Chapter 236 Pei Qingci (Part 1)
Jiang Zhiluo walked over and took a look. She could see that the woman's handwriting was very beautiful, which showed her writing skills.
This kind of words are amazing at first sight.
It’s a good word.
This also reminded her of Cui Hejin's calligraphy, which was more beautiful, with each stroke as smooth as flowing water.
It’s just that the handwriting of men and women is different.
After writing for a while, she would rub her wrists with her hands.
Perhaps because she had been writing for a long time, her wrists would sometimes tremble slightly, and she felt a little powerless.
At this time, some whispering sounds were heard outside the door.
"The young lady is copying scriptures in the house. Why don't you come in and serve her?"
"She's still a young lady, but no one in the mansion treats her like one."
"Madam punished her by making her copy scriptures, and I don't know when she will be able to finish it."
"After she finishes copying the scriptures, Madam will punish her by doing something else."
"Even the Duke's Mansion is gone, yet she's still staying in our Pei family. Isn't she afraid of bringing trouble to the Pei family? Humph."
"Who knows? Many families would just send a divorce letter and drive the woman away to avoid bringing trouble to the family. I don't know what the young master is thinking, but he actually lets her stay in the family."
"Humph, the young master doesn't like her at all. It was the Cui family who forced the young master to marry her."
"She really takes herself so seriously. Why doesn't she go to exile with the Cui family..."
Most of the maids are people who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
Perhaps it was because they had unspeakable thoughts about the young master in their hearts.
The young master is so handsome that they feel that he has been monopolized by the young mistress.
If it were in the past, when Duke Cui's Mansion was still doing well, they would naturally not dare to make such a plan for the young lady.
But who made the Duke's Mansion disappear?
The maid in the yard was making a loud noise.
It could be heard clearly in the room, but the young woman just continued copying quietly, seemingly unaffected. She also seemed to be used to such words and was not moved by them.
She didn't even frown.
Just looking at the woman's thin figure and straight back, one can't help but feel distressed.
I don’t know what she went through in the mansion.
Time passed little by little, and a maid came over and said, "This servant greets the Madam."
"Madame Li, what's the matter?"
"Madam, please send me this old servant to ask if you have copied the scriptures and can send them to me."
"yes."
The woman packed up the copied scriptures, sorted them out, and took them to the lady's yard in the front yard.
The lady's yard was also relatively quiet, and she was also wearing simple clothes.
"Mother!"
The woman bowed slightly, and the lady asked everyone to leave.
Then he took the scripture copied by the woman and nodded.
“You write well.”
"It's my mother's teaching."
The lady asked, "Will you blame me?"
"The daughter-in-law doesn't blame her mother. I know she is trying to protect me."
The lady nodded with a look of slight relief, "You are a smart child. You are in this state now to save your life. I have had some valuables and clothes packed up and secretly sent to Beizhou. I believe your family will be able to use them."
"The clothes are half-worn, half-new. They are inconspicuous when used. I sewed silver leaves into the lining of the clothes so that people who pass by can't see them."
The woman knelt down and said, "Thank you, mother."
"You kid, you're being so awkward with me. Get up quickly."
The lady helped the girl up and looked at her thin appearance. "You should take care of yourself. If your family knew you were in this state, they would definitely be worried."
"Pei family..."
The lady wanted to say something, but was hesitant and unable to speak.
The woman, Cui Qingci, said, "Mother, you don't have to tell me. I know you're in trouble. You've already helped me a lot."
People say that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is difficult, but her mother-in-law is really good to her.
If it weren't for her mother-in-law, the Pei family would never have accepted her.
Moreover, she also knew the dilemma her mother-in-law was in. Her mother-in-law was also the old lady's daughter-in-law, and the finances of the Pei Mansion had never been in the hands of her mother-in-law.
The old lady is the one in charge of the Pei family.
The old lady is the one who curries favor with the powerful.
The lady sighed softly and said, "It's not easy for us women, but no matter what, you must be strong and live on. Only by living can there be infinite possibilities."
"Although you are not the daughter-in-law I chose myself, I like you. You are the daughter of a noble family, you are upright and honest, and you disdain to use dirty tricks. But just because you disdain them doesn't mean others won't use them."
"So you have to learn to be on guard."
Cui Qingci looked at the lady gratefully and said, "Mother, I understand."
The lady seemed to have thought of something, and she pressed Cui Qingci's shoulders and said, "Qingci, listen to me. You must endure. Endure all grievances and unwillingness. Live. Only by living can you have the chance to reunite with the Cui family."
"I'm dissatisfied with your behavior and want to punish you. Although people in the mansion flatter the powerful and bully the weak, the more they do so, the harder it will be for others to take action."
Both the lady and Cui Qingci understood this bystander.
Cui Qingci nodded.
After the lady gave Cui Qingci some instructions, she asked Cui Qingci to go back first.
After Cui Qingci returned, a maid came in and said, "Madam!"
Madam Li handed the bundle to her trusted nanny and said, "Madam Li, I trust you the most in this mansion. Please help me secretly arrange for this to be delivered to the Northern Province Exile Camp and to the Cui family."
"We can't let the government know."
Nanny Li said seriously, "I understand. I will definitely do it secretly."
Nanny Li was indeed the Madam's trusted nanny. When she went out of the house to buy things for the Madam, she secretly found a steward who was the Madam's trusted nanny and asked him to find a caravan heading to the north to deliver the things. She also gave the man one hundred taels of silver.
Because the journey is long and they are being sent to an exile camp, no one usually does this.
But as long as the money is in place, someone will deliver it.
The person had agreed well before, and as soon as Nanny Li left, Nanny Ge, the old lady's nanny, appeared.
The man looked at Madam Ge in a flattering manner and said, "Madam Ge, this is something that Madam Li sent."
Madam Ge said, "Alright, let's just follow the old rules and give me the things."
"Hehe, Madam Ge, Madam Li is Madam's person after all. If Madam knew about this and blamed me, I wouldn't be able to work in Nanzhou City anymore."
Madam Ge said sternly, "Think carefully. The old lady is still in charge of the Pei Mansion, and you dare to offend her."
"I dare not."
"Just pretend you know nothing and just deliver the things."
"Besides, I'm helping you. If you come into contact with anyone in the exile camp, they're all criminals. If you're not careful and get implicated, you could lose your life."
"Yes, yes, that's what Aunt Ge reminded me of."
Nanny Ge took the bundle and packed the box, secretly brought it into the mansion, and went to the old lady's yard.
The old lady took a look and waved her hand, asking everyone in the room to leave.
"But what happened again?"
"Madam, Madam sent someone to send something to Beizhou again, but this old servant brought it back."
The old lady was so angry that she sat up all of a sudden and slammed the table and said, "Foolish woman, foolish woman, she is going to kill our mansion and our Pei family."
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