Chapter 115 Chapter 115

Yao Niang found out she was pregnant in June, and now it's August and she has just gotten pregnant. It was her first time and she had no experience with pregnancy, so she just followed the doctors and wet nurses' instructions to avoid anything.

Now she has read a lot of medical books and based on her own life experience, she also feels that you can't just drink whatever you think is good. Just like when she was pregnant, she thought bird's nest was good and drank it every day, but the baby she gave birth to was prone to allergies. At first, he couldn't even eat egg custard. This made Yao Niang feel that you can't just follow the book during pregnancy.

However, you can eat it in moderation, for example, sea cucumber soup once every ten days is enough.

Shen Linfeng usually eats at the yamen at noon, and Yao Niang usually eats alone. Originally, she was accompanied by Fu Jie'er, but now that she is pregnant, she cannot hold her daughter, so she lets her eat directly in the room, and Yao Niang goes to see her after eating.

Of course, Grandma Qing wanted to come over and talk, and she had already heard that Yao Niang had finished her meal, but she gave up in the end. She knocked on the table and said, "Da Lang's wife is not easy to talk to, but Da Lang is easier to talk to."

At most, Shen Linfeng would just help the evil and keep silent, but he would not directly refuse.

So when Shen Linfeng arrived at the door, he was invited over by Shen Linqing. Grandma Qing immediately explained to Shen Linfeng the purpose of their visit: "The two of them were fighting each other, and the other one also hit my cousin. After my cousin fought back, he couldn't withstand the punch and fainted. That family deliberately wanted to make a big fuss. They clearly knew that the in-laws were our Shen family, but they still wanted to make trouble to make the Shen family restless. They don't take us seriously at all."

The last sentence was of course added by Grandma Qingda herself. If she didn't make the matter sound more serious, Shen Linfeng would definitely not help?

They all thought that Shen Linfeng should be able to help, and Grandma Qing even secretly wrote a letter to Madam Shen, suggesting that it would not be impossible to ask Madam Shen for help when the time comes.

But Shen Linfeng had only come back to eat and sleep, and he had never thought that what she said was so serious. He said with some displeasure: "Are you involved in a lawsuit?"

This question is very tricky. Shen Linfeng is questioning whether Grandma Qing makes money by settling lawsuits for others.

Grandma Qing immediately said, "What are you talking about, Dalang? I am naturally dead. This is my cousin. He is at a loss because of these things. And my father-in-law is an official in Nanjing, not in Henan."

Shen Linfeng glanced at her and said, "It's no use looking for me. I'm just an ordinary Hanlin in the Hanlin Academy. How can I be so omnipotent?"

It is useless to tell these people to be honest and upright and not to take human lives lightly, because they will not listen at all, and instead think that you are incompetent.

Grandma Qing always thought that Shen Linfeng spoke in a mellow and gentlemanly manner, so everyone in their family thought that Yan was a bad person and Shen Linfeng was a good person.

Yan's beard cannot be stroked, but Shen Linfeng is easy to talk to.

Therefore, Grandma Qing was not discouraged. She smiled and said, "Although you are a Hanlin, you can enter the Wenyuan Pavilion. Who in the local area will not give you some face? I still remember that when my aunt was in the capital, she said that you would be the master of the first house in the future. And you are also the most important person in our family. In our generation, everyone would give you a thumbs up when they mention you."

The woman Shen Linfeng talked the most to was Yao Niang. He found that Yao Niang was completely different from Qingda Nainai. When her grandfather was implicated, Yao Niang never asked anyone in the Shen family for help. Instead, she believed that even though he was implicated and demoted to a commoner, her grandfather did the right thing.

Even during years of famine, she would waive rent for a season. She often inspected the farms and repeatedly warned the farm owners not to encroach on other people's land. She never shielded anyone.

There's already a murder case, and they're still going to the Shen family to collect the money.

Shen Linfeng declined, saying, "I'm afraid I can't do anything about this."

Qingda Madam didn't think Shen Linfeng's official position could help her in any way. She really wanted to help someone else, so she said, "Okay, okay, I won't make it difficult for you. I just want you to help introduce Yan Gefu and Xu Dasikou. Is that okay?"

If Shen Linfeng hadn't introduced them, even if they used the Shen family's name, people might not necessarily help them.

Shen Linfeng didn't expect that Grandma Qing was very good at bossing people around. She would take her to see the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice at any time? Oh, this is also quite strange. He really didn't care much about these things before, but after being with Yao Niang for a long time, he learned the four words "face as big as a basin".

"A murder case? Are you going to use the name of our Shen family to help you? Let all the relatives know about it? Even I usually show off the Wuxing Shen family, the style of the Jiangzuo aristocratic family in front of the Minister of the Cabinet and the Grand Court Judge. You really are..." Shen Linfeng was so angry that he was speechless.

He refused, and Qingda's grandmother wanted to say something, but Shen Linfeng said, "Last time, Qingda brother asked me for 200 taels of silver. After interest, you should give me 234 taels of silver. Also, since a murder case has occurred, our family is not the kind of people who would interfere in local lawsuits. You should find someone else first."

Shen Linqing didn't expect that Shen Linfeng would directly reveal the fact that he had borrowed money. The interest rate was so high. He was even more heartless than those who lent money outside. He was speechless.

Of course, Shen Linfeng was still afraid that Grandma Qing and her husband would go to the Yan family or the Xu family behind their backs, so he said, "You might as well write a letter to Uncle San. He is in Nanjing and has been an official in several provinces for several years. Don't let Mr. Zhushan know about it. He is an iron-faced and selfless person."

After bidding farewell to the couple, when Shen Linfeng was going home, Yao Niang asked, "Why did you come back so late? I'm hungry. I won't wait for you anymore."

"It's my fault." Then she told her about Shen Linqing and his wife calling her over.

Yao Niang shook her head: "I think they will definitely look for someone else. I'm afraid my second brother and his wife will be able to help."

Shen Linfeng frowned: "How can you be so sure?"

"Nobles, since they hold titles, have always acted without scruples, unlike officials. The emperor will favor them anyway, as they are of the same blood. Anyone who really wants to be a good official must act in a way that does not allow anyone to catch them, and must be extremely cautious." Yao Niang was born in a family of prominent officials and had long understood this truth.

"Do you know why my mother was willing to marry my father and inherit his throne without any status? It was because my grandfather made a wrong judgment while in office, and my grandfather and his people used some evidence to cover it up. Anyone who wants to move up in the career ladder will be easily controlled if they have evidence against them."

Shen Linfeng finally understood. He was still very puzzled. Although the Xie family of Dongshan was not a top-notch family, they would not let their daughter inherit the throne concurrently. So it made sense now.

He said, "Don't worry, I won't. Not only will I not do that, I will also write a letter back to my parents, asking them not to get involved."

What relatives or not, when he was really in trouble, these relatives didn't help him at all. Some even tried to harm him, Shen Linfeng had seen it clearly.

Yao Niang then laughed: "I'm afraid that you are confused and always want to be a good person. If that happens, I'm afraid our family will be harmed."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. No one in the world can fool me, I only listen to you." Shen Linfeng said with a smile.

Yao Niang glanced at him and said, "You are just good at talking."

Yao Niang had actually predicted this. Although Grandma Qing knew many people, most of them were of lower status than her. She did not dare to show her weakness, fearing that others would look down on her. Therefore, she took three thousand taels and went to find Wang.

Wang declined at first, but her courage gradually grew. In the past, she only dared to ask people to pass on a few words to earn a little money, and to accept some gifts by mediating between the ladies. These were much better than letting servants open a shop to earn money. Now the business is not good, and she has to find a shopkeeper to source goods. In the end, the little money she earned was not enough to cover her expenses. It is better to make money quickly this way.

But I heard Grandma Qing say, "These three thousand taels are to help you get through this first. If the matter is successful, there will be another two thousand taels as a thank you gift."

Wang had an aunt who was married to the Shandong Provincial Surveillance Commissioner. She also heard that in Shandong, both sides were rich and powerful.

So, she pretended to be embarrassed, but actually she knew what was going on.

When Grandma Qingda saw that she agreed, she felt relieved.

Not to mention how Wang managed to suppress the situation, Yao Niang was pregnant and heard that Xie had caught a cold, so she couldn't go to visit her and asked the servants to go and see her.

Fortunately, Xie was fine. She had been in good health since she gave birth to Jingci. It was said that she had caught a cold because she was greedy for coolness. It was easy to get like this in autumn and winter. Fortunately, Li was there and had someone serve soup, so Yao Niang could rest assured.

Although Xie was more graceful, she had no major health problems. Xin Wan's mental illness had been cured since her marriage, but she was still a beauty. Zhen had given her the management of the first house, and had her comfort Yan Ningxin, and was also responsible for socializing, so Xin Wan was exhausted and sick.

Zhen had her own plans. With Xin Wan and her son together, Yan Jingwen was even less willing to study and make progress. He was also sickly and weak as a housekeeper. In the past, she looked down on Li, thinking that she was too ordinary. Now that she saw that Li was in good health and was kind and filial, she naturally wanted to find a new wife for her son.

Now that Jingwen is the son of the prime minister, his status will definitely be higher if he remarries.

Of course, she wouldn't do anything like poisoning, but she can still torment you by asking you to do things under the pretext of being righteous. Moreover, she is not as stupid as Madam Shen, who follows any rules and regulations. There is nothing more laborious than letting a weak person socialize with the housekeeper. Guan from the third room was deliberately thrown on the mountain by Yan Jingzhao, and then she couldn't bear it anymore and jumped into the well.

Mother Wei said, "Madam, Third Grandma asked a doctor to come and see her last night. She said she needs to recover from her illness."

"Now I have handed over all the household affairs to her. If she wants to recuperate, you can ask the ladies in charge to find her in her yard. You can also send more of the supplements I have over there." Zhen said lightly.

Mother Wei nodded, and as she was about to leave, she smiled and said, "Madam, I heard that something happened to the Shen family."

Zhen was delighted: "But is it Shen Linfeng?"

Mother Wei shook her head: "No, it was Shen Jijiu."