Add oil, Wen Jie!

  But soon Jiuniang regretted it——

  The man was silent, the crowd was also silent, the wind was quiet, but the gaze that fell on her body was like a sharp edge, making her blush with embarrassment.

  Alas...

  They simply didn't want to get involved, otherwise they would have done so long ago. Why bother showing up now and pretending to be indifferent?

  Besides, her question earlier was really stupid. Someone's wife just passed away a month ago, and it's clear that he's still in mourning, yet she asks if he's doing well or not. The answer is obviously no.

  Besides, as a lady in confinement, asking after a man like this sounds rather like a private affair, it's really putting the other person on the spot.

  In an instant, Jiuzi felt a mix of emotions: shame, regret, and suffocation, finally understanding the feeling of wanting to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

  "Hmm, okay. How's Wenjiu? Hui'er has been thinking of you all the time!" But just as Jiuer thought she was going to be embarrassed, Yang Guofeng suddenly spoke up.

  Jiuer listened and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in her heart, looking at him with grateful eyes.

  She was naturally grateful, because with just one sentence, things became much simpler. Not only did Yuan Shihuan not pursue the matter of Ye Xiaojie, but he was even scolded by his second wife, Xing Shi.

  Fourth sister's dowry was also handed over to the Yuan family, and Madame Yuan II even escorted the Wen family women to the door, apologizing profusely.

  This thing can be considered as a perfect ending!

  At the gate, the Wen family's womenfolk ran into Yang Guofeng's carriage again.

  Jiujier originally wanted to get off and go greet him again, because he had helped her twice already, and each time was very considerate.

  That time in the palace was like just now.

  A woman in the boudoir having an affair with a man, that's still acceptable. If she wasn't drowned by gossip, she would probably be scolded to death by Lady Li, so he brought out Yang Hui'er instead.

  This also made it easier for her and the Wen family to explain, and when she entered the palace, she not only gained the appreciation of Princess Jingning, but also took the opportunity to get acquainted with Yang Hui'er who was a guest in the imperial palace.

  Actually, Yang Hui'er had a good impression of her long ago. This can be proven by last winter's hairpinning ceremony for Jiang Yingniang, where Shi Jie'er served as the witness.

  The whole Wen family believed it without a doubt.

  Of course, she was convinced that a small, unremarkable-looking and unattractive young woman with an unknown dowry would not have any connection with this person.

  To know that due to the reason of being a widower, this Yang Guofeng is currently the most golden eligible bachelor in the Beijing aristocratic circle, the dream lover of many young noble ladies... Uh, but it does not include Ninth Sister.

  After experiencing the marriage changes of her four sisters, she became more and more disgusted with these ancient men, especially those who were considered extremely handsome and wealthy in the eyes of many people.

  She increasingly admires and respects these six sisters, perhaps marrying an ordinary person is indeed a wise move...

  "Come on, Ninth Sister!"

  At this time, the tenth sister behind her began to urge her to get on the bus.

  She took another glance at the row of carriages over there, then without any further hesitation, she turned around and got on the carriage.

  Forget it, nowadays Wen's family is already beset on all sides, let's just have fewer troubles.

  Back in the mansion, they took down that dowry, and Miao Shi and Fourth Sister couldn't help but burst into tears, for didn't these things bear witness to Fourth Sister's tumultuous fate? What would happen next?

  Mrs. Li's illness was getting worse and worse, and she couldn't even get out of bed. The Wen family was filled with worry and gloom, and everyone felt endangered.

  Because once Lady Li leaves, the Hou Mansion will face division of property, this is one reason.

  In addition, the marriageable grandsons and granddaughters will also face mourning, and of course, the sons will also be in mourning. But let's just say that the official careers of Wen Chongjiang and his brothers are already like that. What I'm really worried about is that the marriages of those daughters who are waiting to get married might encounter changes.

  The Eighth Sister didn't worry about that. The Jiang family, apart from urging them to get married a few times, had always been very considerate and courteous in their interactions.

  What's worrying is naturally Liu Jie's marriage, the letter from the Prince's mansion didn't mention anything concrete to begin with, and now if they have to observe mourning rites again, the marriage will be even more uncertain.

  At this time, Zou Shi was anxious and no longer closed the door to get sick. He quickly sent someone to negotiate with the Wang Fu, but the reply he got was that there was nothing wrong and it wasn't urgent, anyway, the young master would be suitable for a grand wedding at the age of 20.

  Twenty years old?

  The old lady and the king had someone calculate for the prince a few days ago, saying that the prince cannot marry early, otherwise he will have the calamity of losing his wife.

  "Excuses, excuses... At twenty years old, with five more years to go, can't Sixth Sister wait for five years? In five years, Sixth Sister will be nineteen years old. Which family's daughter is still unmarried at nineteen? Wouldn't that become the laughing stock of the entire Great Viet court? This is simply... simply intentional, forcing us to propose a divorce! And now Sixth Sister is like this... What should we do?" In the main room, Mrs. Zou was wailing and beating her chest.

  "What to do? Call off the wedding, didn't Old Lady Wang say that day, if the Wang family dares to play any more tricks, then there's no need to hesitate..." At this time, Ningping Hou Wen Chongjiang had a few words of determination.

  "No way!" But before he could finish speaking, Zou Shi interrupted him, "Break off the engagement and marry who? Which family can compare to the wealth and nobility of this Wang Manor? Wait five years then wait five years, I want to see how they will explain themselves to me at that time. Besides, we can also use this opportunity to treat Sixth Sister's brain." Saying this, Zou Shi became hopeful again, changing from her previous melancholy.

  "You... what can I say about you..." Looking at Zou Shi who was still so obstinate, Wen Chongjiang really had nothing to say. "Wealth and nobility, wealth and nobility... all you know is wealth and nobility. Do you also want Liu Jie to follow in the footsteps of her fourth sister?"

  "You still mention the four sisters..." Zhou Shi naturally didn't take it lying down, immediately arguing, "It's all because of her, being divorced and sent back, not only losing face for this household, but also blocking her sister's marriage path. The Wang household making such excuses must definitely have something to do with this..."

  "Shut up!" But before she could finish, Wen Chongjiang interrupted her, "You woman, how can you speak like this? Didn't Old Lady tell us that Fourth Sister is in a difficult situation right now and no one should interfere? And yet as an elder and the wife of the eldest son, you... Hmph, I don't want to say any more to you!"

  Looking at Zou's disheveled hair and untidy appearance, Wen Chongjiang's impatience reached its peak, he flung his sleeve and turned to leave.

  Hua Lian was disliked by her husband, and Zou naturally felt wronged. She cried and made a fuss, and Zhuang's mother hurried to comfort and console her, causing quite a commotion.

  But things didn't end there, and somehow Zou's words were passed on to the second house. That same afternoon, the fourth sister insisted on cutting her hair, saying she was going to become a nun in the mountains.

  Miao's family went to find Zou's family to reason things out, while the nine sisters were in the second house surrounding and comforting the fourth sister who was crying nonstop.

  "Fourth sister, don't be like this, okay? You know what kind of person Eldest Maternal Aunt is?"

  "Yes, tenth sister is right. Fourth sister, you mustn't be on familiar terms with Eldest Maternal Aunt." Little Eleven also said tightly furrowing her tender eyebrows.

  But the fourth sister still cried desperately.

  The two of them were at their wit's end and both turned to look at Jiu Si Er.

  "Fourth sister, what else do you have to cry about? Although you chose this path, Old Lady has made arrangements for you, Second Uncle and Second Aunt pity you, and Big Brother and Third Brother don't despise you. Isn't that enough? Because of someone's one or two unpleasant words, you're making such a fuss. Can you justify it to them? Do you really want to please your enemies and hurt those who care about you?"

  The fourth sister stopped crying upon hearing this.

  At this time, Miao also returned, looking like he had won a great victory, with an expression of raised eyebrows and a sigh of relief.

  The ninth sister smiled secretly and didn't ask much, then pulled the tenth sister and little eleven back into the house.

  "Miss, you don't know yet? Just now in the main room..." Jiujier had just sat down on the chair when Qingtao smiled and described to her what had happened in the main room earlier.

  Miao's wife had just quarreled with Zou's wife in the main house when a maid came to report that Liu's daughter was ill again, constantly complaining of headaches and wanting to knock her head against the wall.

  "Retribution!" Miao immediately threw out this sentence, angering Zou to the point of almost fainting on the spot.

  Hehe...... This sixth sister is really good at dealing with the Zou family. After listening, the ninth sister couldn't help but laugh secretly, but after laughing, she couldn't help but shake her head.

  Unfortunately, they couldn't defy fate after all. It was already known to everyone that the Zou family had promised the Wang family that Liu would wait for five years.

  She's staking her precious youth on a gamble for wealth and status... This Zou woman has truly gone mad...

  However, at this moment she didn't have the heart to think about these six sisters, her mind was all worried about Li Taijun's illness. Of course, one reason was that she hoped this strict yet upright and kind old man would be healthy, and another reason was that facing the old man's serious illness had brought a shock to everyone in the mansion, which really made her feel a bit annoyed.

  These two days, Jiang was busy finding a suitable marriage partner for his tenth sister, and it seemed that he had made up his mind to settle the matter of his tenth sister's marriage as soon as possible.

  It's also true that at this moment, the tenth sister and she are still noble ladies of a marquis' household, but once they separate, it won't be the case anymore, their status will necessarily decline.

  She wasn't worried about whether or not she would become the lady of the manor, but rather what her stepmother, as the eldest daughter of the third branch, would arrange for her.

  But with more troubles, the next day early in the morning, that Cui Feng hastily came to summon her, asking her to go to Yanshou Hall.

  Only after she left did she realize that someone from the palace had arrived and was summoning her to enter the palace.

  Uh...

  She couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.

  "But... but Master He, I haven't finished this embroidery yet?"

  She naturally did not want to jump into the fire pit and tried to find excuses to delay.

  "It's nothing, it's nothing. Please, young lady, enter the palace. It's not for this embroidery at this time, but because those masters in the palace love the wax pen soap and other trinkets you made, so the empress sent me over." But the reason she found was quickly vetoed by that eunuch He.

  What else can I say? I'll just follow orders then.

  However, she also felt a bit relieved that when Li Taijun saw the people who came to announce her arrival in the palace, her spirits lifted and she was able to eat some porridge and even went out to see He Gonggong.

  Take it easy and everything will turn out for the best!

  She could only secretly encourage herself, for the future, for the Wen manor, come on, Ninth Sister Wen...

  ……

  Digression

  That... everyone, sorry about this, HP is still in the hospital, other computers are not used to it, and the electricity has been stopped for a while. The house leaks and it's been raining continuously, so there will be fewer updates and they'll be late, hehe, forgive me!

  And... the loving kiss of peony, hehe, wasted the urging ticket, tomorrow I will definitely update more, more wonderful! No need to whip and urge!