Xu Xi is different. He puts all his happiness, anger, sorrow and joy in the open; if he needs anything, he speaks directly; if he has anything to say, he speaks it outright.

But she is also smart and has a very good view of the overall situation. She can see the trends of the entire court, analyze the situation of the entire Hou Mansion, and make overall considerations for the Hou Mansion. If you think about it carefully, her analysis is all on point, maybe

Things will really develop as she said, and people can't help but do something, just in case.

This intelligence and wisdom, this view of the overall situation, this political acumen, this kindness for the entire Hou family were not even possessed by the well-educated eldest son Zhao Jingli, but they appeared in Xu Xi, who grew up in the city and countryside.

On the body.

If such a child is really born to the Zhu family, the old lady will naturally be happy, and this joy can even dilute the depression caused by the separation of the family; but if it is confirmed that Xu Xi is born to the Wei family...

Thinking of this, the old lady let out a long sigh: Then she could only accept her fate.

The children of the concubines in the Hou Mansion are better than the direct descendants. What else can the direct descendants wish for besides having food, clothing, and safety?

In fact, it would be great if she could have enough food and clothing and be safe. Maybe she shouldn't have any more expectations.

Thinking like this, the old lady seemed to have put down all the burdens on her body.

The worst is nothing more than that, isn't it?

The shock the old lady received and what she was thinking were exactly what Xu Xi wanted.

She is someone who has read novels. Although the book was not her favorite, she flipped through it hastily and did not remember all the details in the book. But because of her good memory, she still remembered the general plot and content.

of.

The Hou Mansion is going to be ransacked. And the root cause of the ransack is the third master, Zhao Yuankun.

He was eager to climb up and got close to the prince. As a result, the prince failed to force the palace. The emperor imprisoned the prince and directly vented his anger on the people under the prince. Everyone was beheaded and their homes were ransacked. Zhao Yuankun was beheaded, and the Suiping Hou Mansion was ransacked. The original owner was raped by his husband.

They were driven out of their homes and died of hunger and cold.

Now that she is here, she will naturally not sit back and watch these things happen.

But if she wants to change the future destiny of Suiping Houfu, she must have a say in this family. So she established an outspoken and upright persona from the beginning. She dared to say anything and said anything. The old lady would

From her words, we discovered her foresight and political acumen, and found that everything she said was very reasonable and would even come true soon.

In this way, the old lady will pay attention to every word she says. Only in this way will her words have the greatest weight in this family. Only in this way can she gain the right to speak in this family.

Her current goal is to promote a family separation.

Xu Xi was not disturbed by these things. She went back to Pinmingju to have dinner, memorized the knowledge taught by the masters in the morning step by step, and then read the jewelry album that shopkeeper Wang gave her, then went to sleep.

Got off.

Now when the masters are giving lectures, she is taking notes and can earn dozens of points every morning. In the next ten days, the masters have finished teaching the basic knowledge and let them play the piano, play chess and draw by themselves.

The points can be brushed up one by one.

So now she no longer has to spend dedicated time earning points.

The next morning, Xu Xi had breakfast and went to the old lady's place to say goodbye and met the old lady who came back very late yesterday.

The eldest lady's face looked tired, and she obviously hadn't slept all night, but her eyes were astonishingly bright, and she was in better spirits than ever before.

As soon as she saw Xu Xi, she held her hand and smiled and said, "Thanks to your portrait for finding Po Wen so smoothly this time."

She pulled Xu Xi to sit down and said: "That man has a distant cousin. When he was a child, his family suffered a disaster and received favors from Wen Po's parents. When he grew up, he got a job as a policeman in the Yamen. Wen Po met

After this happened, I went to find him and asked him to change my household registration."

"But this man died of illness a few years ago. I sent people to investigate, but they couldn't find any clues until here. Later, I got two portraits of you and took them to the person in charge of household registration that year to identify them. They were stuffed

With some money, I found her new household registration, and continued to pursue her in this way, and it took only a few days to find her whereabouts."

Xu Xi nodded and asked, "Have you sent anyone to Jiangnan now?"

"The Marquis went with my brother early this morning. I have calculated that we will know the news in about ten days."

The eldest lady said, stroking Xu Xi's hair affectionately with her hands: "The old lady has told me everything you have said to me. Don't worry, when the Marquis comes back, I will not only hold these people accountable for their crimes.

, and the family will definitely be separated."

In fact, she had wanted to separate the family for a long time. She was also very tired of managing the food and drink expenses of the big family. But the old lady didn't agree, and she had nothing to do.

She had always wanted to find out Po Wen's whereabouts, clarify the matter, and not only punish the Wei family, but also mention the separation of the family. She never thought that Xu Xi would directly persuade the old lady.

"The day after tomorrow is my holiday. I have discussed with the old lady before that the recognition banquet will be held until the matter is cleared up." The eldest lady said again.

"Okay." Xu Xi naturally did not disagree.

"Old madam, eldest aunt." Xu Xi said, "Mr. Xiao, who teaches calligraphy in our academy, is the head of Qingyang County in Zhennan Palace. She likes the jewelry designs I designed. Now she plans to open a silver shop in Beining and wants me to

Is it okay for you to draw a jewelry drawing for Yinlou?"

"Oh?" The old lady thought for a while and asked in surprise, "The Lord of Qingyang County, is he the wife of the British prince?"

"Yes, it's her."

"Ah, then why does she still teach in the academy and open a bank?" the old lady asked in surprise.

The upper class society in the capital also has its own small circle. Xiao Ruotong is a relative of the emperor, his father has a prominent position, and he married into a top British official. In the past, when the Duke was still alive, the old lady had attended the banquets of this top circle.

Later, the Duke of Guo died and his title was reduced. Zhao Yuanxun only held a sinecure position in the court with no power. The rest of the Zhao family had no future either. People in this circle stopped sending banquet invitations to the old lady.

.So the old lady doesn’t know Xiao Ruotong’s current situation.

Although Xu Xi knew the details from the system, he didn't intend to tell them. He just said vaguely: "Maybe I want to relax. Mr. Xiao is so accomplished in calligraphy, it's a pity to just stay at home. As for the Silver Building, I also looked at it

I drew some pictures of jewelry just on a whim. The Zhennan Palace has a shop in Beining, so just hire a shopkeeper and buy some jewelry, and hire a few craftsmen."

Xu Xi knew how to draw, and he was so good at it, so the old lady didn't care about Xu Xi's jewelry drawings, thinking that she was just painting casually.
Chapter completed!