I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

"Mom, that's not what I meant. I was thinking about Chang'er..."

The old lady kept saying that it was not suitable and that she wanted to find a lady from a wealthy family in the capital for Chang'er.

Gui had been in Anzhou for several years, but had not been able to break into the circle of women from official families.

It was because the old lady closed the door and refused to see anyone, and she also didn't let Gui go out.

The grandson first went to the northern border to fight, and after returning victoriously, he was appointed by the emperor as the Tongpan of Anzhou.

The old lady once said that only after Chang'er took office could Gui go out and socialize freely.

Over the years, the old lady was in good spirits. Gui didn't dare to act rashly and could only obey her, secretly feeling very angry.

We finally waited for Fu Jichang to take office.

She found out that the girl was the legitimate daughter of Liang Zhizhou and was extremely happy.

Her family had no background or power, so she was sold to the Fu family as a concubine. Because the mistress was in power, she didn't dare to act rashly.

After finally waiting for the lady to pass away, she used all her tricks to get the master to promote her to the position of the legal wife.

But the good times didn't last long, and her husband died.

After that, he lived with the old lady in Anzhou for so many years and didn't know the officials' wives. He finally wanted to establish a relationship with Liang Zhizhou's family, but the old lady didn't agree.

She wanted to get in touch with more women from official families through the daughter of Liang Zhizhou.

Even if we can't become in-laws, we can't block this path.

She helped the old lady into the house and helped her lie down.

He returned to his room, picked up a cup of tea, drank it, and threw the cup on the table with a snort.

"Go live in my yard tonight!" Mrs. Gui said coldly.

"Madam, you just came back. It would be inappropriate for you to live in your own yard!" the maid said in a low voice.

"I think the old lady is in good spirits. Who spread the news that she is in a trance?"

The maid trembled with fear and said, "Madam, Xiaomei brought news!"

After a while, Mrs. Gui took a few maids to the Magnolia Courtyard in the North Lane.

There are three courtyards in Beixiang, namely Zizhu Courtyard, Cuilu Courtyard and Magnolia Courtyard.

After she was promoted to the main wife, she followed the master to the old house in Anzhou once.

The master said that he grew up in Zizhu Courtyard and Cuilu Courtyard, and the only one he had never lived in was Magnolia Courtyard.

After she and the old lady came to Anzhou, they specifically asked to live in Magnolia Courtyard.

The old lady didn't object. There were so many courtyards and she could live in whichever one she wanted.

The backyard of the Magnolia Courtyard is planted with magnolia trees. In spring, white and purple magnolias bloom in succession, which is very beautiful.

The Magnolia Courtyard was decorated according to her wishes.

She entered the house and said a few words to the maid beside her. After a while, she heard sobbing sounds coming from a room.

After a while, the maid came in and said, "Madam, Xiaomei said that the old lady is indeed not in a good mental state, but sometimes she is lucid."

Madam Gui bit her lip fiercely and said, "Tomorrow, let the doctor come to see her. After prescribing the medicine, I will go get her some and give her more medicine!"

The little maid was startled and said quickly: "Madam, the doctor said that it can't get any bigger, and it has to be done slowly and slowly. In case there is a flaw..."

Mrs. Gui picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at the maid, and it hit the wall with a bang.

The little maidservant was so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a plop. "Madam, please calm down. I was wrong..."

Madam Gui exhaled a breath, slumped down in the armchair, and laughed loudly as she said, "A steady stream of income? If it keeps flowing like this, I'll die of old age here. What a waste of my best years.

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The next day, at dawn, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Huang got up to cook.

After Shitou and his friends finished their meal, they followed Ji Decai out of the alley, looking back every few steps.

Before leaving, Ji Xiaobei gave Zhang Yiyuan and 50 taels of silver.

Zhang Yiyuan refused to accept it, saying that the sword was much more valuable than silver and there was no need to give him any more silver.

Zhang Yiyuan was a very open-minded person, and Ji Xiaobei was also very happy. He asked Huang Po to put the money into his saddlebag while Zhang Yiyuan was not paying attention.

Fifty taels of silver to hire a guard team is considered the market price.

Ji Xiaobei looked at Yanyan having fun at the door and didn't rush back.

A woman came out from the north alley. She had a pretty face and a well-proportioned figure.

Ji Xiaobei hurriedly called out to Yanyan, picked her up, and held her in his arms, for fear of scaring others.

Mrs. Gui looked Ji Xiaobei up and down and snorted.

The maid next to her, Su Yan, asked sharply, "Who are you from? Why are you in this alley?"

Ji Xiaobei stood still and looked coldly at the impolite maid, and said, "Who are you and why are you here in front of my house?"

Su Yanqi's willow-shaped eyebrows twisted into caterpillars. She took a step forward and said, "This is Fu's alley. Hurry up and leave. If you lose something, you can't get away from it!"

Ji Xiaobei: ...The old lady and Aunt Zhang are both well-educated and well-mannered, how come her maid is so unruly?

"You were at the gate of my yard. If something was lost at my house, you can't escape responsibility."

Ji Xiaobei imitated her tone and spoke.

Madam Gui gently scolded, "Come on, Su Yan, why are you arguing with a peasant woman? Go to the old lady's room first and serve her medicine!"

Mrs. Gui left with her maid.

Ji Xiaobei: What a thing, you look down on people, what's wrong with a peasant woman? I live in this house now, I have a contract.

Rich people have their eyes on top of their heads. What's that a big deal? You and I have nothing to do with each other, but if you dare to bully me, I will never forgive you.

Ji Xiaobei carried Yanyan back and told her what had just happened.

He told Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Huang to talk less to them if they encountered a mad dog in the future.

Mother Lin pursed her lips and said, "That old lady looks like a generous and forthright person. The master is a good person, so the servants can't be wrong. Aunt Zhang and Ah Huang are both kind-hearted people. Could the woman you are talking about be her daughter-in-law?"

Mrs. Huang is going out to buy some medicine for nourishing qi and blood today. Mrs. Lin has not been sleeping well at night recently. She has panda eyes every day and looks listless.

Maybe it’s because I’m too worried about Shi Tou and the others and think too much.

But now that Zhang Yiyuan and others are escorting her, she feels much more at ease.

They have been in Anzhou for several days, and the two old ladies have never gone out. Ji Xiaobei wanted to take them out for a walk and get some medicine.

After hearing this, the two old ladies hurriedly changed into clean clothes, combed each other's hair, then climbed onto the donkey cart and went out.

Ji Xiaobei was driving his donkey cart slowly on the street.

The sky was a little overcast and a little chilly.

Ji Xiaobei was going to the cloth shop to buy some cloth and cotton so that Mrs. Lin could make the cotton-padded clothes in advance.

When they came, they didn't bring any cotton clothes.

Each of the three of them had two sets of cotton coats.

When Mrs. Huang saw that her employer bought clothes for her, she was so moved that she burst into tears.

Passing by a used bookstall, she resolutely bought a book. Although she didn't recognize many words, she could understand the pictures on it.