The First Phoenix

The atmosphere in the room was very strange for a moment.

Shi Anxia asked Mrs. Shi, "Grandma, are you looking for me?"

Mentioning this, Shi Wanzhen couldn't help but ask, "You still knew Grandmother was looking for you? You took almost an hour to show up. Did she need a sedan chair with eight bearers to fetch you?"

When Tang Chujun heard this, he was furious and was about to push back when his daughter patted him and comforted him.

Shi Anxia said warmly, "There was indeed a delay just now. Mr. Yang Xuan went to see the deserted courtyard next to the Hou Mansion for his granddaughter, and said that the feng shui there was very good, and he only needed to change a few doors to gather the fortune. .So my granddaughter went to see it in person, determined the plan to change the family, and has already sent people to start work."

When the old lady suddenly remembered, "Do you want to use the deserted courtyard next to it to do clan studies?"

Shi Anxia nodded, "The desolate courtyard originally belonged to our Marquis Mansion. It has been left empty and unused. Mr. Yang Xuan said that it has ruined the feng shui."

"Okay! Okay!" Mrs. Shi was very happy after hearing this, but also a little sad at the same time, "It will cost a lot of money to repair that broken yard."

Shi Anxia said, "Mother said she can pay for the money. Right, mother?"

Tang Chujun didn't know anything about this beforehand. Although she is not willing to give money to the Hou Mansion now, if her daughter asks her to pay, she will naturally pay, "Well, I will pay the money."

Mrs. Shi's face suddenly turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile, and she said to her daughter, "Your sister-in-law is so generous."

Since Tang Chujun gave out the money, of course he wanted to take advantage of it, "From now on, I, Xia'er, will be in charge of clan studies. No one can point fingers."

Mrs. Shi agreed without thinking, "Of course! This was Sister Xia's idea!"

Shi Anxia said calmly, "My granddaughter has already asked someone to go to the government office to apply for the clan school procedures. She should be able to get the official documents in a few days."

Madam Shi smiled, her eyes curved. "Good, good, Sister Xia is becoming more and more capable."

Shi Wanzhen was furious. Was this the time to discuss clan studies? It was clearly her business that was important!

She pressed on, "Xia Jie'er, am I still your aunt?"

Shi Anxia looked at Tang Chujun and then at Shi Wanzhen, "This...if you don't want to be my little aunt, you don't have to be!"

Shi Wanzhen: "..." She fell back in anger. Is this what a human would say?

Shi Anxia played with her hanging hair and said casually, "I was lost for ten years and was brought back two years ago. At that time, I heard my little aunt say to my cousins, 'I don't recognize this wild man. This girl is a niece, so you should stay away from her. If you meet her on the street in the future, pretend you don’t know her, so as not to embarrass you.'"

Shi Wanzhen's face turned red and white. She never expected that such private words could be brought to the stage, "Um... you heard wrong..."

"I may have heard wrongly, but my girls all heard clearly and clearly." Shi Anxia was not used to it.

If I can't break up with my grandmother, why can't I break up with you, a married woman?

She tilted her head slightly and continued to play with the strand of hair. "Besides, Auntie didn't lower her voice. I think she did it on purpose so I could hear her and give up. So later on, whether we were on the street or anywhere else, I never took the initiative to approach you."

Shi Wanzhen wanted to tear this girl's mouth off!

Then I heard that hateful girl say, "I call you 'little aunt' today because of my grandma's sake and because I still have some etiquette. But if you insist on asking me that, I have to say it." From now on, you won’t hear the word ‘little aunt’ anymore.”

"What a sharp-tongued wild girl!" Shi Wanzhen was so angry that she completely forgot the purpose of coming here today.

After hearing about the wild girl, Tang Chujun quit!

"Shi! Wan! Zhen! You're great!" Tang Chujun sat up straight, his sharp gaze fixed on his sister-in-law's face. "Since you look down on my daughter, you don't have to call me 'sister-in-law' anymore. From now on, when we're out together, we'll just pretend we don't know each other. You don't have to flaunt your relationship with the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion. After all, the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion is a long way from your Changshan Marquis' Mansion."

Shi Wanzhen cried out in grievance, took her mother's hand and shook it, "Mother! Look at your good daughter-in-law and granddaughter! Are they trying to drive me out of the Hou Mansion!"

If it were normal, Mrs. Shi would definitely comfort her little daughter and scold the Tang family mother and daughter for being ignorant.

But now the situation is different. Mrs. Tang is interested in her son and is willing to make plans; her granddaughter is capable, efficient and has plans for the future of the Hou Mansion.

She wasn't as tolerant of her little daughter. "You too! We're both mothers. Have you ever thought about how it would hurt your niece to say those things in front of her? Your children are treasures, and Sister Xia is also your sister-in-law's treasure!"

Tang Chujun agreed with Mrs. Shi for the first time, "Mother is absolutely right, Xia'er is the treasure in my hand. Anyone who bullies my daughter will be an enemy of our Marquis Mansion and the entire Protector's Mansion. "

Shi Wanzhen: "..."

I don’t know what words to use to describe my angry and frustrated mood at this time! What did she say? It can be compared to being an enemy of the Marquis Mansion and the Protectorate Mansion!

I feel so wronged!

Her mother who loved her in the past has also changed and no longer protects her! She has become on the side of the Down syndrome mother and daughter!

In fact, the old lady was more clear-headed than anyone else and did not forget to help her daughter. "Xia Jie'er, I came to you to ask why you reported it to the authorities yesterday?"

Shi Anxia seemed very confused, "Did this little thing reach grandma?"

Shi Wanzhen was so angry that she almost jumped, thinking to herself, it’s a trivial matter! You call this a trivial matter! You are almost making my uncle Chang Shan's house noisy! My master even pointed at my nose and cursed me!

In view of the precedent that she had been choked on for one sentence just now, she remained silent this time. Tolerate! Bear with it first!

Mrs. Shi said calmly, "When doing business, being friendly makes you rich. Don't sue the government every time. It will have a bad impact."

Shi Anxia shook her head, "Grandma, you don't know how much that shopkeeper Yang is going too far." She shouted outside, "Bei Hui!"

Bei Hui came in in response, and after getting the girl's order, he clearly told what shopkeeper Yang had done.

Finally, she added, "I just checked, and Mother Qin did accept benefits from Shopkeeper Yang, but it was only a small amount of money."

The implication is that these silver coins were within the scope of the Tang family's tacit approval, and they did not deceive the owner's family together with Shopkeeper Yang.

Tang Chujun said calmly, "He is not strict in his work and accepts bribes. People like him should be sent to work in the fields of the manor."

With just one sentence, Qin's mother's fate was decided. If she couldn't do the light work well, she would do the heavy work.

Tang Chujun did acquiesce to this kind of favor, after all, it was just a silver coin for tea. But it is unforgivable to still not do anything even though you are receiving benefits from a monthly salary.

If Qin's mother had been more serious, she wouldn't have gone without discovering the flaw for a year and had to let her daughter worry about it herself.

According to Tang Chujun's logic, she doesn't have to worry about it, but she doesn't allow people who work with money to make mistakes. Otherwise, what is the use of her money? Might as well do it yourself.

Old Madam Shi's face didn't look good, and Shi Wanzhen's face looked even worse.

If a person makes a small mistake, Tang's family is not merciful, how can he expect to be lenient to this matter?

Mrs. Shi forced a smile on her face, "It's really disappointing that shopkeeper Yang even dragged his family and ran away. But having said that, as long as he spit out the money and let him go, why bother with the government? go?"

Shi Anxia shook his head and said seriously, "Grandma doesn't know that there is a shortage of at least five hundred taels! He can't even pay back so much silver!"

Mrs. Shi was shocked, "So many?"

"Yes! As long as it's only a few dozen taels, I won't make it difficult for him because of the employer-employer relationship for many years. But if it's more than five hundred taels, there's something fishy here."