The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mianwan accepted Madam Qin's kindness and warmly entertained her to stay at Pei Mansion first.

After Mrs. Qin went to bed, Xia Mianwan recalled Mrs. Qin's words carefully.

I didn't expect that the Prince of Zhenguo would set out before Xiaowu, but Xiaowu arrived in Yubei first.

These days, all the people who could be used by Xia Mianwan have been sent out, but no one has come back to reply, and Qian Da has not come back either.

Xiaowu has tried his best to describe the details in the letter. I think he is afraid that not describing them in detail will affect his judgment.

The news about Yubei has spread all over Beijing, and she has already heated up the situation. Even if someone wants to tamper with the supplies, they won't have much time. In ten days at the latest, the official supply team from Beijing will arrive.

I hope that the few days she buys for Pei Yanxu are necessary and sufficient.

But if they stumble over Pei Yanxu's disaster relief, then the next people these people will have to deal with will definitely be the Pei Mansion, and it will definitely be themselves who have stepped forward.

Thinking of this, Xia Mianwan suddenly had an idea.

After Laba Festival comes the New Year.

It started snowing in the capital.

Mrs. Pei also received the news that Mrs. Qin had returned to Beijing, and she came back with a happy face.

Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Pei are sisters after all. I haven't seen them for a long time and I miss them very much.

Xia Mianwan prepared a pot for the two of them and asked them to eat while chatting.

"Sister, I'm fine in Yanzhou. Aqing is fine too." Mrs. Qin's eyes were filled with joy.

Mrs. Pei was relieved to see that Mrs. Qin was living comfortably, "How about going to the capital to celebrate the New Year?"

Madam Qin thought of what Xia Mianwan had said to her in the morning, and hurriedly said, "Sister, this won't work right now. I have things to do in Yanzhou!"

Madam Pei asked curiously, "What else do you have to do in Yanzhou? Ah Qing must be spending the New Year at her husband's house. It would be boring for you to spend the New Year alone. It would be better for you to stay at home and have more fun."

Madam Qin still refused, "Sister, don't worry. If I want to come back, I will tell you. I have to go back to Yanzhou early tomorrow morning."

"So fast?" Mrs. Pei looked at Xia Mianwan and then at Mrs. Qin, and couldn't help but wonder.

Madam Qin picked up a piece of mutton for Madam Pei and said, "You should worry less and sleep well."

Mrs. Pei had stayed in Wenquan Manor for so long, how could she really not know about the many things happening in the capital? However, her daughter-in-law was filial and didn't want her to think too much, so she pretended to know nothing.

"Okay, okay, you're tired of me too. I won't ask any more questions. Just eat your food!" Mrs. Pei said with a smile.

……

Madam Qin left the capital early in the morning before the snow was not too heavy. She had important matters to attend to and needed to return to Yanzhou as soon as possible.

By evening, the snow in the capital had become so heavy that a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.

Mrs. Pei looked at the snow with worry, "Your aunt is rushing so fast, I hope she's okay, it's snowing so heavily!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. Auntie left the capital only after making preparations. Besides, the snow is in the capital. The further south you go, the warmer it will be. What's more, there are people from our mansion following us, so nothing will happen."

Mrs. Pei felt a little relieved when she heard Xia Mianwan say this.

The two were about to say something, but they heard that the young ladies and young masters of the family had come to pay their respects, and Mrs. Pei's attention was immediately diverted.

The first to come forward to greet were Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er, "Hello, Grandmother!"

"Be good!" Mrs. Pei happily held Chen'er and Yu'er's hands.

"How come I feel like you've all grown up after just a few days of not seeing you?" Mrs. Pei said kindly.

The next ones to come forward to pay their respects were Pei Yanyue, Pei Yanqi and Pei Yanshu.

Finally there are Pei Ying, Pei Ling and Pei Xia.

After the family chatted happily for a while, they started to have dinner.

Xia Mianwan hadn't had such a lively dinner for a long time. His tense heart relaxed a lot and he even ate an extra bowl of rice.

……

After a few more days, the weather became worse and worse, and the entire capital seemed to be frozen by snow.

Manyue Tower was closed early because of the bad weather, just like taking a break to celebrate the New Year in advance.

Xia Mianwan looked at the weather and became increasingly worried. Yes, a snowstorm was about to happen, but every household in Beijing had donated a lot of supplies to Yubei, and the grain depots in Beijing might not be satisfied at this moment.

The palace would certainly have a lot of food, but if merchants or people with ulterior motives used the excuse that food and vegetables had been shipped to Yubei and hoarded them, then Pei Mansion would be the first to be affected...

Xia Mianwan was lost in thought when he heard a noise outside the hall.

"Young Madam, Qian Da is back." Chai'er came to report.

"Let him in." Xia Mianwan said.

Qian Da's shoulders were covered with snow and he walked into the flower hall with a chill.

"Young Madam, there is news!" There was finally a hint of joy on Qian Da's face.

Seeing this, Xia Mianwan felt relieved a little, "You say."

"The prince was ambushed by refugees disguised as bandits on the road, and all the supplies were robbed. The prince knew that this batch of supplies was related to the people of Yubei, so he hid himself and planned to go to the top of the mountain to grab the supplies back. It was a coincidence that the road where the prince hid was exactly the path chosen by Brother Zhou. Brother Zhou led his own people, our people, and the people from the escort agency through that path, and the refugees did appear. However, we didn't expect that when the two sides were about to fight, the large army led by the prince surrounded the refugees.

The identities of that group of refugees were verified, and indeed most of them were refugees, but there were a few with incorrect identities, and they seemed to be death squads sent from the capital.

The prince judged that... it was related to the Marquis's Mansion."

"Marquis Pingyang's Mansion?" Xia Mianwan asked.

"Yes." Qian Da replied.

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and asked again, "Are there any people from Zheng Xiaoyun inside?"

Qian Da shook his head: "There are no people from General Zheng, but there are old members of the Haichen Gang."

The people Qian Da sent out were meant to investigate this matter, so they came back a little late.

"That makes sense. The Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion, the General's Mansion, the Duke of Xu's Mansion, and the Qiu's Mansion have indeed joined forces." They are planning to do something big...

Qian Da nodded and continued, "Yes, with the help of the prince, the supplies brought by Brother Zhou were safely delivered to the adults.

Thanks to my wife's quick wit, Xiaowu's supplies arrived a few days earlier than Zhou's, which relieved a lot of pressure on adults. Moreover, among the supplies sent by Xiaowu, there were also some anti-epidemic supplies, which happened to be what adults could use.

The situation in Yubei has been brought under control. When my people came back, even the third batch of supplies we sent had arrived, and passers-by also encountered a large batch of supplies shipped from Beijing.

Although the adult has lost a lot of weight, he is in good spirits.

However, Your Excellency has received a secret letter from the Emperor, hoping that Your Excellency will assist the Yubei prefect to eliminate the troubles and return to the capital after the people are safe. "

"This... doesn't it just mean that we need my husband's help in developing Yubei over there?" Xia Mianwan felt that the emperor was really shameless. Even animals wouldn't do this. One moment he was investigating corruption in Jiangnan, and the next moment he was developing Yubei.

Qian Da smiled honestly, "My Lord has a letter for Madam, but it's still on the way."

"My lord said that this time it was all thanks to my wife's cleverness, otherwise he would have starved to death in Yubei." Qian Dadao.

Xia Mianwan asked, "What about Chengze?"

"Brother Zhou means that he can learn a lot from the adults, and he wants to stay with the adults and return to Beijing with them." Qian Dadao.

"That's a good idea. I understand. I will bring Madam Zhou to Pei Mansion to celebrate the New Year." Xia Mianwan said.