In the room, Aunt Xu held a few documents in her trembling hands, as if she felt a lot lighter, as if the shackles that had been holding her down for a long time had finally been broken.
She pressed the handkerchief to the slightly wet corners of her eyes, a smile appeared on her face, and she turned around and told her personal maid to give the silver bills prepared in advance to Big Fist's follower.
"Please, little brother, thank you to Big Fist Brother for me."
The attendant took the banknote and said with a smile, "Madam, you are very polite. If you have such a problem in the future, please come and take care of us."
Aunt Xu had the maid escort the attendant out, and gave him a purse as he left. "Madam said, please treat the young men to a drink, and please don't mention this matter again in the future."
The attendant took the purse without hesitation and raised his hand to his lips, making a sealing gesture. "Please tell Madam to rest assured that this matter has nothing to do with her. We are only following the rules of the gambling house."
Inside the house, Aunt Xu handed the documents to Chi Wei and said, "I'll trouble Guard Wei to set up the household registration for our daughter and Shuhua."
Chi Wei took the document and said, "Congratulations in advance, Madam Xu."
Aunt Xu was stunned for a moment, then she realized that she had nothing to do with Zhao Ningsong now. She was no longer his concubine, and she would no longer be called Aunt. Her daughter could also call her mother openly. From now on, she was Madam Xu.
It was worth her hard work to plan this.
"Zhao Ningsong, don't blame me. I originally intended to give this money to you, but unfortunately you were too greedy, so I had to find another way. But no matter what, the money was used on you, and it also bought out our relationship."
I guess Zhao Ningsong would never have thought that all the ups and downs he had experienced these days were the result of Aunt Xu's scheme.
Brother Leopard, who happened to be seen gambling in the alley by Zhao Ningsong, was the person hired by Aunt Xu to perform.
The man who fought with Zhao Ningsong in the gambling house was arranged by Brother Daquan, and Daquan accepted the money from Aunt Xu.
Zhao Ningsong owed the gambling house 500 taels of silver, and Aunt Xu gave the silver to Daquan Brother as soon as possible, so that Daquan Brother could get the IOU signed by Zhao Ningsong from the gambling house and force him to surrender.
In this calculation, both Big Fist Brother and Aunt Xu were winners. Aunt Xu gained her freedom, while Big Fist Brother got a considerable fortune.
Not only did Aunt Xu give him a hundred taels of silver as a reward, he could also get half of the silver that the man won. After all, he was the one who found the man, and it must have been agreed upon in advance.
With Zhao Yiming's help, Aunt Xu quickly obtained the household registration documents for female households and officially became Mrs. Xu. Even Zhao Shuhua's household registration was changed back to her name, and her surname was directly changed to Xu.
Zhao Ningsong's arm was broken by Big Fist Brother, and because he had no money to get timely treatment, he couldn't even lift the bowl to eat, let alone go to work.
Old Mrs. Cao felt both distressed and helpless when she looked at him. She wanted to shamelessly ask Tian An for help, but unfortunately she had been blacklisted by the Maternal and Child Health Hospital. When she arrived at the hospital gate, she was driven away by the guards without even seeing Tian An.
Over time, the bones became dislocated and eventually left him with a lifelong disability.
Seeing that Zhao Ningsong was disabled, Mrs. Cao paid more and more attention to Zhao Shenghao. In order to support Zhao Shenghao's studies and maintain the family's life, she planned to take two maids to embroider purse handkerchiefs and sell them.
Unfortunately, one of the two maids was her personal nanny, and her needlework was pretty good, but the other was a rough maid, and her hands were so rough that she couldn't even hold a needle. As soon as she touched the cloth, she would scratch it, let alone embroider it.
Seeing that she was clumsy, Mrs. Cao simply went to some better-off people's homes nearby to collect dirty clothes and asked her to wash them.
She had been doing all the housework by herself, and now she had to wash clothes for the Zhao family to make money, which meant she had more than half the workload.
At this moment, she was really envious of those servants who were sold early by Old Lady Cao. Even if they fell into the hands of a stingy master, they would surely not have to work as hard as she did!
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Tian An has been busy with the clinic's affairs. Only when she finally has some free time did she remember that Xiaokang and Xiaoqi were going to take the county exam this year.
It happened that Zhao Yiming had a day off today, so she casually asked him during breakfast when this year's county exam would start, as she wanted to go back to send her two younger brothers to the exam.
But I was told, "They both started taking exams the day after the Maternity and Infant Hospital opened. They just finished their exams today, so it's too late to send them off. But we can go to the General's Mansion together to congratulate them later."
Tian An was stunned for a moment, and looked at the servants and Zhao Yiming around him in a daze, "Is the exam over today? Why didn't anyone remind me?"
Xiang Tao stepped forward timidly and said, "During the past few days since the opening of the maternity and children's hospital, Madam has been so busy that she hasn't even had time to eat. She falls asleep as soon as she gets in the carriage. We haven't had a chance to talk to her yet!"
Nanny Xiao stepped forward and said, "Madam, please don't blame Xiangtao and the others. It was Madam's family who sympathized with your pregnancy and sent a letter early, telling us not to remind you, so that Madam would not go to such a crowded place despite their advice."
Hearing this, Tian An fell silent. They must have been frightened by the drugged horse incident. Then he thought about his current condition and realized that it was not suitable for him to go to the exam. Everyone was doing this for her own good.
Tian An suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said, "I was wrong about you."
Xiang Tao had been serving Tian An for so long, how could she not know her temper? She said with a smile, "Madam, this is being too formal. Why are you being so polite to Xiang Tao and the others? You are just anxious for the moment. After all, this is the first exam for the two young masters. If you were not unwell, you would definitely be the first one to see them off."
Tian An reached out and tapped her forehead. "You really understand me. Go ahead! Go pack up, we'll be back later."
Now her belly is four months old and is starting to show. Instead of waiting for her two younger brothers at the entrance of the examination hall and making everyone nervous, it would be better for her to go to the general's mansion and wait for them to come back.
Fortunately, Yaoyao and the others are able to take care of themselves now, so it’s okay for her to not go to the clinic for a day.
After breakfast, Zhao Yiming accompanied her to pack a pile of gifts from the warehouse, and then the two set off for the general's mansion.
The servants went to report the news in advance. When they arrived, Tian Mingwu, An Wan and Yun Xu were already waiting at the door.
As soon as the two got off the carriage, Zhao Yiming was immediately pushed to the side. An Wan and Yun Xu each supported one side of Tian An, and Tian Mingwu followed behind them. Zhao Yiming couldn't even get close to them.
When the three of them finally set out to pick up Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, Tian An had already fallen asleep from exhaustion.
Poor Zhao Yiming rarely has a day off, but he can only look at his wife's sleeping face quietly at this time.
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