Chapter 284: The Beans from the Bamboo Tube

The Wang family encountered the rebels, lost their territory, and suffered losses of their descendants. Such a major change could not be concealed even if one wanted to.

What's more, since even a maid in the Yang family knew the news, it was impossible for Wang Shi not to know about it.

After learning about what happened to the Wang family and seeing the attitude of the Yang family, Wang was actually very angry.

This annoyance not only made her feel bad, but even made her lose her usual level a little. She blurted out her thoughts:

"You are so kind. I have seen many cases where people are grateful for a little and resentful for a little. Even if you help them now, they may not be grateful to you."

What she didn't say was that the nanny of County Magistrate Yang who had come to force her had also received her kindness in the past, and now she was still thinking about plotting against her? !

"What I want is not their gratitude."

Xia Daohua smiled faintly, and choked back Wang's long speech with just one sentence.

Wang suddenly looked at Xia Daohua with envy, thinking that it was great to be like her. She didn't need to consider her family, her husband, or her face. She didn't have to worry about anything and only had to take care of her own mood...

Even before I got married, I wasn’t this free!

Seeing Wang's envious eyes, Xia Daohua was stunned for a moment. After a while, she realized that Wang was expressing her feelings.

He smiled and broke the silence:

"Good wife, good sister!

Just tell me the truth, and don't worry about whether those people will be grateful to me, just tell me whether this thing can be done?

Another thing, do you have any suitable people you can lend to me?"

Wang said:

"It's a small matter. Your household registration was moved out separately. You are a female household and a merchant household. Even if you do something taboo, the court will not take it seriously."

"Besides, it's just helping some homeless women and children. What can't we do?"

"But if you do this, I'm afraid you will block some people's financial resources. Maybe some people who don't know what's going on will be jealous of you having so many people under your control and come to cause trouble for you."

Xia Daohua smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of that. Don't we still have you and Lao Wei?"

Wang was surprised and asked, "I have heard of this eunuch Wei for a long time. He is not an easy person to talk to. What benefits did you give him to make him obey you so much?"

Looking at Xia Daohua's innocent appearance, Wang automatically swallowed the words "Could it be that he plans to marry you home" that had been on the tip of her tongue for a long time.

Although many eunuchs married wives outside the palace, it was obvious that Old Wei was not into that.

He prefers to have a godson.

No matter whether he is a eunuch or not, whether he is in the officialdom or not, as long as he has some ability and is willing to be his godfather, he will gladly accept him.

I have also seen Lao Wei before.

When he treated Xia Daohua, his attitude was only respect, and even a hint of fear. It didn't seem like he was attracted to this little girl.

Xia Daohua smiled and said, "No, that's not true. It's obvious that Eunuch Wei is kind-hearted and willing to do good deeds. So he just likes to get involved in these good deeds that can accumulate hidden virtues."

Wang pretended to be dissatisfied: "You didn't even tell me the truth!"

Xia Daohua smiled and said:

"No, no, Eunuch Wei really wants to do something charitable, to pity the poor and the weak, and to accumulate virtue and blessings. When he encounters such an opportunity, he will naturally not miss it.

Of course, I also gave the gifts that should be given. Although the gifts were not very expensive, they were rare and novel and pleasing.

I gave Eunuch Wei some perfumes, ointments, and balms made from flowers of all seasons. They have a long-lasting fragrance that does not fade away even after being washed away by water. They are excellent for personal use or as gifts."

Wang said angrily, "You have such a good thing, but you only think about Eunuch Wei and not me. I'm jealous!"

Xia Daohua smiled, the corners of her mouth slightly crooked, her smile seemed a little evil:

"Many of my perfumes contain musk and the like. It's fine for Eunuch Wei to use them, but I don't dare to give them to you."

Wang immediately understood.

This musk really makes people love and hate it.

Musk is used as a spice. It has a fragrant and subtle scent and can make the skin white, smooth and delicate. It is originally a top-grade fragrance.

However, such a good thing is harmful to one's offspring...

After chatting for a while, they turned the topic to the arrogant maid.

In fact, Xia Daohua did not ask, but Wang took the initiative to ask.

Wang told Xia Daohua all about the crisis encountered by the Wang family, the attitude of the Yang family, and the difficulties she herself was facing.

Xia Daohua felt that maybe Wang had no one to talk to about these things on weekdays, or maybe she had never suffered such a great injustice before, so she couldn't hold it in today.

After Wang finished speaking, she felt a little relieved. After thinking about it again, she couldn't help but said to Xia Daohua:

“I have to support you in this matter.

Although it's a bit unlucky, I think if one day my two children get into trouble, it would be a great thing if someone could help them like you did!"

"The world is really in chaos now. I don't know how long the wife of the county magistrate can remain in office."

Xia Daohua was startled when she heard this. She looked around, lowered her voice, and whispered:

"No way? Our Jixiang County is so close to Kyoto. If we can't get away here, Kyoto will be in trouble too!"

She saw that Lao Wei was happy every day, and it didn’t look like anything big had happened!

Wang said: "You don't know..."

It turned out that part of the news about the wars in various places had the chance to reach the emperor, but the other part was concealed by the aristocratic families and local officials.

In areas where the imperial court had strong control, any incidents would be reported truthfully.

In places that were actually controlled by the aristocratic families, even if something happened, the aristocratic families often chose to conceal it.

Even if the local officials did not collude with the aristocratic families and tried their best to pass the news to the court, the memorials would never reach the emperor.

After all, compared with bandits and robbers, the imperial court is the real enemy of the aristocratic families.

The power of the aristocratic families in the former dynasty and the harem was not accumulated in a day or two, so it should not be underestimated.

The emperor seemed to know something about the situation outside, but he didn't seem to know it all.

In short, in the past two months, the emperor has transferred the imperial guards of Kyoto back and forth several times like a revolving lantern, but secretly sent out the Jinyi Cloud Cavalry.

No wonder Xia Daohua hasn’t received any letter from Li Gan during this period!

Xia Daohua thought that Li Gan disliked the fact that her medicine was too expensive and felt that he was being ripped off by her, so he didn't plan to continue cooperating with her.

I never expected that the situation in various places would become so deteriorating... I'm afraid Li Gan is so busy that he can't take care of anything else!

Could it be that the days of peace and stability in Jixiang County will not last long?

Wang is a person with a straightforward personality.

The two chatted for less than an hour, and then Wang selected a few capable confidants to serve Xia Daohua.

Xia Daohua didn't hesitate to leave, and took the people given by Wang and walked out of Yang's house in a mighty manner.

Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^

(End of this chapter)