Chapter 7 Cui's Visitors
"certainly."
Cui Qingyi smiled and nodded. She was not a greedy person. The value of a favor depended on whether others acknowledged it. Liang Yuan was already very conscientious.
After finishing what needed to be said, Cui Qingyi stood up and said goodbye, and Liang Yuan did not try to keep her.
Liang Yuan sat upright, watching Cui Qingyi and her servant gradually disappear around the corner of the street, just as they had come.
The maid serving Liang Yuan finally spoke: "Miss, do you really want to help Miss Cui?"
Liang Yuan took a sip of the cooled teacup and asked instead of answering, "Why, do you think I shouldn't help?"
Chunxiu thought about it. Although she knew her young lady had her own rules, she still expressed her thoughts: "I also feel that Miss Cui is really pitiful, but this is someone else's family affair after all. It would be inappropriate for us to interfere."
Liang Yuan smiled and said, "There are some things you don't know. I should help her once."
Liang Yuan's words were confusing, but Chunxiu didn't ask any further questions. The young lady was not a confused person. Since she said she wanted to help Miss Cui this time, there must be a reason why she had to help.
Although Chunxiu came to Liang Yuan's side late, she was able to guess many things after a long time.
The maids around the young ladies in large families are all trained since childhood, and they always take the maids they are familiar with with them when they get married. If a young lady rearranges the maids just before getting married, it usually means that something unexpected has happened, and this unexpected change is usually accompanied by bloodshed and death.
Liang Yuan is now with her husband in his post. This time she happened to pass by Linshui County, so she went back to her parents' home to stay for a few days.
Even Chunxiu had to sigh that Miss Cui was really lucky.
When a girl grows up, she has to abide by many rules, whether she is in her husband's family or her own family. Liang Yuan also wanted to take this opportunity to go out and have enough fresh air before going back.
Mrs. Liang had been waiting since early morning. As soon as the doorman informed her that the eldest daughter had returned, she urged the servants to quickly set out all the items for cooling off.
Liang Yuan felt a cool breeze as soon as she entered the house. She sighed comfortably. Although it was nice outside, it was really hot in this summer and it made people uncomfortable.
"Don't stand in front of the ice basin. Sit here."
Madam Liang looked at her with annoyance: "You are already the mother of a child, yet you are still so reckless."
Liang Yuan walked over and sat down next to Madam Liang: "Even if I have ten or eight children, they are all children to you."
Seeing her daughter getting so close to her, Mrs. Liang said she disliked it, but in her heart she was very happy. Once a daughter is married, she belongs to another family, and even mother and daughter cannot see each other often.
The two of them sat and ate fruit, chatting a little, and Liang Yuan then mentioned that she had gone out to see Cui Qingyi today. Hearing Cui Qingyi's name, Madam Liang waved her hand and asked the servants to leave.
"Didn't she marry and move to Qinghe? She went back to her parents' home?" Mrs. Liang lived in the inner house and was busy with trivial matters on weekdays, so she didn't hear about what was happening outside.
There was nothing wrong with talking to one's own mother, so Liang Yuan told Mrs. Liang what Cui Qingyi had asked him to do.
Mrs. Liang frowned after hearing this: "Did she threaten you with that?"
Liang Yuan waved her hands hastily. "No, she's not that kind of person. Otherwise, she would have taken advantage of the favor and asked for benefits. I'm afraid she really was forced into a corner. Mother, please help her in this matter for my sake. If she comes again in the future, I will be able to deal with it with peace of mind."
Looking at Liang Yuan's expression, Liang's mother knew that she knew what was going on.
She thought about it and said with a smile: "This matter is indeed troublesome for her, but it involves the Cui family's ancestral precepts, so your mother can really take care of it.
It just so happened that your brother wrote to me a few days ago, saying that the teachers at the academy have a lot of complaints about some of the Cui clan members nowadays, and the main family also wants to strengthen the family's reputation, but unfortunately they don't have a good reason. I, your mother, can help you.
After the conversation was settled, the mother and daughter smiled at each other.
On the other side, Yuan woke up from her nap, and someone from the Yuan family just happened to deliver a letter.
After reading it, Yuan couldn't suppress the smile on her face: "Go back and tell big brother that I will send the eldest girl over in a few days and ask him to take her to the capital."
Yuan's servant responded and hurried back to reply.
Mother Cui next to her was also very happy: "Our uncle is really reliable. He found a suitable family so quickly."
"Brother has traveled extensively over the years and has seen a lot of the world, so he's naturally reliable in his work."
"I wonder what kind of family the uncle has found for the eldest daughter?"
Speaking of the family her eldest brother had found for Cui Qingyi, Yuan's lips curled up again, "My eldest brother said that it was a senior official from the Ministry of Revenue in the capital, and because he had some friendship with my eldest brother, he was willing to take that girl in.
If that girl works hard, she will not only be able to help her elder brother in the future, but also help take care of Wenxu when he graduates from high school and enters the capital.
But before we leave, I must warn that girl not to tell everyone about my relationship with Wen Xu when we get to the capital, lest Wen Xu lose face in the future."
Upon hearing this, Mother Cui smiled and said yes. The master and servant imagined together how glorious it would be for Cui Wenxu to pass the exam and go to the capital in the future.
As for Cui Qingyi, the elder sister who became a concubine, she only needed to help support her younger brother privately and must not have any connection with Cui Wenxu openly.
Yuan wanted to make Cui Qingyi suffer so that she would be obedient in the future, so she was not in a hurry to bring her back home.
On the day before the Yuan family caravan set off, Mother Cui brought people to the inn, but was told that Cui Qingyi and her servant had checked out and left long ago, and the innkeeper didn't know where they had gone.
Cui's mother, who was originally full of confidence, was dumbfounded. She thought for a long time but couldn't figure out where Cui Qingyi, a weak woman, could go with a maid. Finally, the burly old woman behind her reminded her: "Sister Cui, has the eldest lady returned home?"
Mother Cui thought about it and felt that it made sense. The eldest daughter had no money, and she had probably spent all the money she had on her during the few days she stayed in the inn.
"Let's go, let's go back to the mansion and take a look."
Cui Jin was about to leave for a drink with friends after finishing his shift today when the county magistrate's servant called out to him, "Master Cui, the county magistrate would like you to come over."
Cui Jin felt a little guilty when he was called. He quickly thought about whether he had delayed any important government affairs in the past few days, otherwise why would the county magistrate suddenly want to see him.
But he had been confused for a long time, and for a moment he really couldn't guess what the county magistrate had caught him with.
Cui Jin didn't dare to ask, so he could only follow the servants to the backyard of the county government office.
When he arrived at the county magistrate's study and heard the conversation coming from inside, he felt that the county magistrate was in a good mood, and his heart was finally at ease.
When they saw Cui Jin come in, the voices of the conversation became weaker.
Seeing the man opposite him had a cold expression, County Magistrate Liang tactfully kept silent.
Cui Zha disliked Cui Jin the moment he saw him. He was fat and bloated, and had none of the integrity of a Cui clan member. His face showed that he was a pleasure-seeker. No wonder he dared to go against the Cui clan's ancestral teachings and give his daughter to someone as a concubine.
Fortunately, this matter has not happened yet, otherwise the Cui family would be embarrassed.
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