Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

The reason why Mrs. Qiu San said this was because she had heard from the women of the Ji family she knew that the Ji family did not like the young master's mansion being next door, and sometimes the sound of singing could drift over.

No one lives in the Ji family's villa permanently. When the old lady of the Ji family was alive, she wanted to have some peace and quiet, so she would live there with her granddaughter for a while.

The place next door used to be the prince's palace of the previous dynasty. It had been empty for many years. Later, the late emperor sent people to renovate it, and Lady Wenshan gave it to her when she got married.

After Miss Wenshan got married, she often entertained guests with banquets, which was very lively. Later, when she had a disagreement with her husband, she would listen to music and drink here.

There are rumors that the eldest lady has a lover, and no one goes to the Ji family's villa anymore. It is always occupied by servants.

Mrs. Qiu thought that the Ji family might sell the villa. When it was the prince's mansion, the Ji family wanted to close the villa. Now the big man has a bad reputation. If this continues, even if the court takes back the princess's mansion many years later, it will be given to a prince or a princess.

It’s better to take action.

Mrs. Qiu San made an appointment with Mrs. Li Er from the residence of Li Daxueshi. She knew that the Li family and the Nie family had dealings with each other because the imperial physician An brought by the Nie family treated Madam Li, and the two families had dealings with each other.

Madam Li is the cousin of Ji Chen, the mistress of the Ji family, so it would be better for the Li family to convey the message.

Mrs. Li Er returned home and told her mother-in-law. When Mrs. Li heard that the Nie family wanted to buy the house, she went to find Ji Chenshi the next day and said, "Didn't my cousin say a while ago that keeping that house was a bother? We might as well sell it."

Ji Chen said, "I just said it casually. I'm afraid your brother-in-law will disagree. The Ji family hasn't fallen to the point of selling the house yet."

Madam Li said, "Who doesn't know the reason?"

She opened her mouth and silently uttered the three words "***".

Ji Chen frowned.

Madam Li whispered again, "I heard she brought back a few skinny horses from Jiangnan and gave them to Prince Consort Zhou. Prince Consort Zhou was so angry that he threw them out. She brought another one back to the Princess's residence and gave it to Prince Weixing. The Prince's wife ran to the palace and cried to the Queen Mother."

She whispered into her cousin's ear, "I heard that *** doesn't keep a lover, he just likes women."

Ji Chen was surprised and said, "I'll go back and ask your brother-in-law."

Within two days, the rumor spread that Mrs. Wenshan loved women, so she didn't like her husband.

Ji Chen told her cousin that the Ji family agreed to sell the house to the Nie family.

Mrs. Li Er quickly told Mrs. Qiu San that Mr. Qiu San had taken Nie Cheng'an, who had come to Beijing, to the Ji family's villa.

Nie Cheng'an was immediately impressed by the house. It was large, well-maintained, and spotlessly clean. All the furniture was inherited from his ancestors.

The person who met them was the second master of the Ji family, who said that although the house had been uninhabited for a long time, it was maintained every year.

As for the price, no one expected that the price offered by the Ji family was so low, less than 50% of the market price.

Mr. Qiu Sanye regretted it and if he had known earlier, he would have borrowed money to buy it.

Master Ji said, "My Ji family is not selling the house for money. If it were someone else, we wouldn't sell it no matter how much money they offered. My father has met Mr. Xiao and has heard about Mr. Nie's righteousness. In Guanzhong, there are children from poor families who study for free and are provided with food and accommodation.

"My father has only one request: the furniture in the house cannot be replaced. If it's not because the old house can't accommodate it, the furniture will not stay. My father stayed here all day yesterday. If it weren't for..., my Ji family would not sell the house."

Third Master Qiu immediately understood that the eldest brother-in-law of the Nie brothers was the empress dowager's cousin. It was not that the Ji family was afraid of the empress dowager, but that the Nie family bought the house and the big boss was not easy to mess with. If it were another family, the house might have changed hands soon.

Mr. Qiu Sanye no longer regretted it. He didn't dare to offend anyone, even his brother-in-law. His brother-in-law didn't even dare to touch the skinny horse given to him.

The house was sold, but no one knew about it, and Mr. Qiu San didn't dare to tell anyone.

At this time, Wenshan was gritting his teeth at the Queen Mother, "Who told anyone? If I find out, I'll tear him into pieces!"

The Queen Mother drank her tea leisurely. "Didn't you say that even if we knew, it wouldn't matter. There's no such thing as a completely leaky wall."

Wenshan said, "I'm not afraid of what those people will say about the royal family again, otherwise I wouldn't care what outsiders say about me. Why can men take concubines, keep skinny horses, and keep young prostitutes, but it's considered immoral for women to do so? I didn't force myself to take women, nor did I oppress the people. I was just with the person I loved."

The Queen Mother thought to herself, the person you like is the one that the prince consort loves most.

"I think you and your husband should just get a divorce this time."

Wenshan said, "It's not that I don't agree, it's my husband who doesn't agree, otherwise I would have divorced him long ago. I don't want others to say that I'm having an affair."

The Queen Mother had known about her affairs for a long time, so Wenshan would never have thought that it was the Queen Mother who told it, let alone that the Ji family knew about it.

The Nie family bought a house and calculated an auspicious day to move in on the sixth day of August.

Mrs. Wang went to the farm and told her two younger brothers, "I'm thinking of asking Mrs. Mo to go there someday and bring Lingxuan with me."

Generally speaking, the Nie brothers would not object to anything the eldest sister proposed, and they also understood what the eldest sister meant.

Mo Chenxi was invited to the Wang family. Mrs. Wang first said that the Nie family bought a house, but did not say it was the Ji family's villa. Even if she said it, Mo Chenxi didn't know where it was, because she had no contact with high-level figures.

She said congratulations and asked when we would move so that she could wish us a happy new home.

Mrs. Wang said, "It's the sixth day of August, and we haven't announced it yet. I want you to go with me and take Lingxuan with you."

Seeing her eager look, Mo Chenxi thought, you think I'm here to ward off evil spirits.

"Okay, I also want to see what the mansion looks like."

The two of them made an appointment to go see the house the next day.

Mo Chenxi didn't tell her father. Mrs. Wang hinted that she didn't want outsiders to know before moving, so she wouldn't say anything.

The next day, Mrs. Wang first went to pick up Nie Lingxuan, and then picked up Mo Chenxi, and they went to the Ji family villa together, which would become the Nie residence from then on.

After getting off the carriage, Mo Chenxi looked at the ancient gate and thought that he would be satisfied if he could buy a house like this here.

After entering, the first thing they saw was a large screen wall with exquisite brick carvings. Going around the screen wall, they arrived at the front yard. Nie Cheng'an, who led them there, introduced them: "There's a study hall, a reception room, a guest house, and a small garden in the front yard."

Mo Chenxi followed him. This front yard was much larger than the entire He family's.

Nie Lingxuan held her sister's hand and leaned tightly against her sister's arm. She looked around carefully and nervously.

When they arrived at the second gate, also called the hanging flower gate, they walked in and found another garden. To the north of the garden was the main house, with east and west wing rooms. There was a moon gate on the side, leading to the side courtyard, which was the courtyard for the elders to live.

There are five courtyards in total, leading from the side corridor to the back.

Nie Cheng'an went on to introduce, "There are more than twenty rooms outside the back door, which is where the servants live."

Mrs. Wang nodded with satisfaction. "It's not as big as the Nie family in Guanzhong. It's not bad to find a house like this in the capital."

There was a courtyard in the backyard that was clearly where the girl lived, and there was a swing set.

Mo Chenxi said to Nie Lingxuan, "Xuanxuan, how about moving over here and playing on the swing? We can also have barbecue and build snowmen in the winter."

Nie Lingxuan smiled, "Xiangxiang is staying here too, and Aunt Mo is coming too."

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief.