Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

The ancestors of the Wang family started their family together with the four kings and eight dukes, which was the result of following the dragon.

After the Emperor Shengzu established his rule over the country, he rewarded the princes and dukes according to their merits and gave them various titles. Among them, the ancestor of the Wang family was given the title of "Captain of the Capital Commanding the County Earl".

However, this county magistrate was very sensible. When he was awarded the title, he said that he was from the south of the Yangtze River and could not stand the climate in the capital. He was willing to guard the south for the Heavenly Dynasty.

The Emperor was naturally delighted and generously granted him the post of Commissioner of Maritime Customs in Guangdong and Guangxi, in charge of the trade of foreign goods along the eastern and southern coasts.

From then on, the Wang family began to accumulate wealth and occupy Jinling.

However, after two generations, the slogan "The East China Sea lacks a white jade bed, and the Dragon King comes to invite the King of Jinling" began to spread in Jinling.

By the time of Wang Xifeng's grandfather's generation, the Wang family finally resigned from the Maritime Customs and returned to their old home in Nanjing.

When Old Master Wang came to Beijing to serve as an official, he was only accompanied by his eldest son Wang Zifu and eldest daughter Wang Zijun, who were Wang Xifeng's father and eldest aunt (now Jia Wangshi).

Old Lady Wang took her second son Wang Ziteng and her youngest daughter Wang Zitan (now Mrs. Xue Wang) to stay in Jinling to serve her parents-in-law.

Therefore, at the beginning, there was no residence for Wang Ziteng, the second son of the Wang family, in the Wang family's mansion in Beijing.

Since she was a cradle, Wang Xifeng has been carried around the study in the front yard and the main house in the backyard by Old Master Wang and Wang Zifu and his wife. In the entire family, the only one who knows these two places well is Wang Xifeng.

Now that Wang Ziteng has sent a message to Wang Xifeng to go to the study, why does she need someone else to lead the way?

She led Ping'er through the rockery, around the back of the house, along the path, and through the bamboo forest. She did not disturb any of the dozen servants and guests who were passing by on the road, and she arrived at the back of the study without anyone noticing. She knocked on the window frame:

"Second uncle!"

Wang Ziteng was sitting in the study, deep in thought, having just listened to the servant's report of what was happening in the Jia Mansion. He was startled by the clear cry.

I looked around and found that the noise came from the rear window.

He hurriedly opened the window and saw Wang Xifeng and her maids mischievously bowing to him. He smiled helplessly and said, "Why didn't you go through the front door?"

Only then did Wang Xifeng go around to the door.

Several serving boys and maids hurriedly lowered their heads and left the yard, and another maid opened the curtain and invited her in.

Wang Xifeng walked in with a smile and bowed to Wang Ziteng: "Greetings to my second uncle."

Then he stood up straight and said with a smile, "There are so many people coming and going on the main road. I am impatient, so I walked to the back where it is quiet."

Wang Ziteng's eyebrows jumped when he heard this.

In other words, although he had told the old lady to invite Feng Yatou to the study in the front yard to chat, the old lady did not tell anyone and planned to let Feng Yatou show up in public in front of the male servants.

There is also a teaching aunt in the family.

Isn't this bringing disaster to your own family?!

Even if everyone's wish came true and Feng girl could not enter the Eastern Palace, the bad reputation of the Wang family for being lax in household management and rude and disrespectful would spread!

Especially since Yu had just made a big fool of herself with her eldest sister today!

There is no wall that is impenetrable in this world!

Suppressing his irritation, Wang Ziteng opened his eyes and looked at Wang Xifeng with a friendly expression:

"Sit down. It's my fault. I should have gone to the upper room to talk to you instead of letting you come to the front yard."

"My second uncle asked me to come here because he didn't want me to see my grandmother and second aunt.

"After all, they both believed what my aunt said, and thought that if I didn't obey her orders and married that dandy Jia Lian, I would be guilty of a heinous crime."

Wang Xifeng smiled and was very warm, but she didn't say a single nice word:

"The teaching aunts must send a message to the palace every day to explain the status of the training of the concubines that day.

"My aunt Meng told me the day before that she had told the palace that I had practiced martial arts when I was young and that I was in very good health. As for etiquette, even though I could not read, I studied hard.

"For this, I even gave her most of my own personal savings as a thank you gift.

"Uncle, I am dedicated to bringing honor to the Wang family. You have to compensate me for this money!"

Therefore, this good niece of hers had already found a way to teach her aunt in advance, and had reported her situation to the emperor in a half-revealed manner!

Wang Ziteng only felt the blue veins on his forehead throbbing and his headache was splitting.

But he still had to follow her words and said with a smile: "Sister Feng has such scheming and means, she won't have to worry about not being able to gain a foothold in the palace!

"Don't even mention your little pocket money. Even your various expenses after entering the palace are all covered by Second Uncle!

"I came back so early today because I wanted to sort out the family accounts and withdraw some cash.

"I heard that the teaching in each prefecture only lasts for a dozen days. This time is very tight.

"I just checked. If it's ten days later, I'm afraid I can only bring you 20,000 silver coins for the time being.

"Your own private house, your mother's dowry shop and the like, you can manage them yourself, and I won't interfere, okay?"

Twenty thousand! ?

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up, and her smile suddenly became ten times more sincere: "Good second uncle! It turns out that you can't write two Wang characters with one stroke!

"Don't worry, Uncle, I will save some money!"

Wang Ziteng shook his head repeatedly: "In this world, people always respect the clothes first and then the people.

"Since you have decided to enter the palace, how can a girl from our Wang family be wronged for money?"

He lowered his voice and asked her with concern, "Who are the people in the East Palace? Did Aunt Meng teach you everything?"

Wang Xifeng nodded: "I already know all the old people in the East Palace. But I don't know who else will be the newcomer besides me."

Wang Ziteng waved his hand: "No problem, I'll send someone to inquire right away."

"Thank you, uncle." Wang Xifeng smiled sweetly, blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "Oh, by the way, I haven't taken care of it since I came back today -

"It just so happens that I want to tell my grandmother, my second uncle, and my second aunt.

"Today at the Jia residence, my cousin Yuanchun said that she was forced to memorize the palace rules and the regulations of the six bureaus and twenty-four departments, and could only sleep two hours a day.

"Not only are the maids around Mr. Lian not serious, but there is also a servant boy who has delicate features and a clear voice. I'm afraid he's an actor.

"Later, when I was chatting with their old lady, I was somehow led to talk about many things about the Xue family in Jinling."

Having said this, Wang Xifeng stopped talking.

No need to go into further detail.

Because my second uncle, who is very smart, will make a good guess.

Sure enough, Wang Ziteng frowned slightly: "Xue family?"

"Yes." Wang Xifeng nodded.

Wang Ziteng narrowed his eyes and recalled, "I remember your aunt wrote back to me last time, saying that her son was ambitious and particularly naughty. She also praised her daughter."

"Well, what else can I say?" Wang Xifeng tilted her head and looked at the ornaments on the Duobao Pavilion without paying any attention. She said casually:

"My uncle-in-law is gone, and the second branch of the Xue family didn't even go back to Nanjing. The Xue family didn't bully them openly just for the sake of the Jia family and our family.

"My aunt is a weak-willed person and doesn't know anything about business, so she relies entirely on a few old servants left by my uncle-in-law for support.

"Life is tough, and there's no way to complain, so I can only comfort myself and praise the children."

Wang Ziteng fell silent.

"It's a pity that my second uncle is a Beijing official. If he is sent out, you should go back in person to support your aunt!"

Wang Xifeng giggled.

Wang Ziteng sneered: "Why do you want me to go back? Isn't your father in Jinling? He will definitely help your aunt..."

Wang Ziteng swallowed the rest of his words halfway through.

The death of the eldest master of the Xue family and the eldest brother's retreat to the old house are exactly the same thing!

He absolutely did not want to show up in public, let alone support his younger sister!

"Well, I heard from my brother that Dad has been staying at home more and more in the past two years." Wang Xifeng turned a blind eye to Wang Ziteng's change of color and continued to nag:

"Uncle, when you have time, please persuade my father to take care of our family and protect my aunt.

"If even he can't protect his own sister, then let my aunt return to Beijing--

"The Xue family is in the capital, with businesses and houses, and we have relatives in the Jia family. Why do they have to stay in the south and be excluded?

"And you've spoiled the child!"

As she spoke, Wang Xifeng raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned.

Wang Ziteng smiled and said, "Okay, I got it. Sister Feng is tired from class, go back and go to bed early."

"It's so hot in summer, your grandmother and second aunt are feeling a little uncomfortable.

"If you can't find them for something, send someone to find your uncle directly, and he will do it for you!"

Wang Xifeng agreed readily, bowed, and happily left with Ping'er.

Wang Ziteng sat behind the table, his expression calm, tapping the table gently, and whispered: "Xue family, are you going to Beijing...

"That should be the case..."