Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

"Liar!" Wang Xifeng snuggled tightly in her mother's warm and gentle arms, but she pouted and hummed.

"The emperor is a man of great cunning, and he may not follow the previous method and let my father live freely at home.

"With the word 'reinstatement', I don't know where the official position will be taken from, and you have no choice but to follow!

"Then you'll have to abandon me again!"

At the end of her speech, Wang Xifeng buried her face in her mother's arms, tears streaming down her face.

Madam Yuan immediately denied it and swore that she would never leave the capital: "I won't leave even if I pretend to be sick!

"If he feels that he needs someone to take care of him because he's old, I'll give him a concubine, a second wife, or a second wife! I'll divorce him and let him go!

"I won't leave even if I die!"

He hugged Wang Xifeng and rocked her gently, just like he was using her as a rocking cradle when she was a child. "I will stay with you until the day I die!"

Wang Xifeng felt relieved. She raised her hands and hugged Mrs. Yuan's neck, pouting and mumbling, "I don't want my mother to die. I want my mother to live a long life and always be with me."

"Yes, yes, mother must be living a healthy life like an old witch, and always taking good care of me!" Mrs. Yuan nodded repeatedly, glanced at Ping'er, then took out two purses from her bosom and stuffed them under Wang Xifeng's pillow.

He waved his hand to stop her from speaking, and whispered, "I met the shopkeepers yesterday. Your arrangements were very good, so I'll do as you arranged. One of the things they asked me to bring to you is the income from the past four months.

"Also, I'm doing business in Jiangnan. Over the years, I've taken your sister on a tour so I can expand my business further afield. Another reason is that I've saved some money over the years."

Wang Xifeng was about to shake her head to refuse, but Madam Yuan held her hand and whispered, "I have already told your father that you will not take a penny from the Wang family, and give it all to your brother.

“Even the title deed to the family temple that your grandfather promised to give you!

"——Don't listen to their lies! What they say about valuing and pampering you, in the end, it's just to make you cover for the Wang family!

"Good boy, don't want it, don't want it at all!

“Give them all the Wang family property, and give you all my private property!

"Your mother knows how to do business and make money with money! I'm only in my early forties now, so I can at least earn money for my dear for another ten years.

"Don't worry, it's useless, you hear me?"

This was more thoughtful than explaining why she was left in the capital. Wang Xifeng finally showed an intimate smile on her face, and wrinkled her nose at Mrs. Yuan in a coquettish way:

"Mom is the one coaxing me!

"My brother has married my sister-in-law, and tomorrow they will have nephews and nieces. As a grandmother, shouldn't I care?

"And that little girl who has been calling you mother for three years, I'm afraid you will have to personally marry her off in the future, don't you care?"

Mrs. Yuan lovingly wiped the tears from her face, then pulled her to sit with her back to her and let her long hair down.

She went to the dressing table and brought over a box. She took out a comb first and combed her hair one by one. She carefully made a dignified peony bun for her hair and decorated her hair with some pearl and jade jewelry just right.

While whispering softly, he said, "The sister-in-law your brother married is from a family of scholars and is unwilling to show that she values ​​money.

“So even though your brother was greedy, he and his wife didn’t dare to speak out, so I pretended to be deaf and dumb and just gave them all the farmland I bought in Jinling.

"Your brother is not a scholar, and your father has privately explained this to your sister-in-law's family. I'm afraid the couple will have to be farmers in Jinling for the rest of their lives.

"So, your sister-in-law may ask the capital for real estate for her next generation after they take the imperial examinations, but she won't make a fuss at the moment - we should take it one step at a time, so we won't worry about it in advance.

"As for our little daughter, she is indeed a very good child, with a tragic background, and she has a clear path in front of His Majesty. Your father and I will certainly not treat her unfairly.

“But her marriage will never fall into our hands. Maybe it will be arranged in your name, with the palace arranging the marriage and the marriage being arranged, and the dowry will also be prepared in your name.

"By then, the bulk of the money will surely come from the palace, and our family will just add a portion as a token of our appreciation.

"——Okay. You are born charming and sharp. From now on, except when you want to seduce the emperor, you can use this lazy bun, spirit snake bun, abandoned home bun, Japanese bun and double rings to look at the fairy and so on;

"At other times, you can just wear a simple single spiral, double spiral, round bun, peony bun, or cross-heart bun."

Wang Xifeng stood in front of the dressing mirror and looked at it curiously, but she didn't like the complexity of her hair. She snorted, "She looks like she has aged five or seven years!"

Madam Yuan gave her a glare and called Ping'er over: "You know your daughter's habits. Go and look through her dresses and pick out one that matches her head."

Ping'er first praised Wang Xifeng, "Young lady, now you really look like an empress!" Then she agreed to Madam Yuan's words and hurried out to find An'er and get some clothes.

In just two or three words, she came back wearing a dark blue silk dress with large light yellow peony flowers on it, and a rouge-colored shawl to match.

Ping Er smiled, took out a pair of rouge-colored high shoes from her small bag, and said with tears in her eyes:

"I made this on my way here, guessing the size of the young lady and the queen. It's a little bit of filial piety from me...

"I don't know if it's suitable or if I can wear it..."

Wang Xifeng took her hand and asked her to help her put on the shoes. She said softly, "You guessed it right. They are just a little bit bigger. It seems that I can wear them until this autumn without any problem."

He pulled her up again, looked her up and down, and asked her, "How are you?"

"I'm fine." Ping'er smiled and cried.

Madam Yuan looked at her daughter, who was now dressed neatly and finally looked like a queen. She smiled with satisfaction and said, "As a queen, although you are busy, you must be frugal and not lazy. Dignity comes first."

Then he pointed at Ping'er and said, "I gave her to your younger sister Wang Xuanhe. You two can just reminisce about the past and fulfill your old relationship as master and servant."

“She will belong to your little sister in the future, so stay away from her.

"Otherwise, with your little sister's thoughtful nature, I'm afraid she will come to me again to ask me to return Ping'er to you."

Wang Xifeng finally reacted and stood up quickly, holding Madam Yuan's arm and walking out: "How could I be so stupid! I just hang out with my mother and ignore my father, but why did I leave my sister out as well?"

An'er stepped forward with a smile: "The princess has grown up and knows how to entertain guests. The second young lady was invited to the side hall by her and Miss Lin a long time ago. The three of them are having a great time together! Your Majesty, don't worry."

"That's not right. Today is the first time we meet, and I should at least act like an older sister." Wang Xifeng smiled and helped her mother up, saying nice words but holding Mrs. Yuan's arm tightly in her hands, not refusing to let go.

"You're just the same as when you were a child. So clingy!" Mrs. Yuan tapped her forehead lightly and spoke in a whispering voice without even the slightest hint of blame.