The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

Xu Rongrong has never seen the mother and daughter of the Xiao family since she was poisoned. Now that she sees Xiao Ling'er crying like this, she knows that something must have happened within the Xiao family, and... he can force the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites to become a child. In this way, it should still be a bit tricky.

So she asked: "I saw that you were avoiding people all the way, but something happened at home? And you just said that Mrs. Xiao has been in a bad mood recently, but does it have anything to do with this?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ling'er sniffed and mumbled, "Yeah."

"what happened?"

"It's...a very bad thing." Xiao Ling'er pursed her lips and made an angry sound.

"It's okay. Speak slowly." Xu Rongrong handed her a handkerchief, and Luo Shu also poured hot tea and was handed over.

Xiao Linger then slowly told the whole story.

It turned out that Xiao Pingyang came to Beijing last year to report on his work and was promoted to Minister of Rites because of his outstanding performance. The Xiao family settled in Beijing.

Xiao Pingyang is the only son of the eldest son of the Xiao clan. He became an official at a young age and has been working as an official with his wife and daughter outside for many years. He rarely takes care of the clan, so most affairs in the clan are handled by the second clan.Xiao's second wife had two sons. The eldest son drowned when he was young, so the second brother's hopes were pinned on the second son Xiao Pingjie. However, unlike Xiao Pingyang, he was not good at studying since he was a child. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and keen on studying. He made money from small businesses and saved a lot of money for the second house over the years. He also took good care of the first and third houses, so no one in the Xiao family said anything bad about him.

Before New Year's Eve this year, he brought his wife to Beijing to give New Year's gifts to the Xiao family. Since the couple came to Beijing for the first time and wanted to stay longer, Xiao Pingyang and his wife kept them here.

After the beginning of the dynasty, first the crown prince was deposed due to the Huangzhuang case, and then the Princess Lingxi and her husband met. In addition, there were many etiquette in Beijing, so Xiao Pingyang was busy with various affairs and seldom went home, so he took care of his cousin Xiao Pingjie and his wife. It fell on Mrs. Xiao's head, thinking of how her cousin and brother-in-law had taken care of her eldest son over the years. Mrs. Xiao would not shy away from banquets with them on weekdays, and she would often bring her brother-in-law with her when she went out to meet friends.

In this way, Xiao Pingjie and his wife, who were good at dancing and long-sleeved, quickly became involved with the official families of Beijing.At first, Mrs. Xiao didn't pay attention, but a few days ago she discovered that they were loaning money to nobles in the capital!

Mrs. Xiao was furious. On the one hand, she went to her door in person to warn the officials and family members who were close to her to take back the money they had released. On the other hand, she warned Xiao Pingjie and his wife not to act recklessly in the capital. Unexpectedly, this incident angered Xiao Pingjie and his wife, and they "went into a rage." "Xia" left the capital!

"They took the money and ran away?" After hearing this, what else did Xu Rongrong not understand?

"Exactly! Now those ladies who put usury money came to my mother's head, saying how could they put the money out if she hadn't introduced her earlier!" Xiao Ling'er blushed, "Sister Xu, Why are the ladies in Beijing so unreasonable?"

"The officials and their families in Beijing have a lot of entertainment, and there are places to spend money everywhere. It is not enough to just rely on salary and the profit of their own shops, so they think about making some high interest through loan sharking... They can make money, but these The basis for the ladies to gain a foothold in the house, let alone the interest, even the capital is gone. For them, their lifeline is now cut off. How can there be any sense?" Xu Rongrong sneered, "I just didn't expect that last year's use of The person who robbed half of the noble ladies in Beijing hasn’t been caught yet, how could anyone be fooled again?”

After saying that, she looked at Xiao Linger: "Who did you see just now?"

"How does Sister Xu know?" Xiao Linger's eyes widened.

"Looking at the way you were hiding here and there just now, is it difficult to guess?"

Xiao Ling'er: "..."

Her eyes were red and she said: "It's the wife of a foreign minister whom my mother met after coming to the capital. When the second uncle was here, she had the closest contact with her aunt. She was the first one my mother went to warn. As a result, she said that she She will be careful, and the money she gave out was only a small amount of spare money, and she refused to listen to advice... Now that my cousin and his wife have left, she is hanging around my house every day. A few days ago, my mother wore a new spring shirt. , as soon as she went out, she brought people to rip it off, saying that my mother got all the money for making spring shirts from her! Fortunately, it was getting late at that time, and there were not many people in sight. My mother became depressed and refused after returning home. Get out."

"Just now outside the shop, I saw one of her maids..." Xiao Ling'er couldn't continue.

Xu Rongrong looked at her: "A maid scared you into being like this? You don't even dare to ask for the gift you chose for Mrs. Xiao?"

Xiao Ling'er raised her tearful eyes: "They were originally staring at my house. If they knew that I spent a hundred miles of silver to buy jewelry for my mother, I don't know how they would arrange it."

"After the people from the second room left the capital, their whereabouts were unknown?"

Xiao Ling'er nodded: "During this period, my father has sent three waves of people back to the clan to search for their whereabouts. Everyone said that they had not seen my cousin and his wife... The elders of the second room actually said that they wanted to ask my father for someone. They said that my uncle and the others disappeared after entering the capital, and maybe they were harmed by us..."

Xu Rongrong was thoughtful when he heard the words: "I just heard you say that the couple have always been good at providing subsidies to the clan, and this time must be no exception. I am afraid that the amount of money taken away from the capital is not a small amount, and this is why the entire clan will protect them. ."

"That's right. It's the people who came to our door these days. There are already no less than ten thousand taels... I don't know how many more there are later! Others can tell, some people took back the money after my mother warned them, and some people also know This matter was caused by my own greed. Only the lady who was not a member of the Communist Party of China was very difficult to deal with. She also said that she would go to the Rites Yamen to cause trouble and make my father lose his official position... My mother sent people to guard outside the Rites Yamen all day long to prevent them from letting them go. It influenced my dad.”

After Xiao Ling'er finished speaking, she sighed: "Sister Xu, do you think this is a bad time..."

Originally Xu Rongrong was frowning and thinking, but when she heard what Xiao Ling'er said, she was amused. She gently stroked the little girl's forehead: "You are so young, how can you understand that this is a bad time? This matter is purely because of Mrs. Xiao's elegance, not as good as That lady is just a bit fierce."

"But she has people coming to make trouble every now and then, and she also goes to the Ministry of Rites office... My mother is afraid that she will harm my father..."

Xu Rongrong naturally understood Mrs. Xiao's scruples. People with scruples in this world are always constrained everywhere.She held the back of Xiao Ling'er's hand: "When I was a child, I heard a proverb that goes, "You are not afraid of wearing shoes if you are barefoot. Now it has come true for you."

Suddenly struck by a sentence, Xiao Ling'er's eyes rounded: "That's right! Aren't we just people wearing shoes now? My mother is the only one who is depressed."

Xu Rongrong shook his head: "But in fact, you are the barefoot people..."