The next day,
Xia Lu called Xia Mu's mother over to talk. Xia Fu and Xia Ji went out to visit their old friends.
Dalang and Erlang were sent to study with Jia Yao and the others.
The Jiang Clan went to the Flying Grass Courtyard where the Jiang Family was.
"Mother, what's going on?" Xia Lu felt strange.
Although it was not a big deal to support the Jiang Family, Xia Lu still had to figure out the situation.
"It's all because of Xia Ji's daughter-in-law. I really made a mistake back then. The Old Master of the Jiang family and your father are both military officers. Later, some people said that the Jiang family's daughter is not bad.
I also saw her. She was indeed diligent and generous. She was also quite good-looking. But I didn't expect that..,
The Jiang Family had taught her to be too considerate of her family. It was fine if she brought some food and money back to the Jiang Family. On account of the fact that the old man of the Jiang Family was your father's colleague..,
Our family doesn't lack these things.
She didn't say anything. But this time..,
She asked us to go to the capital.
She directly told the Jiang Family the time of going to the capital.
The Jiang Family blocked our door and wanted to go to the capital with us. Your father was so angry that he didn't want to come to the capital. "Xia Mu's mother frowned. Her words were full of dissatisfaction with the Jiang Family.
She couldn't be blamed for finding the Jiang Family for Xia Ji. The Jiang Family was also diligent and capable at home. They were also beautiful. The matchmakers and the surrounding neighbors all looked at her behavior. As for her personality, the Jiang Family was a daughter after all. They rarely interacted with outsiders. How would others know that the daughter of the Jiang Family had such a personality? This was also a situation that would occur in ancient times when blind marriages occurred.
In modern times, love was free. Before marriage, they had already figured out your personality. Of course, if they pretended too well, many people would reveal their true colors after marriage. It could only be said that there were too many tricks. However, most people could still understand each other's personalities before marriage. If they couldn't get along, they would break up. The ancient times were different.
"Tell me, we still have to rely on you to come to the capital. You're Xia Ji's daughter. It's reasonable for us to be thick-skinned and ask you to help us. But what about the Jiang Family? It's just the Jiang Family's maternal family. I've never heard of a married daughter helping her sister-in-law's maternal family..... This Jiang Family is simply shameless, "Xia Mu's mother was furious..."
"Has the Jiang Family always been like this?" Xia Lu was also a little surprised.
"When the Jiang Family's father was still alive, it was fine. The Jiang Family wanted to subsidize her maternal family, but I didn't say anything. After all, it was her own spare money. After the Jiang Family's father passed away, the Jiang Family's reputation in the northwest immediately dropped. I wonder if the Jiang Family's father will be so angry that he will jump out of his coffin when he sees the Jiang Family's current actions," Xia Mu's mother said discontentedly.
"Mother, don't be angry. However, this Jiang family is really bold. They are certain that our Xia family is kind. After all, we are related to them and will not leave them alone. Our family is a public house. If we really drive them out, they can still go to the government and sue us." Xia Lu smiled. Didn't they say that in ancient times, the common people were very respectful of the officials? Why couldn't this Jiang Family see it?
"I've discussed with your father. We'll move out in two days." Xia Mu's mother patted her daughter's hand.
"Mother, it's not easy for you to come here. Why are you in such a hurry to move out? I still want to talk to you more." Xia Lu held her mother's hand.
"Anyway, it's just in the capital. It's not like in the northwest. If you want to see them, you can see them immediately. If we move out, the Jiang Family can't stay here either. Otherwise, they will cause trouble for you." Compared to the Jiang Family, Xia Mu's mother naturally felt sorry for her daughter. If it weren't for them, she also wanted to stay in Ningguo Province for a while and spend more time with her daughter. After all, they hadn't seen each other for so many years. There was also her grandson. Yesterday, her Husband saw his grandson, but she hadn't seen him yet.
Xia Lu thought about it. Indeed, it was inconvenient for the Jiang Family to stay in Ningguo Province. Their family was full of male masters and they could go wherever they wanted without any restrictions. However, the Jiang Family was different. There were many female members in the Jiang Family. It would be inappropriate if they accidentally bumped into each other. "Since Mother has decided, you should wait for Husband to have a break and wait for him to hold a banquet for you before moving out. Also, the previous house needs to be cleaned up. There's no need to rush in a day or two," Xia Lu said.
Xia Mu's mother thought about it. Although she and Master plan to move out in the next two days, in the end, the feelings of her daughter and son-in-law are more important. "Of course. We're unfamiliar with this place, so we still need you to make more arrangements."
Xia Lu heaved a sigh of relief. It wasn't easy for her mother to come to the capital. She didn't want to be troubled by irrelevant people. She began to talk to Xia Mu's mother about what had happened in the past few years. She also asked Xia Mu's mother about what had happened at the border. Now that she couldn't go back to her hometown, it was good to hear about the changes in her hometown.
Under the guidance of the servants, the Jiang Family was brought to the Flying Grass Courtyard. The Jiang Family was already awake.
"Little Sister, you're here. Do you know what your courtyard looks like? The things placed in the courtyard are very beautiful. If you sell them, I don't know how much money you can sell them for. "The eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang Family smiled. She touched one bottle, then another, and had the intention to take these things away.
The Jiang Family looked around the Flying Grass Courtyard. Although she didn't know how to appreciate things, she could still see that the furnishings here couldn't be compared to the courtyard they lived in, let alone the room her sister-in-law used to live in.
"Little Sister, you're really lucky. You married into the Xia family, and you even have a countess as your sister-in-law." The eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang Family put down the bottle and said enviously. If only she had married into the Xia family. What a pity. But fortunately, she was able to live in such a big mansion that only storytellers could talk about. Her life was worth it.
The Jiang Family thought to herself, Big Sister is the lucky one. Both of them are daughters of military officers, but Big Sister married an earl and became a countess. As for her, she only married the son of a military officer. Now, when she brought her family to the capital, she was also scolded. They even said that they would divorce her. Her life is miserable.
If Xia Xiaofu's mother was here and knew what the Jiang Family was thinking, she would probably slap her in the face. There were differences between military officers, okay? How did Xia Fu become a military officer? Xia Fu was Duke Ning's personal guard. He followed the Retired Emperor to conquer the world and saved the emperor. After all, it was a war at that time, so the Retired Emperor was easily in danger. Basically, the personal guards of Ning Guogong and Duke Rongguo all saved the emperor. But credit was credit.
If it wasn't for the fact that Xia Fu didn't like the mutual deception in the capital, he would have stayed as an official in the capital. At that time, he would at least be a military officer of the fourth rank. However, Xia Fu chose to go to the northwest. After all, he was old and didn't want to fight anymore. So the Retired Emperor gave him a military officer with no duties. The Retired Emperor even took note of Xia Fu's choice. So last time, when he brought Xia Lu to the capital to find Xia Fu's family, the Emperor specially met with Xia Fu and even planned to give Xia Lu to the Crown Prince.
How did Father Jiang get his position as a military officer? It was because he had fought against the barbarians in the north. This kind of military officer was promoted bit by bit through fighting. Although such a person was respectable, he didn't have anyone behind him. He had to rely on himself to fight bit by bit. This was the difference between them.
Otherwise, how could a military officer's daughter become a countess? It was simply a joke.
"How is it on your side? Is it the same as here?" the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang Family asked.
The Jiang Clan nodded and said, "It's almost the same. The courtyard is a little smaller than here. There's a small door nearby for people to go in and out."
"This place is really big. This should be the five-sectioned courtyard that the storyteller talked about. Just this courtyard alone is bigger than the house we used to live in," the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang Family sighed.
The Jiang Clan shook her head. She didn't know how many sectioned courtyards there were. She had never seen a five-sectioned courtyard before.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang Family chatted with the Jiang Clan, while Mother Jiang chatted with the eldest, second, and third brothers of the Jiang Family in the house.
"I was scared to death. Fortunately, Ningguo Province didn't drive us away. We're just ordinary people. Do we really want to go against Ningguo Province?" The old lady of the Jiang Family patted her chest. Originally, she didn't agree with coming to the capital with the Xia family. However, now that the old master had passed away, the Jiang Family was in charge of the children. She was just a woman. Even if she didn't agree, she couldn't change the decision made by her children. She could only pretend to be deaf and mute.
"Mother, don't worry. They won't. Ningguo Province is a big business. They are officials, and they care about their reputation the most. If they dare to drive us away, we'll go and spread rumors. We'll say that Ningguo Province doesn't recognize poor relatives. They won't get into trouble just by giving them some money." The eldest brother of the Jiang Family was also afraid. However, when he saw that Ningguo Province had taken them in, he immediately became energetic again.
However, he didn't know that this was the capital. If an ordinary person wanted to spread rumors, they would be arrested before they could do so. Those who could spread rumors in the capital must have a strong background. Otherwise, who would spread rumors for you? First, they didn't have a strong background. Second, they didn't have money. Were they crazy?
"Then what should we do now?" Mother Jiang didn't have an opinion. She asked for her son's opinion.
"We're not familiar with the capital, so we'll naturally follow the Xia clan. Mother, you don't have to worry. You've already seen how big the Ningguo Mansion is. It's a dazzling sight. It's nothing to support our family," said the eldest brother of the Jiang clan.
"Yes, Mother. We'll stay here with peace of mind. Just listen to Big Brother. It won't be wrong," the second brother of the Jiang Family echoed.
"But this is not our home after all. If the Xia family moves out, then we'll have to move out with the Xia family. Ningguo Province is so rich. It won't be a problem to buy a house for the Xia family in the capital. Don't tell me we'll have to live in the Xia family's house again? At that time, it won't have anything to do with Ningguo Province. It'll be a problem between us and the Xia family. At that time, it won't be useful to spread rumors. After all, the Xia family has moved out. "Mother Jiang was still a little worried.
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