Chapter 198, strangling in the cradle

On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, the prefectural government took a break, and Yan Zhigao was invited by the grandfather of the Zhou family to go to Wuhua Mountain to climb the chrysanthemum, which happened to bring Daohua and Zhou Jingwan on him.

   Early in the morning, Mrs. Li got up and started preparing.

  She knew that literati would like to chant poems about wine when they went out to enjoy the scenery. The chrysanthemum wine brewed by her daughter was suitable for a day like today.

  The taste is good, the degree is not very high, and it is in line with the solar terms.

  When she got everything ready and returned to the main room, she saw Yan Wenbin and Yan Yi standing in the room with their heads down, and the master looked like a headache.

  Seeing this, Mrs. Li's eyes flashed and she walked in with a smile.

   "Please Announce to Mother!"

   Seeing Mrs. Li coming in, Yan Wenbin quickly took Yan Yi to salute.

  Ms. Li smiled and said: "Get up quickly, it's hard for you to come here so early today to please peace. Have you had breakfast? If you don't have one, just eat some in my yard."

  Yan Zhigao waved his hand: "Let’s go back to Shuangxinyuan to eat. Your aunt is pregnant. It is the time when you think about it. You are all resting again today, but you should spend time with her."

After hearing this, Yan Wenbin and Yan Yishuang both expressed disappointment at the same time: "Yes, the son (daughter) retires."

  Waiting for the two to leave, Mrs. Li took the face wash from the maid, handed it to Yan Zhigao, and asked with a smile: "Do they want to go out and play with the master?"

  Yan Zhigao took the handkerchief and nodded: “Wen Bin said that it is not conducive to the growth of knowledge to stay in the house and read dead books. He wants to go out and meet the world with me.”

  Mrs. Li shook her head: "I'm still a child, I just want to go out and have fun, but I don't want to think about it. If the master is out to enjoy the scenery today, he was invited by someone else. What's the matter with bringing a child?"

   "Take a step back and say, even if Master Zhou and the others don't mind, a child and an adult can't say to go together. Even if they follow, they will be awkward and uncomfortable."

   Yan Zhigao's face improved a little: "It's exactly the reason the lady said."

  Mrs. Li pursed her lips and smiled.

  It’s not impossible for men to take their children out to play and socialize, but if they want to bring them out, they also take the main daughter out. What is it to bring a concubine around? Those who don't know thought they wanted to support the concubine in the upper ranks.

   "Wen Bin wants to go out with his master to learn more, but it is forgivable. What happened to Yishuang?"

   Yan Zhigao had a look, then glanced at Mrs. Li: "Isn't Daohua going to the racecourse? That girl wants to go too."

"Hey!"

  Mrs. Li shook her head and sighed.

   Seeing her like this, Yan Zhigao immediately asked: "What's the matter with madam?"

  Mrs. Li looked at Yan Zhigao, and hesitated: "I have something to say, which may make the master unhappy."

  Yan Zhigao: "Madam, but it’s okay to say."

  Mrs. Li then said: "Master, don't you think that Yishuang, the girl, loves to compare with Daohua too much?"

  Yan Zhigao was stunned for a moment: "It's also Daohua who is excellent. She wants to learn from Daohua."

  Ms. Li chuckled in her heart.

  Give a glimpse of what your daughter has, is this learning from your daughter? This is so bad that the master dared to say it.

  "Master, since ancient times, there has been a difference between the concubines and concubines. I asked myself that I would treat Lin and her children as the most benevolent and not harsh."

   Yan Zhigao hurriedly answered: "Madam has always been virtuous, I know all this."

  Ms. Li continued: "Yishuang was raised by Lin's side since she was a child. It stands to reason that I can't intervene in her upbringing."

  Yan Zhigao cut off his words: "You are a mother-in-law, and discipline your children is justified. How can you say it’s not easy to intervene?"

  Ms. Li smiled and squinted at Yan Zhigao, and pointedly: “Isn’t this because I’m afraid that the discipline is strict. When someone cries, the master will feel distressed?”

   Yan Zhigao's complexion immediately became a little scornful.

Without waiting for him to speak, Mrs. Li said again: "For Yi Shuang, please rest assured that I will not treat her badly. If you can bring her at the banquet in the back house, I will definitely bring her."

  Yan Zhigao nodded immediately: "I know this."

  The last time Wang Tongjuan's house held a banquet, his wife also took Yishuang to go. After Yishuang came back, she still pulled him and said that the poem she wrote at the banquet won the first name.

  His wife, although she came from a merchant’s house, she was kind in her heart. She did not stubbornly suppress the concubine children like other ladies in the main house, and did not give them a head start.

Mrs. Li then changed her voice: “But Daohua’s communication is not something she can integrate into. The master is a man, and maybe she doesn’t know how to get along with women. The prostitutes who come out of the main house are generally unwilling to be with the concubine. Girls play together."

Yan Zhigao nodded.

  How can he not know this, not only for girls, but also for boys.

   "It's the girl Yishuang who doesn't know how to measure. I'll talk about her when I look back."

Seeing him like this, Li Futian smiled and continued and said, "I don’t have to distinguish between delivery concubines, but every family is like this. Even if Daohua takes Yishuang and others don’t talk to her, she doesn’t. Be at ease."

   "Also, there are two girls at home. Yishuang has gone, do you have to bring the other two too? Or else, I will favor the other."

  At the door, Daohua listened to Mrs. Li's whisper, and couldn't help but silently clicked a compliment in her heart.

  She was afraid that the cheap father would be convulsed. Whenever she went out, she let her take her low sister.

  Although she can refuse, in this ancient time, always confronting her father would hinder her reputation, and her grandmother would be unhappy watching from the sidelines.

  Now that the mother and the cheap father said so, it relieved her worries.

  When there was no sound in the room, Daohua walked into the room: "Mother, I'm here to eat."

   "You girl, why did you come here? I don't know how to get up early when I go out!"

   "Hey, how do you dress up as a boy?"

   "I thought I might want to ride a horse? It's convenient to wear men's clothes!"

   "You girl, it's better not to ride horses casually, what should I do if I get hurt?"

   "Mother, don't worry, I will be careful."

   "Forget it, I told you it for nothing. Remember to take Xiao Liuzi with you when you go out. Doesn't he know how to ride a horse? If you really want to try, let him lead you around."

"I know, I know."

  In a short while, the Zhou family carriage came over, and after the crowd converged, they drove towards the dock.

  As soon as the cruise ship entered the Huayangfu port, Yan Zhigao saw the eldest son and the eldest son of Zhou's family were waiting there.

   Seeing the two chattering and talking in a low voice, Yan Zhigao showed satisfaction and satisfaction. Then, he turned his head and looked at the deck, holding hands and talking about the eldest daughter and the Zhou's girl who chatted non-stop.

  The two little girls were talking excitedly. When it came to excitement, they danced and acted very intimately.

  He likes to hear about this.

  The Zhou family’s influence in Zhongzhou is not small and well-informed. Since Master Zhou began to interact with him privately, he has become more aware of things in Xingzhou, and he has become more and more handy in handling government affairs.

  Now the relationship between the two is getting better and better, whether it is for him or for them, it is a good thing.

Although he still can't reach the court officials like Master Tuesday, but if something happens, he can go to Zhou's house. If he doesn't talk too much, he can at least say a few words for help. This is better than when he was in officialdom before. It's much better to be isolated and helpless.

  (End of this chapter)