Zhou continued her persistence, and Xie Yuner no longer paid attention to the matters of the Shen family.

As for what the Shen family will eventually become, Xie Yuner is no longer very concerned, because no matter what, she will live her own life with Chen Xi.

Chen Xi would never send his inner family back to a large family to live in a group life. Not to mention that Chen Xi is now an official outside, even if he does not become an official in the future, he will not return to this remote place in Ninghua.

In Xie Yuner's opinion, everything that happened in the Shen family now is purely a farce, and she is an outsider who watches the show.

She originally wanted to bring out the Zhou family who was in the situation, but Zhou family was not happy. She couldn't force it and could only let Zhou stay in the play. She watched the fire from the other side of the river.

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In winter, due to the impact of the Little Ice Age, Ninghua began to cool down rapidly.

Xie Yuner bought several winter clothes for the Shen family’s female family. Over the past few years, even when the Shen family was sluggish, she did not treat the little sisters around her badly. As for the slaves of the Shen family, such as Xiaoyu, Hong'er, she treated them carefully and was considered a qualified mistress.

After all, Chen Xi was an official outside and had no time to take care of his family. Chen Xi was relieved to leave the matters of the Shen family's house to Xie Yuner.

Xie Yuner is very capable, and with the help of her capable assistant Xiaoyu, the Shen family's house is peaceful.

Of course, this mainly lies in Xie Yuner's tolerance.

If it were the elder wives of those big families who had the power to be a home, they would definitely not be willing to be lonely and cause trouble and suppress those women who competed for favor with her.

But Xie Yuner was not, because she knew that being able to marry Chen Xi was a blessing in her previous life, and she felt guilty towards the girls around her. Because of her selfishness, she made a fake marriage come true, making her "lazy" and never leave the Shen family, and from then on she dominated the title of the Shen family's wife.

With this reason, Xie Yuner is sincere to Lin Dai, Xie Hengnu, or Yin Wen, Lu Xier and other daughters who have not yet passed away, which has won her respect from everyone in the Shen family.

It is not a big deal for a family to occupy the official office for a long time. In order to avoid the loss of her husband's reputation, Xie Yuner decided to find an inn near the official office to move in... The big house and the old house are nominally outsiders, and the fifth house of Shen's family would not move in rashly, so as not to be gossiped about.

There are many female relatives in the Shen family. For convenience, Xie Yuner simply contracted the inn and sent all the original staff away. The second floor and the backyard of the inn were used as the activity venues for the Shen family's female relatives, and the first floor of the inn was used as a place for the Shen family to welcome guests and entertain foreign guests. As for the male officer, he lived in the side courtyard of the inn.

There are very few male members of the Shen family. Apart from Shen Mingjun, there are Shen Yongqi and others who were ordered to come back.

The fifth family of Shen family returned to Ninghua County for several months. With the care of Xie Yuner and Xiaoyu, even if they lived in the inn, they found the feeling of home. Even a few little guys, Chen Yier and Chen Yun were very adapted to life here. As for Chen Xi's children, they were even taken care of.

After Lin Dai returned to Ninghua County, she was depressed because she hadn't seen Chen Xi for a long time.

After she was separated from Chen Xi in the capital, she had been separated for nearly a year, which made her very depressed. She was not very old and didn't care much about the matter of bed. She was more because of her loneliness and nowhere to be relieved, and she also cared that she could not continue to complete the plan of spreading branches and leaves for the Shen family.

In the words of Zhou, Lin Dai had a poor life and had no descendants. He was so ugly that Lin Dai remembered it in his heart. Lin Dai always wanted to prove that she was not a good husband. One day she would give birth to a son for Chen Xi and let the people of the Shen family respect her existence.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of winter, and Ninghua had already started to fall frost. When I woke up in the morning, the roof was white and the lake was frozen with ice, but it melted quickly in the sun.

That day, Xie Yuner told Zhou about returning to Wuchang Mansion, but was still rejected by Zhou. Xie Yuner called her sisters, including Yin Wen and Lu Xier who had not yet passed away, and explained the big and small things at home to her sisters.

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The second floor of the inn, Xie Yuner's room.

There were several chairs in front of the table. Apart from Xie Yuner and Xiaoyu, Lin Dai was the first to come.

At this time, there was a girl beside her. She was one of the girls Chen Xi brought back by Yun Bo in the capital, named Huan'er.

Huan'er is timid and afraid of things. She is usually bullied by Lin Dai, but there is one advantage. Lin Dai is not bad-minded. Huan'er will not suffer normally, but occasionally she has to bear Lin Dai's "mental torture". She is always faced with a bad face and scolding her. Lin Dai doesn't know how to beat people, and she is often reasonable.

Xie Yuner said a few words to Lin Dai, and then Xie Hengnu came over with his daughter, and behind him was Hu, the nurse of the Shen family.

As for Lu Xier and Yin Wen, they came in the last time.

Xie Yun'er asked the wet nurse to take Xie Hengnu's daughter away first. At this time, the daughter still has no official name, because Zhou said before that it is difficult to support her daughter. It is best not to name her when she was a child, otherwise she would be hooked by the name of the bull head and horse face.

The treatment of boys is obviously much higher than that of girls. Chen Xi's eldest son Chen Ping was given a name as soon as he was born.

In the room, Lu Xier was still chattering, Xie Hengnu responded with a smile, while Yin Wen and Lin Dai were relatively silent.

After the beginning of winter, several female relatives of the Shen family wrapped themselves tightly, especially Xie Hengnu. Because she gave birth to a daughter for Chen Xi at the age of 16, she was in poor health. Xie Yuner was afraid that this sister of the same surname would suffer from some disease, so she began to take various warm measures to protect Xie Hengnu before the beginning of winter.

The main reason is that Xie Yuner is afraid that Xie Hengnu will not adapt to the wet and cold weather in the south, which is completely different from the dry and cold weather in the northern capital. It is difficult to bear if you are not familiar with it. Although Xie Hengnu is not the only one in the inner courtyard of Chenxi, the rest, such as Xie Yuner, returned to Tingzhou Prefecture from the capital at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and has long adapted to the southern climate.

"Silent!"

Seeing that Lu Xier had been talking nonsense, Xie Yuner couldn't help but say something, taking it as the opening remark.

Lu Xier stopped and Xie Hengnu turned his head, with a bright smile on his face and asked, "Sister, is there anything wrong? Judging from your expression, the problem seems to be very serious. Is it about Brother Qi?"

Xie Yuner said angrily: "I have said it a few times. No matter what people are in front of others, I should call you the master. Don't be the seventh brother and the seventh brother. If someone hears it, I might say something gossip!"

Xie Hengnu stuck out his tongue and closed his mouth playfully. Xie Yuner said, "I want you to come here because I want to tell you about the recent situation and what happened about when I will see the master!"

When I heard that I was going to see Chen Xi, the family members of the Shen family stopped talking. Even maids like Huan'er couldn't help but look at Xie Yun'er.

Although they lived a free and easy life in Ninghua County, they were never their own place. Until now, their family stayed in an inn without Chen Xi and lacked the backbone. These girls always felt that they had shortcomings around them and often couldn't get up.

Xie Yuner said: "I told the old lady about this before, but the old lady insisted on waiting for the merger of the Shen family to go to Wuchang Mansion after the completion of the Shen family."

"ah?"

Lin Dai was the first to express his dissatisfaction, "That means, we can't go to Wuchang Mansion for the time being?"

Xie Yuner nodded and said, "Well. This is what the old lady meant. Actually, it is not impossible for us to stay in Ninghua County. Now the south is not peaceful. There are alien rebels in Guangxi and Huguang. After the winter, there are more bandits in western Fujian and eastern Gansu. Now the Imperial Guards who are protecting our south have returned to the capital with the imperial envoys who have been proclaimed. We have no officers and soldiers to escort this journey. I am afraid that this journey will not be so safe. If you encounter heavy snow and block the mountain and delay the road, there will be more trouble... It is better to wait until the spring is over before leaving..."

I heard that if I wanted to stay in Ninghua County, I might have to stay for several more months, and the good mood of several girls was immediately gone.

Xie Hengnu said with a sad face, "Sister, how long will we... live before we leave? Brother Qi... has the master written a letter? Is the situation there okay?"

"Um!"

Xie Yuner nodded, "The master is leading troops to fight in the southwest. I said before that it was Lingui, Guilin Prefecture City. The local rebels have withdrawn and there is nothing wrong. But the master also said that this battle may be fought until next year, so we will not return to Wuchang Prefecture for the time being. Even if we go there, we will not see others!"

"oh!"

Xie Hengnu responded with a pout, unable to help but turn his head to look at the partners next to him, and found that each girl had an unhappy expression and was in a worse mood. She lowered her head dejectedly, fiddled with her fingers, and didn't know what to think about.

Xie Yuner said: "Don't be too discouraged. The master will always have trouble as an official outside. After the master quells the rebellion, we have been living together for a long time. What are you two sad? There is some money here, as your usual pocket money, take back all your own share..."

After saying that, Xie Yun'er asked Xiaoyu to divide the exquisite purse bags. Each of them had different colors. They were filled with bulging bags, without copper plates, and they were all scattered silver.

Xie Hengnu wanted to open it and see it, but Xie Yuner said, "Let's see it when you go back!"

Xie Hengnu stuck out his tongue and handed over the purse to the maid standing next to him. However, the other women, either kept it himself or handed it to the maid, did not open it.

Because in the Shen family’s inner courtyard, each girl’s pocket money is different.

In this regard, the Shen family has a set of family rules, which were drafted by Shen Xi and implemented by Xie Yuner.

Among the girls, the one with the least pocket money was Yin Wen and Lu Xier, who were not in the art, who had two taels of silver every month. As for Lin Dai and Xie Hengnu, it was basically the same, about four taels. Later, Xie Hengnu had a daughter, and the expenses would be greater. Therefore, Xie Hengnu could get a few more coins to buy small things for his daughter.
Chapter completed!