After the reconciliation, the villainous stepmother has blessed the world!

Duke Feng Guo attaches great importance to the education of his children and grandchildren. His family's temperament is a little weird, but the women in the capital have a lot of affection for his family, because this family has no rules about taking concubines in the past generations, even for the maids of the first wife. of.

Therefore, the three grandsons of Feng Guogong are all direct descendants.

Even if his official career is not going well, he is still in the Duke's mansion, and his family's background is stronger than that of other families, so his life can still be lived.

"How sure are you that this matter is related to Duke Feng's mansion?" Suxin asked seriously.

"[-]% to [-]%, those who can clearly know the birth dates of those children will definitely be able to contact the Household Department or the Yamen. As far as I know, a few days ago, Feng Guogong personally went to the household registration office to check people on the pretext of looking for relatives and friends. , In addition, I found a woman to talk to the servants of Duke Feng's Mansion. The servant said that the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion was haunted recently, and no one dared to enter. The person in charge of purchasing in the Duke's Mansion had recently purchased a similar amount of ingredients. Compared with before, it has increased a lot..." Tu Huaiyu analyzed to Su Xin.

There are not many masters in the Duke's mansion, and no one has come in recently, but the amount of ingredients has increased a lot compared to before, so there is obviously something wrong.

"I'll go to Duke Feng's Mansion and have a look in person." Su Xin was still thinking about it.

With these alone, it is difficult to go in and take someone directly.

"If it is really related to Duke Feng, then once the princess goes there, she will definitely scare the snake..." Tu Huaiyu said immediately.

Suxin nodded: "You are right. Duke Feng's residence is closed all day long. If you want to go in, you have to find a reasonable reason... I heard that the current wife of the Duke, Mrs. Chai, left Beijing. Very far away. In the past few years, her health has been poor. She has become more and more fond of things from her hometown. Last year, she spent a lot of money to buy a sea view. If something she likes very much appears in Beijing, I wonder if she might take the initiative. Invite me to be a guest?"

"If Old Mrs. Chai doesn't know about it, it's extremely possible. The Duke and his wife are very affectionate. Now that Old Mrs. Chai's health is getting worse than before, Duke Feng will do everything she wants." Tu Huaiyu said.

Mrs. Chai liked to listen to the Hongfu Troupe's plays, but the Hongfu Troupe was not in the capital at that time, so Duke Feng personally sent people thousands of miles away to invite the troupe back.

This old lady also likes to enjoy lotuses. It is said that the Fengguo Duke's mansion dug several ponds and filled them with various varieties of lotus. When they bloom every year, the fragrance of the lotus can be spread outside.

"Just give it a try." Su Xin said.

If you want to attract Mrs. Chai, this thing must be good enough, and preferably it should be exactly the same as the hometown that Mrs. Chai remembers.

But these things did not trouble her. In Beijing, it was not difficult to find Mrs. Chai's fellow villagers. After she made a request, Fang Tiejun directly pulled three of them from the house.

Suxin listened to them describe the appearance and characteristics of their hometown, and found some pictures on the market for reference. He stayed up for two nights and drew three paintings.

Mrs. Chai's hometown is not close to the sea, but it is close to a large lake. Every summer, her face is covered with lotus leaves, the breeze is full of birds, and the blue sky is attractive. When the old lady was not married, she was the daughter of a local official. A loft was built for her by the lake. Sitting there, looking at the lake, she could see the vastness as far as the eye could see.

There are some similar paintings in the capital, but they look more ordinary, and Suxin's painter has been trained under Ji Shanchang. With her putting pen to paper, the scenery painted is naturally extraordinary.

The three pictures were integrated into one, Su Xin kept one for himself, and gave away the remaining two pictures, asking Xiahou Huaizhuo to find his friends, and specially sent them to Fengguo Gong's shop for sale.

Sure enough, these two pictures were sent directly to the Duke's Mansion.

When selling the paintings, he did not forget to mention that one of the three paintings was in Suxin's hands.

These three pictures were sold at a very high price, each costing 800 taels of silver. Two pictures were obtained at a high price but not all of them were complete. If Mrs. Chai could bear it, it was either because she did not want to offend her, or because she did not miss her natal family that much...

The capital has been heavily patrolled these days, and no child thefts have occurred yet.

Less than two days after the picture was sold, Suxin received a message from Mrs. Chai, saying that she wanted to see her.

But Zuxin was more direct. When he heard from the servants of Duke Feng that the old lady had obtained the other two paintings, he immediately looked like he couldn't sit still.

"I fell in love with this painting at first sight, but it was a pity that the man only took out one painting at that time. I also thought about looking for someone to buy the other two paintings, but I didn't expect that he sold them to the old lady... ..." Su Xin looked embarrassed, "It's not that I can't give this painting to the old lady, it's just that... I haven't seen the whole picture yet, and I feel very sorry... How about this, you go back and report to the old lady and see when she gets it. Kong, I, the princess, will pay a visit and send the paintings over, and take a look at the other two paintings by the way..."

She has already said so, and under normal circumstances, she would definitely be willing to let her in.

After all, the princess came to visit in person, which was a sign of dignity. If she still refused, she was either being careless or there was a problem at home. Even if she really rushed in directly, the possibility of making a mistake was not high.

The steward replied the words exactly as they were.

I got the letter that same day.

You can come to your door tomorrow if you wish.

Su Xin put the painting away and moved two jars of lotus flowers from the mansion, both of which were rare and famous, before heading to Fengguo Duke's mansion.

But before that, Su Xin also made it clear to Tu Huaiyu that as long as she released Ming Dy, she would directly lead troops to surround the Fengguo Duke's Mansion. If not, everything would naturally be normal in the Fengguo Duke's Mansion.

The Fengguo Duke's mansion as a whole exudes a literati preference.

As soon as you enter, the main courtyard looks elegant and elegant. If you look twice, you can't help but burst out a few sour poems. The servants and maids in the mansion are also uniformly dressed, and all of them are neatly dressed. The colors are simple and elegant, the clothes all have the same bamboo pattern, and the etiquette is very thorough, which is indeed pleasing to the eye.

Suxin was directly led to the old lady in the backyard.

Old Mrs. Chai is less than [-] years old, and she looks really kind-hearted. Even though she is older, she still has the gentlemanly demeanor in her bones, which makes people feel good about her.

But judging from her complexion, she did not look good.

"I should have gone to the princess's house in person to pay my respects, but instead I have to trouble the eldest princess to make the trip. I really shouldn't have..." Old Mrs. Chai said very kindly.

Seeing Mrs. Chai's face, Suxin felt a little guilty. After all, her intentions were not pure.

But he didn't care much at the moment, so he replied politely: "In the past few days since I returned to the palace, I have seen every family member in Beijing, but I have never seen the old lady. My grandmother once said that you are the kindest elder in Beijing. I I didn’t believe it at first, but after taking a look today, I realized that what my grandmother said was indeed true..."

When Mrs. Chai saw that Su Xin, the eldest princess, had no airs about her, she also felt good about her.

At that moment, I pulled Su Xin and said a lot of things.