Chapter 13 Chapter 13 She was afraid that there was not only the Ecstasy drug, but also...
Before the two entered the house, Li had heard from the maid that Liu Lang and Liu Niang had come back chatting and laughing all the way. She felt quite relieved. When the young couple came in, she waived the formalities and asked them to sit down and talk about what they had seen and heard during their visit to the Fang family.
Seeing his mother's interest, Ji Yanlang took a sip of tea and began to describe the incident vividly: "We crossed the bridge and arrived at the south bank of the Bian River. Heads began to appear from behind the red gates. I was riding on my horse and greeted everyone I knew. In the end, many acquaintances came out, including Sun Qilang and his friends, who came out to reminisce about the past."
Sun Qilang was Ji Yanlang's childhood playmate. Li smiled and said, "If you have nothing to do these days, go play with them. But is Sun Qilang already a father?"
As she spoke, she looked at Fang Ying. Ji Yanlang was just wondering why she was asking such a question when he heard Fang Ying reply, "Yes, I have a son and a daughter. My eldest daughter is one month old in July, so I sent someone to give her a longevity lock."
What does that mean? Could it be that they sent it on his behalf? Ji Yanlang was just wondering when the mother at the head confirmed his guess.
"With Ying'er here these past two years, I don't have to worry about your friends getting married and having children. She's taken care of everything. If you don't believe me, just ask Sun Qilang and the others."
"...Weren't we talking about going to the Fang family? Why did we come here?" Ji Yanlang continued, "I said it's not possible right now. I have to go visit my father-in-law. I've been trapped in Jiaozhi for the past three years, and everyone thought I could never come back. Only my father-in-law remembered the kindness of our Ji family and my mother and was willing to marry his daughter to him. I have to pay a respectful visit to him to repay his noble character."
Mrs. Li finally understood that her son was using this trip to vent her anger. She felt relieved, but also somewhat disapproving. "What are you talking about? It just makes people think that our family is narrow-minded and is seeking repayment."
"Please listen to me." Ji Yanlang picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp, then continued, "Then I changed the subject and said that marriage depends on the horoscope. If the horoscopes are not compatible, there is no way, and no one else can be blamed. But I heard that there are still some people who dare to instigate us father and son and brothers behind our backs, saying that my third brother is plotting to take over the family business. I will fight them all. My father is in his prime and recently suppressed a rebellion and was rewarded by the government. Those who spread this rumor are truly sinister and outrageous!"
Li clapped her hands and smiled, finally praising him, "As expected of my son, this is a brilliant statement."
Ji Yanlang was feeling proud and was waiting for his mother to praise him a few more times, but unexpectedly, his mother turned around and asked Fang Ying, "Did you hear him when he said that?"
Fang Ying smiled and shook her head: "My son was in the car and didn't hear it." "They were driving fast, I stopped the horse, and fell behind and said it." Ji Yanlang explained himself.
Li smiled and sighed, "That's a shame."
"..." These words were not meant for Fang Ying to hear. What's so regretful if she didn't hear them?
Ji Yanlang was just wondering if his mother had asked Fang Ying to give him some kind of aphrodisiac when Fang Ying glanced at him and continued with a smile, "It's not too late to hear it now. Liu Lang is so filial, shouldn't I praise him a few words?"
"..."I'm afraid she not only has a love potion, but also can read minds?
Mrs. Li smiled and glanced at her son, who looked puzzled, and said, "Look how much your wife supports you."
Ji Yanlang: "...Let her tell you what happened next. I have something to talk to my second brother about."
Li let him go, waved Fang Ying to sit next to her, and asked her in detail whether Ji Yanlang behaved properly when he went to the Fang family and whether he acted like a young master from a noble family.
"No, don't worry, mother. It's my uncle who is really inappropriate. He keeps talking to Liu Lang like he's my father."
"Is your uncle here too?"
Fang Ying nodded. "My uncle and aunt are here. I think I told you before that my uncle has always been a man of high expectations but low skills. He made countless mistakes as a minor official in Yangzhou, and asked my father to clean up the mess. Now he wants my father to relocate him to Kaifeng Prefecture. When I heard this, I immediately refused my aunt's request. I also told Liu Lang on the way back that if my uncle asks him for help, just politely decline."
"So what does your uncle do now? How does the family make a living?"
"He has no real job, and his two cousins support the family."
"What does your cousin do for a living?"
"My eldest cousin is in the Imperial Guards... I don't know where he's in the cavalry. My second cousin..." Fang Ying thought about it, but couldn't remember. "I don't know either."
Li smiled and asked, "How many people are there in their family? Do they still need help from your parents?"
Fang Ying knew Li was trying to intervene, and hurriedly said, "Mother, please don't bother with them. Even if they really find a job for my uncle, my parents will have to support him, not to mention that he might get into trouble..."
"Okay, okay, never mind him. I was just asking casually. You must be tired after being out for most of the day. Go back and rest."
Hearing her say this, I knew it was not a casual question, but since my mother-in-law asked her to go back, Fang Ying couldn't stay there, so she stood up and said goodbye and went back first.
After she left, Li asked someone to keep an eye on Ji Yanlang's whereabouts and asked him to come back after he came out from his second son's place.
Ji Yanlang didn't come until the evening. As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and asked, "Mom, do you have any other instructions?"
"When did you have so much to say to your second brother that you sat for so long before coming?"
Ji Yanlang sat down on the chair below his mother and said with a smile, "How come Mother is not happy when I have something to say to my second brother?"
Mrs. Li glanced at her youngest son and said, "I'm just curious, what could you two brothers be talking about for so long?"
"I told my second brother about what happened today, and by the way, I asked him what new things have happened in each family in the past three years, so that I won't be deceived by those guys when I reminisce about the past." Ji Yanlang chuckled twice. "You really don't know until you ask. These bastards have really done a lot of stupid things."
Li made him laugh: "You still call him a bastard. Let me ask you, have you done what I told you to do?"
"What did you tell me to do?" Ji Yanlang asked quickly. Seeing his mother standing up and glaring at him, he slapped his forehead and said, "Ah! I remember now. The house! I and Fang Ying's father..."
"who?"
Ji Yanlang heard his mother's tone was not right and her eyes were a little unfriendly, so he changed the subject reluctantly: "Father-in-law, I told my father-in-law, he said that before Fang Ying got married, you mentioned that they should move to a bigger house, but he felt it was inappropriate. It was a formal marriage, and moving to a bigger house would cause people to talk about it, which would be a disservice. I said, now that I'm back, the situation is different."
But Fang Chengxun still refused. "He said that for one thing, our family is small and the children are still young, so the current courtyard is more than enough for us. Secondly, if we move to a larger house, we will have to hire more servants, which will also cost more. I wanted to persuade him again, but Uncle Fang Ying came back. I thought there was no rush, so I would try to persuade him next time when no one else is around."
Li nodded and asked, "What do you think of Ying'er's uncle?"
"Truly?"
Mrs. Li glared at her son and said, "Nonsense! What lies are you telling me?"
Ji Yanlang smiled apologetically: "I'm afraid that if I tell the truth too much, you'll scold me again."
"Don't try to be nice to me. Ying'er just told me something herself. I figured since you've seen it, you should have your opinion, so I'm asking you."
Ji Yanlang felt relieved when he heard what Fang Ying said. He smiled and said, "The reason why my son avoided talking to her uncle about this is because he was afraid that he would agree as soon as he opened his mouth and even move in with her."
Li frowned: "Is it really like this?"
"Anyway, the way he acted today was as if he were my father-in-law." Ji Yanlang hesitated, then continued, "When we came back, Fang Ying also said that her uncle was not very... If he came looking for me, she told me not to get involved in his affairs."
"Ying'er is still young and doesn't know much about what's going on outside. If someone like her uncle doesn't care about him, the family will have no place to live, and there's no telling what he might do. Ying'er said she has two cousins who are now employed and can support the family. Go ask around and find out what their personalities are like and what their strengths are. Report back to me when you've found out."
Ji Yanlang agreed, asked Li if she had anything else to say, and then took his leave and returned to his room.
He was thinking about something all the way back and wanted to go straight back to his room, but as soon as he entered the courtyard, the gatekeeper said, "My dear, my lady wants you to go to the hall to talk."
What happened to Fang Ying? Ji Yanlang was a little impatient. He didn't even sit down in the hall. He asked Fang Ying who came to greet him, "What happened?"
"..." Who provoked him? Fang Ying was puzzled. "Nothing, I just wanted to tell you that if mother tells you anything about my uncle, please let me know. From what I saw just now, it seems that mother still wants to help my uncle."
She mentioned her uncle again. Ji Yanlang noticed something unusual. He looked into Fang Ying's eyes and suddenly asked, "Did your uncle do anything to offend you?"
Fang Ying didn't expect him to be so perceptive. After a pause, she said, "Didn't I say he's not a good person?"
"That doesn't mean you have to emphasize this to me so many times, right?" Ji Yanlang observed the changes in her expression. "No matter how bad he is, he's still your uncle. Your father can't just ignore him. In that case, it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish..."
Fang Ying tried hard to suppress her emotions and said calmly, "I'm afraid he'll damage his fishing nets and boats, and we'll have to pay for it."
Ji Yanlang stared at her for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Not really. I know what's going on."
After hearing what he said, what else could Fang Ying say? She could only ask him to go back and rest.
Lichun watched her husband return to the east wing, walked over to support Fang Ying, and said with some worry: "My husband must go to the Pan family."
"Let him go, don't let him get involved in this trouble, he insisted on getting involved." Fang Ying said as she went into the inner room, "If anything happens in the future, you can't blame me."
"But what if..." Lichun said in a very low voice, "I heard about that..."
"My uncle is not stupid. He is trying to get close to the Ji family. Would he bring up that stupid thing himself? Even if he does, it is none of our business." She is the victim. What is there to be afraid of?
After Fang Ying sorted out the matter, she stopped thinking about it and went to bed early.
In the next few days, Ji Yanlang claimed that he was going to meet an old friend. Except for having breakfast with Li in the morning, he was nowhere to be seen all day. He also came back very late at night. Fang Ying would always go to bed before she heard him coming back and the sound of the maid closing the gate.
In the blink of an eye, it was September 15th. Li received a letter from Ji Guangting saying that he would set off from Xiangzhou on the 16th and arrive in Beijing on the 19th. She was very happy and instructed Yue Qing'e and Fang Ying to prepare a lot of things.
Fang Ying had been busy for half a day and had just returned to her room to rest for a while in the afternoon when Li's maid came to tell her, "Sixth Lady, the Madam wants you to meet a guest."
"Meeting guests? Who's coming?" He specifically asked her to go and meet them.
"They are the mother and sister of the fisherman who rescued Liu Lang. They said they had no relatives left at home, so Liu Lang brought them to the capital to take care of them."
There is such a thing.
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