The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Grandma Pei and her family stayed at the Pei family's house. Except for the first day, Xia Mianwan didn't see them for the next few days.

Pei Baozhu knew that Xia Mianwan had asked someone to watch them, but she acted as usual, as if she was unaware that someone was watching her.

Xia Mianwan was somewhat impressed. This little girl was so shrewd at such a young age.

The news about Qian Da came a few days later. The Pei clan seemed to have become prosperous in the past six months, and every household seemed to have found a fortune. The Pei clan leader already knew that Grandma Pei had taken her two children to Beijing, but the clan did not react at all, as if they were deliberately indulging Grandma Pei.

Xia Mianwan looked at the letter, pointed his fingers at the table, and began to think about the key points here.

Regardless of whether Pei Baozhu is lying or not, there must be something wrong with the Pei clan leader. If his heart is wild, there is no way to pull him back.

As for Pei Baozhu, seeing that she has been well behaved these days, Xia Mianwan thought that Pei Baozhu should just want to make a living. In that case, there is nothing wrong with lending a hand.

There is a kind of smart people in the world who will not go to extremes as long as there is a way out.

Thinking of this, Xia Mianwan felt a little regretful. It turned out that such a bad bamboo shoot from the Pei family could produce a good bamboo like Pei Baozhu.

Xia Mianwan was somewhat puzzled by the actions of the Qiu family, Duke Xu's Mansion, the General's Mansion, and the Marquis Pingyang's Mansion. However, after sorting out all the clues one by one, their purpose became clear.

Duke Xu's Mansion didn't want to seize the throne; they were tied together simply to rebel.

The Sixth Prince only gave them a legitimate reason to act, and with the help of the Sixth Prince, they could tie up these families, and then use the Emperor to control the princes.

Xia Mianwan really didn't expect that these four families would be so bold.

She originally thought that the reason why Duke Xu's Mansion was so blatantly trying to win over the General's Mansion was to seize the throne in the future, but the Sixth Prince was still young, so there was no need to worry for the time being.

But if there is to be a rebellion, the younger the prince is, the better. Otherwise, who knows if the one keeping him by his side after the rebellion is successful is actually a wolf that hides his true intentions.

After figuring out the purpose of Duke Xu's Mansion, Xia Mianwan took a breath of cold air. But what made her even more worried was that she only figured out the purpose of these four families, but had no idea how much they had prepared and when they would take action.

The worst thing was that Pei Yanxu was not in the capital at this time.

Xia Mianwan frowned tightly. The Great Chen Kingdom could not afford another civil strife, and the people of the Great Chen Kingdom could not afford another displacement. She had just begun to feel a sense of belonging to the Pei family and Madam Pei, and she did not want the status quo, and did not want those villains to gain power. If the Sixth Prince really gained power, then the Crown Prince's Junior Master would be considered a natural member of the Crown Prince's Party. Even if he did not want to fight for a party, he would be caught in a party fight. This was fate.

However, there is one good thing. At least the rebellion will not happen right now. With only the support of the General's Mansion, the military force is insufficient. And since Duke Xu's Mansion has thought of starting with the Pei family and taking a few detours, it means that everything is not yet fully prepared.

Although Zheng Xiaoyun was respected as General Zheng, his influence was far less than that of Zheng Tingyan. After Zheng Tingyan retired, the Zheng family's influence in the military became much smaller, and its appeal was not as strong as before.

Before the next line of military generals comes out, there should be no rebellion. Thinking of this, Xia Mianwan calmed down a little. She picked up her pen and wrote a letter to Pei Yanxu, telling him about the current dilemma. Under the current circumstances, Pei Yanxu could no longer stay in Yubei. If he was worried that his policies would not be implemented well, he could find someone with similar ideas to his own to continue his ideas in Yubei.

The letter written by Xia Mianwan was not very long, but she explained the most important things at the moment to Pei Yanxu. After writing the letter, Xia Mianwan repeatedly told Qian Daxin to deliver it to Yubei personally.

Qian Da was quite unhappy at first, not because of other reasons, but because Pei Yanxu had told Qian Da when he left that he must protect the safety of the Pei family in the capital no matter what without his orders.

However, Xia Mianwan repeatedly told him that the matter was of great importance, so Qian Dacai had to take the letter and go to Yubei himself.

Before going to Yubei, Qian Da still made some arrangements. All the secret guards who were sent out at that time had returned. This time he would be away for some days, so he left the safety of the Pei family in the hands of several of his most trusted secret guards.

Afterwards, Qian Da asked Qian Er to take over his shift and told Xia Mianwan to find Qian Er if she had any problems.

After Xia Mianwan met Qian Er, he immediately ordered Qian Er to find a few efficient people to keep an eye on Duke Xu's Mansion, Qiu's Mansion, General Zheng's Mansion and Marquis Pingyang's Mansion.

Xia Mianwan asked them to report on the affairs of these families every two days, and if they found anything suspicious, they had to report it on the same day.

Afterwards, Xia Mianwan went to Manyue Tower to find Yan Niang again.

Xia Mianwan naturally would not tell Yan Niang all this. She wanted Yan Niang to focus on collecting information related to these four families in and outside the capital, no matter how much money and material resources were invested.

Yan Niang knew the rules, so she naturally wouldn't ask too many questions. However, since Xia Mianwan was so concerned, she couldn't help but take it to heart. "The actions of these four families have indeed become much bigger in the past few months. Are you asking this because something big is going to happen?"

Xia Mianwan shook her head and said, "Don't worry, Yan Niang. I don't know if it's a big deal or not, but it's better to be careful. When you ask the girls below to collect intelligence, be careful too. Don't let them get caught."

Yan Niang agreed solemnly.

"Niang Yan, what do you mean by these four families being so active recently?" Xia Mianwan asked.

Yan Niang said: "No one from these four families has been to Manyue Tower openly. Only some of their family branches would come to Manyue Tower. Our girls are all capable. Although the things they found out are fragmentary, when put together, they can give a good idea.

Another thing is that although the troupe of Manyue Tower is not ours, because of Manyue Tower, we are often invited by wealthy families to perform. Every time we perform, the troupe will invite our musicians. The musician is my person, I feel at ease, and she has always been used to telling me some news.

With these two channels, I can basically know something about all the big and small things in Beijing.

The Duke Xu's Mansion that you mentioned has been frequently inviting people from our opera troupe to perform in recent days. People from the Marquis Pingyang Mansion and the Qiu Family are almost always present, but the rest of the people are different every time.

As for the General's Mansion... I haven't seen anything else, but... Princess Tong'an and Madam Zheng Shao have met many wives of officials recently."