Madam Bai's maternal family was born in the Han army. In the past, there were several women who entered the palace through the consort selection or entered the royal family's backyard.
This was also for the sake of the family's inheritance. After all, which parents were willing to let their children enter the wolf's den, but there was no other way!
Therefore, Madam Bai's maternal family had always trained some nannies. These nannies not only taught the girls the rules, but also specially trained the girls to compete for favor. Nanny Xia was such an old nanny.
Although it was already the end of the Qing Dynasty and Madam Bai's maternal family no longer sent their grandmothers to the palace to participate in the consort selection to show their "loyalty" or something, this mama had always been trained. After all, families like theirs had to be connected by marriage.
Marriage was a good thing for the two families. The girls always had to be favored, so these nannies were also treated as the nannies of the girls.
Wei Mengxian was just a daughter of an ordinary family. How could she compete with Nanny Xia, an old nanny who had been trained in the palace.
"Mother — Mother — Where is Brother?"
Siya had now slowly "recovered" with the company of her family. Although her temperament was different from before, as long as their daughter was well, the Bai family was happy.
"Your brother went out, what's wrong? Is Ya 'er looking for brother? "
"Brother went to play with Brother Yunxiang regularly. Brother is really, always playing with Brother Yunxiang and not letting Brother Yunxiang play with Ya 'er."
As a friend of Bai Zeyu, Zhan Yunxiang had also visited the Bai family.
Although Master Bai and Madam Bai despised him for being a member of the Zhan family, they would not make things difficult for a child. Moreover, their son was still scheming against others!
And Siya, who regarded Zhan Yunxiang as the person she wanted to "save", naturally showed a great affection for Zhan Yunxiang at the first meeting.
Because of Siya, the people of the Bai family also slowly put down their prejudice against Zhan Yunxiang. They slowly discovered that this child was quite good. At least, his sincere heart was rare now.
"Ya 'er likes Yunxiang so much, your brother will be jealous."
"But Ya 'er likes Brother Yunxiang to be good-looking, better than Brother. But Ya' er doesn't dislike Brother Yunxiang for not being good-looking. Ya 'er also likes Brother Yunxiang."
Madam Bai was amused by her daughter's words.
Only now did she realize that her daughter was also so fond of "beauty". However, even she had to admit that Yun Xiang was indeed a good looking child. Although he looked a little feminine, this child had a very heroic spirit. However, it made people feel that he was feminine.
Because of Siya's "love" for Yun Xiang, although Bai Zeyu was very jealous every day, he still often invited Yun Xiang to the Bai family to play for his sister.
After that, Bai Zeyu explained to Yun Xiang that the reason he became friends with Yun Xiang was because he wanted to help Yun Xiang suppress Zhan Yunfei and help his sister vent her anger. But after the two became friends, Bai Zeyu saw Yun Xiang as a brother, so he didn't want the two of them to lie to each other.
Zhan Yunxiang was a very emotional person, which was why he still had expectations for Zhan Zu Wang after so many years. Therefore, after Bai Zeyu sincerely apologized to him, Zhan Yunxiang turned out to be his first lie.
With Mammy Xia's advice, Wei Mengxian didn't manage to get Pinghui in the end. Seeing that Pinghui was becoming more and more favored, Wei Mengxian finally made the most muddle-headed move in her history and gave up the right to manage the household.
In her opinion, Pinghui was born poor and didn't know a single word. How could she manage the household? Therefore, she wasn't worried that Pinghui would really get the right to manage the household. Moreover, she could use this opportunity to let the master see Pinghui clearly. Who didn't love money when they came from a small family?
In the end, it was still the same sentence. Unfortunately, Wei Mengxian never knew who her opponent was.
Managing a household was something that every young lady had to learn. As an etiquette instructor, Mammy Xia didn't only know how to fight in the household.
Wei Mengxian pretended to be sick and handed over the right to manage the household. Zhan Zu Wang still cared about and respected Wei Mengxian. Under Wei Mengxian's persuasion, he handed over the right to manage the household to Pinghui.
With Mammy Xia's help, Pinghui quickly gained a firm foothold. Moreover, she took the opportunity to hold the servants' indenture contracts in her hands. From then on, no one dared to give her any face in the rear courtyard.
Pinghui understood Zhan Zu Wang. She was different from her "simple" son. She had no expectations for Zhan Zu Wang.
Originally, she might have fantasized about it. However, after being favored this time, she spent more time with Zhan Zu Wang. Instead, she saw Zhan Zu Wang clearly. She understood that in Zhan Zu Wang's eyes, she and her son had the same status as Steward Ji. To put it bluntly, they were just playthings.
Therefore, taking advantage of the right to manage the household, Pinghui asked Mammy Xia for help and began to desperately make money.
Wei Mengxian was right. Pinghui never thought of being an honest housekeeper. However, even if Wei Mengxian knew anything, it was useless.
With Mammy Xia's help, the account books were done perfectly. Even those old shopkeepers couldn't see anything wrong. Therefore, even if Wei Mengxian wanted to complain, she had no evidence.
In the end, she really got angry and fell ill.
However, Pinghui didn't care about this. She just wanted to make more money. She had to leave some capital for herself and her son to establish a foothold in the future.
After so many years, she finally understood that Zhan Zuwang was a cold-hearted and selfish person. He never had her and her son in his heart. Perhaps sometimes, in his heart, her son didn't even have a place as high as Chief Steward Ji.
In his heart, the most important thing was his idiot son. Even Wei Mengxian had to stand aside, let alone a "plaything" like a concubine.
It was a pity that he didn't know how much trouble his "proud" son had caused him.
The Bai family — — how could the Zhan family, who came from a business background, compare to them?
During this period of time with Mammy Xia, she understood some of the abilities of a true aristocratic family. The Zhan family — — in the eyes of the Bai family, was just an ant that could be crushed at any time. Now that the Zhan family could still exist well, Zhan Zu Wang should thank her Yun Xiang.
Eight years later.
"Have you really decided to go?"
"Un — — I've already decided! Yun Xiang, it's already the Republic of China. This society is very different from the great Qing dynasty. I want to go out and see the world. After all, I'm the only male descendant of the Bai family. In the future, my parents and sister will rely on me. The Bai family — — won't stay in such a small mountain town forever. Yun Xiang, you're my best brother. In the future, you might even be my brother-in-law. I hope you and Ya 'er can live well. Your father — — I don't need to say it. You're a bastard son. In the future, you won't be able to get anything at all. Even if you don't do it for yourself, for Ya 'er, for your mother, you have to think about the future. "
After being friends with Yun Xiang for so many years, Bai Zeyu had a "deep understanding" of Yun Xiang's persistence in fatherly love. Although he admired Yun Xiang's true nature, sometimes he would still be so angry by Yun Xiang that he wanted to open his head and see what was inside.
Yun Xiang actually had expectations for Zhan Zu Wang, who was such a moron.
Hearing Bai Zeyu's words, Yun Xiang lowered his head and smiled bitterly.
What could he say? Could he say that he understood what Bai Zeyu said just now, but he just couldn't accept it?
It was because Zhan Yunfei was the son of the first wife, so no matter what he did, he was always right. He suppressed him in everything and could take everything away from him without doing anything.
Even because of Zhan Yunfei, A 'chao could give him a hard time and not put him in his eyes. His father clearly knew all of this, but he still let a servant climb over his head.
Every time he thought of this, he couldn't take it lying down.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore! Although I'm going to Shanghai this time to go to school, I'll pay attention to whether there are any good business opportunities there. You know what to do. Just like I said just now, don't think about the Zhan family. You have to think about how you're going to live in the future. I won't let my sister suffer. If you can't take good care of her, I don't mind raising her for the rest of her life. "
When Bai Zeyu said this, he felt regret in his heart!
Thinking about what happened back then, he didn't understand why he was suddenly so "obsessed" back then. Why did he stupidly think that by raising Yun Xiang, he could suppress Zhan Yunfei and make things difficult for him?
In the end, he even stupidly brought Yun Xiang home.
He led a wolf into the house!
Thinking of this, Bai Zeyu glared fiercely at Yun Xiang again.
His precious sister was taken away by this big tailed wolf, and it was he who brought this big tailed wolf home.
Although Bai Zeyu wanted to vomit blood every time he thought of this, he could only hold it in. There was no other way. In the past few years, he and his parents had carried out various tests on Yun Xiang. Yun Xiang was considered very good. If it wasn't for that family of troublesome people, he could be considered worthy of his sister.
And who asked his sister to like him!
However, it was better to deal with Yun Xiang's father as soon as possible. After all, he couldn't let his sister suffer grievances with Yun Xiang!
Yun Xiang obviously understood Bai Zeyu's words.
He truly loved Siya. Yun Xiang was a sentimental person and Siya was really good to him. Moreover, Siya was beautiful, elegant, gentle and considerate. Before he fell in love with Ji Tianhong, it was reasonable for Yun Xiang to fall in love with Siya for someone who was so good to him.
And Yun Xiang was the kind of person who would love someone for a lifetime as long as he fell in love. If it weren't for Zhan Yunfei and Ji Tianhong forcing him step by step, Yun Xiang wouldn't have treated Ji Tianhong like that.
It was because of Yun Xiang's character that Siya chose him.
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