There is Room For the Poor Daughter

In mid-December, when all the households in Ningmen Mansion were happily preparing for the New Year, the Fan family was gloomy, and Fan Tongzhi was imprisoned by the Xia Ya.

The second son of Fan ran around to save his father, but he still remembered the Li Wang family.

Daohua sent someone to tell the Li Wang family the news. After that, the Li Wang family was completely quiet, and the Yan family's backyard could no longer hear the scolding from the guest house.

Rice Garden.

Wang Man'er was helping Daohua to pack up the things for the New Year in Taohua Village. Because the old man didn't want to come to Yan's house for the New Year, the wife and the master asked the girl to accompany the old man to celebrate the New Year.

While packing up, Wang Man'er said with a smile, "When the Li family head arrives and takes the Li Wang family away, even if this matter is resolved, our family will be able to live a good year in peace."

Daohua sat on the table by the window and looked at the ledger of the various stores. Hearing Wang Man'er's words, her expression paused: "The matter has not been resolved yet."

"From the very beginning, the Li Wang family was just pushed out to damage the Yan family's reputation. Even if the Li Wang family was taken away, the Yan family's reputation would have been ruined, unless the matter was corrected from the source. come over."

Wang Man'er was stunned for a moment. Isn't that the source of the Guo family?

Wang Man'er hesitated for a moment, then reminded: "Girl, the Guo family is the uncle's house." For the uncle's sake, this matter can't be too stiff.

Daohua put down the account book, got up and looked at the snowy scene outside the window. After a while, she murmured and asked, "You said, if I had a dispute with the Guo family, whose side would Xiao Yeyang stand on?"

Wang Man'er could not answer this question.

It is true that the uncle treats the girl well, but it is also true that he respects Governor Guo.

Daohua turned her head and saw Wang Man'er's hesitant expression, and she was not very sure in her heart. After a while, her eyes gradually became firmer.

The gap between her and Xiao Yeyang exists objectively. Because of this gap, she cannot choose to endure and compromise from the very beginning. Once something starts, she will fall into endless trouble.

Guo Mansion.

Madam Guo impatiently sent away Madam Fan who came to seek help.

Seeing Mrs. Fan who was choking and leaving, Guo Xueming walked into the house: "Mother, why is Mrs. Fan here again? Fan Tongzhi has solid evidence of embezzlement, and it was found by Jin Lingwei. How can our family help with this kind of thing? If you have the skill to ask for help, you might as well find a way to raise money and make up for the embezzled money, and then you can reduce your crimes."

Mrs. Guo sneered: "Mrs. Fan said that Fan Tongzhi was found out about corruption at this time because he helped our family deal with the Yan family. Let our family find a way."

Guo Xueming frowned and looked at Mrs. Guo: "This time is indeed a bit too coincidental."

Mrs. Guo snorted coldly: "I underestimate the Yan family. Ye Yang is Jin Lingwei, and Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao of the Yan family have been working with Ye Yang. Thinking about it, they have accumulated some contacts."

Guo Xueming looked worried: "Mother, without the support of the Fan family, the Li family would not have the guts to make trouble in the Yan family. Now the Yan family's reputation in Ningmen Mansion is not good, let's not get involved anymore, really If you make too much noise, it will definitely not look good in my cousin's place."

Mrs. Guo smiled: "Don't worry, I didn't think about what to do with the Yan family. I don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face, Ye Yang's face still has two points."

"In the past two days, the imperial censors from the capital to assess the political performance and virtues of officials should be here soon, and because of the Yan family's current reputation, Yan Zhigao's assessment this year should not be considered excellent, plus the fact that he lost military rations before. , he will never have the opportunity to be transferred to Beijing as an official."

"After the matter in Beijiang is over, Ye Yang will definitely be recalled to the capital. As long as the Yan family can't enter the capital, the matter between him and Yan Yiyi can only be left to nothing."

Hearing this, Guo Xueming's expression also relaxed.

The Li family stopped making noises from time to time, and the beggars who spread messages were also controlled.

The Censor of the Capital Censorship, who was inspecting the officials' achievements, arrived on the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month.

After the autumn harvest this year, the high yield of potatoes was reported to the imperial court, which included detailed data recorded by Yan Zhigao. After the emperor read it, he was very happy. The dynasty decided to start promoting potatoes next year.

Because of this, several censors of the Supreme Court had a good sense of Yan Zhigao, and after seeing the improvement in the living standards of the people of Ningmen Mansion, there was no lack of praise.

Mrs. Guo learned that several censors of the Duchayuan had given Yan Zhigao good comments, she frowned and pondered for a while, and then posted a message to the censors of the Duchayuan in the name of Governor Guo, during which she invited a few and Yan Zhigao went to accompany an official who did not agree very well with his politics.

All this was known to Cao Chuan, who was watching the Guo family's movements attentively, and immediately went to tell Daohua.

After listening to Daohua, she sighed silently, and then said, "Go and call the eldest daughter-in-law of Wang Li, who has been in contact with the Guo family's housekeeper."

Wang Man'er nodded, turned around quickly and walked out.

Soon, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li Wang family came over tremblingly. After being beaten by the Li family patriarch, she was no longer arrogant and arrogant: "Is there anything wrong with my aunt?"

Daohua: "You're going to see the steward who encouraged your family to join my family again, can you still recognize it?"

Li Wang's eldest daughter-in-law nodded again and again: "Of course, I can definitely recognize it." Thinking of the lame son, and the fact that the patriarch said that they would be exterminated from the clan, she regretted it so much that her bowels were green. Listening to the old woman's words, she encouraged her mother-in-law to come to see the third sister.

Daohua: "Okay, I'll take you out later. You're going to see that steward again. Do you know what to do?"

Li Wangshi hurriedly nodded: "I know, I know, as long as the girl doesn't let the patriarch remove our family, I'm willing to do anything." Lonely ghost.

Daohua's expression was indifferent: "Don't say that, those who don't know think I'm persecuting you, you have to know that because of your family's arrival, the good reputation our family has managed to manage over the years has been completely destroyed. This Do you think you should take the responsibility?"

"I don't want you to do anything against your will. You just need to say everything that the steward and you said in front of everyone."

Li Wang's eldest daughter-in-law nodded repeatedly: "I see."

Daohua looked at Wang Man'er: "Go and prepare the carriage, by the way, let Yan Shouhou bring the beggars who have been in contact with the Guo family with them."

At the Guo Mansion banquet, several court officials heard the Yan family's actions towards the Li Wang family, and shook their heads: "Yan Zhigao is a good official, but I didn't expect his personal morals to be so unbearable."

An official said with a poignant smile: "Ningmen people all know about this, but because of the prefect's authority, we dare not mention it in the open. If the censors don't believe it, they can go to the street and ask Q, everyone knows that the prefect's wife does not recognize her stepmother."

A few censors glanced at each other and didn't respond. They wanted to investigate this matter.

Uninformed, Governor Guo glanced at the accompanying officials and frowned.

After the banquet, Governor Guo personally sent out several censors of the Imperial Court. As soon as he walked out the door, he saw a woman in ordinary clothes pulling the steward's maid next to Mrs. Guo and crying.