times before suddenly asking, "When the Eldest Madam asked you to come over, how did she look? Is there anything wrong?
The woman quickly replied, "Im just a lowly servant. How can I be instructed by the Elder Madam personally? Those words were all conveyed by Siqi, her big servant maid.
Sun Shaozong was a bit disappointed when he heard the woman, but she continued, "But when I look at the face of Lady Siqi, she feels quite annoyed, and I don't know who she was annoyed with.
There was a hint of annoyance on Siqis face?
Sun Shaozong felt that his guesses were mostly accurate, so he quickly called for Zhao Zhongji to make a fuss.
When she said she had sent away Qiu Tong, who was sent by the Xing family, Jia Yingchun tightly pursed her mouth and sat on the chair with a sorrowful face without saying a word.
Madam
Xiuju stomped her feet anxiously next to her and said, "Listen to the meaning behind the words of Qiu TongWen, the Old Big Master clearly has a shortage of silver, and he wants you to
She hesitated slightly, then grabbed her handkerchief and said, "If you return empty-handed, according to the temperament of the Old Big Master, how will you be willing to comply?
Jia Yingchun didn't speak up, but instead, the Siqi sneered, "Why don't you just think about our Master's temperament when you only focus on the Old Big Master? Is our Elder Master someone who is easy to deal with?
Don't forget that we are all members of the Sun family at the moment. If we go behind the Elder Master's back and take silver back to our parent's house, how will the Elder Master be willing to comply?
Upon hearing this, Xiuju became even more flustered. She circled around Jia Yingchun and stomped her feet, saying, "You can't afford to offend either end. What should we do?
As I say, its not that complicated.
Siqi straightened her haughty chest and said in a crisp voice, "As the saying goes, married daughters are like water that was poured out. Even if you went back empty-handed, can the Old Big Master still eat us?
Xiuju didn't dare to contradict her words, but she didn't agree with her in every way. Jia She naturally wouldn't eat people, but he couldnt avoid humiliating her with words.
If there was someone with an evil intention spreading the news and something bad happened with Jia She, how could a woman without parental support straighten her back in a big family?
Far from saying that, Madam Xing, because she was born into a small family and had no other dependence except Jia She thus, she could only obey whatever he said.
With such thoughts, Xiuju became increasingly pessimistic about the future of their master and servant relationship.
Siqi
At this moment, Jia Yingchun finally spoke up and timidly asked, "Where do you keep the headgear used for the wedding?
Madam!
Siqi understood the meaning of her words and was angry. She said, "That's your wedding jewelry. You wanted to sell it for just peace of mind? No, I can't agree to this.
It's not necessarily to sell it away.
If her temperament had been changed to that of a powerful hostess, she should have made a fuss by now. But Jia Yingchun just said softly, "We won't be able to use it for a while. Let's go to the pawnshop to pawn it first. When we have more money, it won't be too late to redeem it again.
When we have more money?
Siqi angrily said, "We don't have any gold or silver items in our dowry. Just this piece of jewelry is worth some silver, so how can we have more money after pawning it?
Moreover, if this matter spreads, what should we do?
Would the Elder Master be willing to carry on the reputation of forcing the bride to sell headgear just after getting married?
Jia Yingchun could only think of this solution. After hearing a series of questions about this matter, her heart was in a state of anxiety, like a bitter yellow lotus.
Others' parents were always putting gold on their daughters, leaning toward themselves.
But Jia Yingchun felt helpless and couldn't help but be teary-eyed. Suddenly, she heard a woman outside exclaiming joyfully, "Lady Siqi and Lady Xiuju, come out quickly to pick up something.
The three people in the room were stunned at the words.
Immediately, Siqi hurriedly led Xiuju to the main entrance. They saw the nanny who was sent to inform Sun Shaozong. She was waiting outside the door with two male servants, and all three of them were holding a stack of gift boxes in their hands.
Siqi was surprised and said, "What are these?
The nanny said happily, "They were all sent by the Second Master. You two should hurry up and pick them up.
Siqi and Xiuju just picked up the heavy gift box in their hands and delivered it together with the woman.
When Jia Yingchun saw these many gift boxes, he was also somewhat puzzled and quickly asked, "These things
The woman hurriedly said, "The Second Master said to let you take a look first. If there is anything else that needs to be prepared, let me go over to him and convey again.
Ah!
At this moment, Siqi curiously opened one of the boxes but couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. It turned out that there were ten golden ingots engraved with blessings, rewards, and longevity inside!
Xiuju saw it and quickly opened the other boxes, only to find that they were all filled with high-quality medicinal herbs. The boxes could be worth five to six hundred taels of silver.
These... These
Jia Yingchun became even more at a loss. Although she held the position of a wealthy and noble woman, she had never used even a small amount of silver on this box in her lifetime!
Siqi was the first to regain her composure and quickly asked the woman, "What did you say to the Second Master? Why did he prepare so many things?
The woman stared straight at the ingot and swallowed her saliva, saying, "What else can I say? I just follow what you asked me to deliver. By the way, the Second Master asked what Madam's expression looked like, is there something wrong?
I said that I didn't manage to see Madam, but Lady Siqi seems a bit annoyed and I don't know who she was annoyed with.
The Second Master listened and seemed to understand something. He turned around and asked someone to bring these things over.
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