The Stepmother is Unkind

Bai Zhixu was stunned.

She only knew that although her mother was unreliable, she was still able to protect her at critical times.

Moreover, the grandfather's family discussed business affairs. After all, they were guest residences, and they were just listening by the side. Why did they interrupt?

When Mrs. Xie wanted to go back to Yangzhou, the Xie family couldn't decide for a while, so they all took a step back and discussed it tomorrow.

The mother-in-law and the mother-daughter returned to their yard.

Bai Zhixu had a serious face all the way, closed the door and asked, "I haven't decided whether my grandmother can go or not. What are you mixing with?"

The auntie said with certainty, "Your aunt and uncle can't stop you from making such a big detour and taking so much trouble."

This is not an unstoppable problem!

Seeing that his mother didn't realize the real problem, Bai Zhixu said angrily, "What are you doing back in Yangzhou? You still want to leave me here alone. Since I miss Yangzhou so much, why did we come here in the first place?"

"Who misses Yangzhou? Isn't that for your marriage?"

The aunt pinched her waist, looking like she wanted to find fault, "Because you were a daughter, someone in the Bai clan thought about our family business in a grand manner. This time, with the support of the old lady, I must find it!"

"What's wrong with having a daughter? We can't just bully us when we have a daughter!"

Although that's true...

Bai Zhixu must be of the same mind as his mother, but... "They didn't bully you, did they?"

Instead, it taught her to rely on the Xie family in Yangzhou to become popular.

"It's my father's clan after all, and my grandmother wouldn't agree with you."

The auntie knew that her daughter was right, but she was not discouraged. "Then I have to go back with the old lady. I have to see with my own eyes how angry they are and how they flatter me."

Bai Zhixu: "…"

Bai Zhixu can't control Mrs. Xie, and neither can Master Xie and Mrs. Xie.

Mrs. Xie didn't care whether her son and daughter-in-law agreed or not, and immediately began to order the child's maid to pack up the things. They acted in an orderly manner.

Mrs. Xie could only helplessly try to continue to persuade.

Mrs. Xie's mental illness is completely recovered, and her physical problems are also recovering very quickly. Yin Mingyu does not need to wait for the illness, so she stays in the East Courtyard for embroidery.

Although Mrs. Xie mocked her embroidery skills, Yin Mingyu looked at her from a fair perspective, her embroidery was ordinary but normal, not to the point of being unattractive.

In fact, we all know that she is lazy, and also know that her embroidery skills are ordinary, but it's just the gift, and more importantly, her own embroidery heart.

When Jin'er and Yin'er heard what she said, they naturally agreed, but after seeing her embroidering flowers and sheep, their expressions were a bit complicated.

"Miss, embroidering sheep... is it too ingenious?"

Yin Mingyu was still embroidering seriously, and only said: "If I don't weave a few more bracelets, it will be Dragon Boat Festival in two months, so it should be delivered in advance."

Sanniang Yin Mingrui's wedding is March 18th, and the congratulations are ready. Now she wants to embroider an extra small ornament for Sanniang, so she is more lively.

Yin Mingyu raised the embroidery stretcher and looked at the festive sheep she embroidered, the corners of her mouth raised.

Immediately, the corner of her mouth fell again, and she asked, "Isn't Lang Jun's letter yet?"

Jin'er Yin'er covered her lips and smiled, "Maybe it's only two days."

Yin Mingyu picked up the embroidery needle and poked it down, saying a few bad things about Xie Qin.

Thousands of miles away at sea, Xie Qin felt an itch on his nose, and then remembered Yin Mingyu's mood when he saw the travel notes, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the travel notes that have been written, I carefully select the appropriate places out of context, make a book by myself, wait for the next stop, and then order someone to send it back to Beijing.

On March 17, Yin Mingyu went back to Yin's house, planning to sleep with the three sisters on Sanniang's last night at her parents' house.

Yin Mingrui said at that time that he was extremely brave, but when the wedding date was getting closer and closer, he was still panicked.

But she panicked but did not admit it. She pretended to have a very calm look, but her mouth kept on talking, and she even offered to prepare a table for the three sisters to drink.

Yin Mingyu was the first to object: "It's okay to have a seat, but not to drink."

Yin Mingrui was not convinced, "the eve of the second sister's marriage, didn't we drink?"

Yin Mingyu glared at her lightly, don't you know what virtue is after drinking by himself?

Yin Mingrui bowed her head angrily, unable to sit still, pacing back and forth.

Yin Mingruo looked at the third sister's expression and said softly, "Otherwise, how many drinks?"

In fact, it doesn't matter if you drink a little, the key is to drink in moderation.

Seeing Sanniang staring at her eagerly, Yin Mingyu still nodded, but emphasized, "I can only have a drink. If you two entangle again this time, I will definitely not agree."

Yin Mingrui is not without measure, she is just too anxious and wants to do something to relieve her.

Yin Mingyu is now returning to her parents' house, and she is already Mrs. Xie Shao's wife, a coquettish guest of the Yin family.

The table is ready, very rich.

The three sisters sat around, and Yin Mingruo personally held the wine jug and poured wine for the two sisters.

Yin Mingrui looked at her well-behaved, docile and docile appearance, and suddenly whispered to Yin Mingyu: "My father and mother have chosen a family for her, it is the son of the Ye family in Qizhou, the seventy-eighth in the apricot list, young for."

Yin Mingruo blushed and said angrily, "third sister, I heard it."

Yin Mingyu looked at her shy look with a smile, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Who is this Langjun and Mr. Ye, the great scholar of Qizhou..."

Yin Mingrui and Yin Mingruo looked at each other, Yin Mingruo was shy, but Yin Mingrui replied, "It's my uncle and nephew, and the second sister knows?"

Yin Mingyu nodded. The reason why he knew it was because Ye Daru was on the visitable list given to her by Patriarch Xie. According to Patriarch Xie, when he was young, he was proud of his talents and did not like officialdom, so he returned to his hometown.

The disciples of the Ye family received this teaching. In recent years, there have been several jinshi, and there are people in Qizhou and even the surrounding prefectures who specially go to study. Therefore, although the background is not comparable to that of the aristocratic family, it is very famous in the local area.

Yin Mingrui glanced at her sister and asked again, "Second sister, is there anything in the Ye family that needs special attention?"

Yin Mingruo also raised his head and looked at the second sister.

Yin Mingyu didn't know much, and said: "The person chosen by the mother must not be bad in character. If you are not at ease, let the second brother come forward and ask Han Saburo to contact him for a while."

Han Jing and Na Ye Langjun belonged to the same class, so they naturally made friends.

Yin Mingrui stared at her, "Second sister, is there anything else?"

Yin Mingyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What?"

Yin Mingrui was a little anxious, not only asking for Siniang, but also asking for herself: "Second sister is doing so well in Xie's house, how did you do it?"

"Maybe..." Yin Mingyu looked at the eyes of the two younger sisters and said with a smile, "Take more care of yourself, and don't put all your mind on Lang Jun."

Blind marriage is a dumb marriage, and your life is tied to only one person, how can you not panic.

But their sisters are not the same people, and the lives they need to face are completely different. Yin Mingyu can't give pointers based on her own life experience.

In fact, what she can do has been subtly told them in the long years of growth, and there is no way to teach them more.

Most of them, they should want to gain peace of mind from her.

Yin Mingyu picked up the wine glass and winked at the two of them, "I didn't send your house, enough to live in peace."

Behind the house means that they all have support.

Not just my sister, but also my family, and each other.

Yin Mingrui and Yin Mingruo both smiled, then toasted together with their sister.

The two of them are really not good at drinking, and after two or three drinks, they start talking nonsense and rambling.

But this time, instead of accusing her of what she did when she was young, she sympathized with "Xie Xiaolang-Jun". You guessed the pitiful experience that Xie Ce might have with her.

Yin Mingyu was not so forgiving this time, and took another pot of wine directly, and then instructed the maid to help the two to the bed and "tie it up."

The maid does not know how to "bundle".

Jin'er and Yin'er immediately approached, and then used the quilt to "tie" the third lady and the fourth lady together.

The two of them couldn't move, they muttered for a while, and fell asleep before they unbuttoned the quilt for the two of them and covered it.

Yin Mingyu was alone, sitting outside, pouring and drinking by himself. After drinking a pot of wine, he went to bed, squeezed between the two younger sisters, and lay down warmly.

In the middle of the night, Yin Mingrui felt cold and got up to find that her quilt was being held in Yin Mingyu's arms, no surprise at all.

Not only was Xie Ce pitiful, but Xie Qin slept with her, so he must have been "attacked" too, right?

Yin Mingrui imagined the scene for a moment, then thought about Xie Qin's indifferent face, and hurriedly shook it off, reaching for the quilt.

Yin Mingyu not only didn't let go, but also forgot to hug him again.

Yin Mingrui: "…"

Who shivered without a quilt the night before getting married? It was her, and she brought it on herself.

Yin Mingrui didn't give up, she pulled it twice, but she still didn't pull it out, so she had to climb to the other side and get into the fourth sister's quilt.

Yin Mingruo hugged her very skillfully in her sleep.

The three sisters spent a harmonious night. They were called up early in the morning. No one mentioned why they changed their positions, why Sanniang and Siniang huddled in the corner of the bed.

Yin Mingyu and Yin Mingruo were dressed properly and watched Yin Mingrui get dressed together.

Yin Mingruo's eyes were red, Yin Mingyu hugged her and gently patted the fourth sister's shoulder.

When the auspicious time arrived, they finally met Zhao Erlang, who was rumored to be "sick" in the family of Princess Pingcheng. He was probably really looking forward to this wedding, and his eyes were full of light when he looked at Yin Mingrui when he welcomed the wedding.

Yin Mingruo had a lot of worries about this brother-in-law before, but he saw it with his own eyes and whispered: "He probably likes the third sister very much, right? I hope he can continue to like it..."

Yin Mingyu glanced at her, and when he turned his eyes, he saw Han Saburo, who was in the **** team.

In the public, the two looked at each other and greeted each other very calmly. Yin Mingruo then greeted him like a second sister.

They were so candid, teaching the surrounding guests to be more sure that the rumors were really just rumors.

The Xie family also had to go to the Princess Mansion to congratulate Xi, and Yin Mingyu got on the carriage with Mrs. Xie, and went to the Princess Chang's mansion after the wedding party.

The palace of the eldest princess is much more lively than the Yin family, and the guests who come and go are all royal family members and powerful people in the court, which is much higher than the Yin family.

Yin Mingyu followed Mrs. Xie to meet Princess Pingcheng. Princess Pingcheng was very polite to Mrs. Xie, but from the deep lines on her brows and face, it could be seen that this master was not easy to get along with.

As her elder sister, for the sake of her younger sister, she even showed great ability to salute, her demeanor was perfect and elegant, and her elegance was smooth and smooth.

When Princess Pingcheng saw her salute, she paused for a while, and then praised: "You thank this daughter-in-law of the family, the etiquette is quite good."

Mrs. Xie knew what Yin Mingyu looked like at home, and when she heard the words of Princess Pingcheng, she was quite proud and said, "The daughters of the Yin family are well-bred."

Her words are more believable than others.

Leaving in front of Princess Pingcheng, Yin Mingyu gently held Mrs. Xie's hand and sincerely thanked: "Mother, thank you."

Mrs. Xie patted her hand lightly and said, "What I said is the truth."

Yin Mingyu lowered his eyes and couldn't help thinking of the eldest lady, and then raised his head again, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he communicated with Mrs. Xie and the female relatives.

For the happy event of Princess Pingcheng's mansion, even His Majesty sent a congratulatory gift, and the three princes naturally came to celebrate in person, including the grounded King Cheng.

The three princes are different mothers and brothers, but when they stand together, there is an atmosphere of tension, and the person who creates the atmosphere is mainly King Cheng.

King Cheng did not restrain himself much, he was still arrogant, and spoke to his two younger brothers in the air of an older brother.

As if King Ding had never been assassinated, he still had an old-fashioned and honest appearance, and he endured it all.

Prince Ping was from a good background, but he did not occupy the first direct line, but his bearing was more like a direct son than Prince Ding, and even his attitude towards Prince Cheng was quite tolerant.

He obviously didn't intend to waste time with the two of them, so he just said a few words and left here.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but I happened to walk in front of the Xie family master, and after a few chats, he talked about Xie Qin, who was sent to Lingnan.

"The son of the right prime minister is still the backbone of my Daye. Why didn't he show his abilities in Beijing and go to the remote and difficult Lingnan?"

Many people have asked, and the head of the Xie family said calmly: "The dog is willing to do something practical for the people of Daye. Since there happens to be a vacancy in Lingnan, and your majesty is alive, the dog will naturally be there."

King Ping put his hands behind his back, with a hint of meaning: "I heard that Lingnan folks are sturdy, and the right minister still has to remind him that it is important to come back safely."

Master Xie's expression did not change.

The female family can't see what happened before, but here Yin Mingyu is face to face with the Weiyang County Lord.

The Weiyang County Master has changed a bit from before, and he is very high-spirited.

She looked at Yin Mingyu with some contempt and asked, "I heard that you are going to be released with Xie Jingming?"

Yin Mingyu nodded, really wanting to "let it out".

The county master of Weiyang snorted, "The husband sings and the wife follows, not bad."

There was no one around them, only someone was watching from afar.

Yin Mingyu didn't need to say more to the Weiyang County Master. Their relationship has not reached that point, so she just replied lightly: "Thank you for your concern."

Weiyang County Master didn't care about her, he gave her an angry look, "You asked me before, I will tell you now, I will hold the power sooner or later, but you..."

She didn't continue speaking, smiled mockingly, and turned to leave.

Mrs. Wen also came to congratulate Mrs. Xu. She wanted to find time to come over to Yin Mingyu for a long time. She just saw the two talking, and was watching quietly. At this time, when she saw that the Weiyang County Master was gone, she hurried over and asked in a low voice, "Two Madam, did the county master embarrass you?"

Yin Mingyu looked at her cautious expression of watching the lively standard, and said with a smile: "How can you embarrass me in the palace of the eldest princess?"

"Yes." Mrs. Wen returned to normal and said serious business, "You will leave it with Master Xie. I don't know when we will see you again. I want to practice it for you."

Yin Mingyu asked her to come to Xie's house, "I'm so busy recently, it's really inconvenient to go out."

Mrs. Wen immediately agreed: "Then make an appointment. I will visit Xie's house on the twenty-third day."

Yin Mingyu nodded.

On March 23, Mrs. Wen came to visit Xie's house.

At this time in early spring, the Xie family garden was already green, and Lady Wen walked with her in the garden, quite reluctant to say: "I thought I could borrow your light, Erniangzi, to reward the Xie family in the midsummer season. The garden scene, I never thought you would never see it."

What she said was too sad.

Yin Mingyu interrupted immediately and said in a showy tone: "How can the garden scenery in this side compare to the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Lady Wen was puzzled.

Yin Mingyu didn't hide it from her, and said directly: "My grandmother is walking with me, so naturally, it will be slower. By the way, you can enjoy the scenery along the way, taste the food from various places, and stay for a while when you arrive at your hometown in Yangzhou. It is a good time. I heard that Yangzhou is extremely prosperous, and the lights are on all night, and I don’t know what the scene is like…”

In this era, relocating and relocating to the outside world are extremely difficult things for most people.

But the yearning in her tone was too obvious, and Lady Wen couldn't help but follow her words to think about it. The previous dull mood dissipated, and she became more envious, "I have never seen the misty rain in Jiangnan in the poem..."

The Yin family's ancestral home is in the south, but Yin Mingyu's generation was born in the capital, and she has never seen it before.

Not to mention women, many men spend their whole lives without seeing many different customs.

Yin Mingyu said: "When I stop, I will send you a picture of the local scenery. You also correspond with me. Remember to send me the story you wrote."

Speaking of this, Yin Mingyu remembered the wicked Xie Qin. For so long, he had sent letters back four times in total. The story was not over yet, and every time he broke it at a critical moment, it made people feel unbearable.

If he does not stop on the waterway, if it is smooth, he may be going to South Vietnam, and I don't know if he has time to continue writing.

In case there is no free time, Yin Mingyu is hung there by the interest he has aroused, and he doesn't know how to satisfy it. Every time he thinks of it, he can't help scolding Xie Qin in his heart.

She didn't want to see another person again. She had the same problem as Xie Qin, so she told Mrs. Wen: "You must send me the complete story."

Lady Wen didn't know why she said this, but she also agreed: "Nature is complete, so far away, how can I send you an unfinished work."

Some people are very busy.

Yin Mingyu muttered in his heart again, and Fang led her back to the East Courtyard.

Before she could put away her embroidery, she left it scattered in the room. Madam Wen saw it and moved it away after a moment. After a while, she couldn't hold back and looked at it a second time, asking, "Are you busy with this?"

Yin Mingyu said calmly: "You have also seen that with my embroidery skills, if I want to embroider two things, it will take some time."

She was magnanimous, and Mrs. Wen did not shy away from it. She pointed out two adjustable places for her, and immediately took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Yin Mingyu.

"what is this?"

Yin Mingyu took it and saw the words on the envelope at a glance—Father An Qi, signed in the name of Mrs. Qi.

Lady Wen said, "Miss Qi said that she would not see you off, and asked you to visit the Jiedu envoy's mansion after you arrive in Lingnan, and hand over the letter to Qi Jiedu envoy on her behalf."

This is... an introduction for her.

Since Yin Mingyu got to know Jiang Si Niangzi and Mrs. Qi, they haven't made a deep friendship. They must also know what she means, and they only meet a few words by chance.

I never thought that Mrs. Qi would even give her a ladder to visit the Jiedushi Mansion in Lingnan.

Regardless of whether she can use it or not, Yin Mingyu appreciates this kindness.

Since Mrs. Qi did not explain in person, Yin Mingyu also asked Mrs. Wen to thank her on her behalf.

When Mrs. Wen was sent away, Yin Mingyu glanced at the envelope again and taught Jin'er to put it away carefully.

Xie Patriarch and Mrs. Xie couldn't stop Mrs. Xie's heart from traveling far away. They watched Mrs. Xie pack her bags in a hurry every day, and they were extremely helpless.

Seeing that March was coming to an end, Mrs. Xie was entrusted by the head of the Xie family, and even used a method of delay to persuade Mrs. Xie: "Mother, why don't we leave after the Dragon Boat Festival, our family will have a good time."

Mrs. Xie quit, "After the Dragon Boat Festival, there is still Mid-Autumn Festival, and after Mid-Autumn Festival, there is still Chongyang... Festivals are festivals, when can we leave?"

When her mind was suddenly exposed, Mrs. Xie did not hide it, so she wanted to repeat those words of persuasion.

Mrs. Xie blocked her words and said reluctantly, "I'm about to die, I just want to go back to Yangzhou..."

Mrs. Xie: "…"

She had no choice, so she looked at Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu put her hands in her hands and lowered her head slowly. She couldn't persuade her either, so she couldn't do anything.

On the side, Mrs. aunt sat upright and looked at Mrs. Xie expectantly.

However, Mrs. Xie's eyes skipped directly from her and fell on Bai Zhixu.

The aunt snorted softly for a moment.

But Bai Zhixu couldn't even persuade his own mother, and naturally he couldn't persuade Mrs. Xie.

So, on the first day of the first month of April, Family Master Xie, Madam Xie, and Bai Zhixu all appeared at the pier... to see them off.

The Xie family specially rented a boat for Yin Mingyu and the others. The boat was huge and as tall as a building to accommodate their luggage, entourage and guards.

When they arrived, they were already loading the boat. Xie Ce, a little man, got off the carriage and was shocked by the sailboat. With a "wow", he rushed to the boat with his calves upside down.

For the first time, Yin Mingyu saw the huge sailboats of this era with her own eyes, and she didn't know anything about it, but she still winked and grabbed Xie Ce's collar, reminding him that they had to say goodbye to their elders.

Xie Ce had already been reluctant to part with the carriage, and now he was fully focused on the boat, so he was forced to be left behind, and his small eyes kept glancing at the boat.

Master Xie, Madam Xie: "..."

Madam Xie waved her hand freely and said, "You don't have to send it, just go back."

After she finished speaking, she greeted Xie Ce and stepped onto the boat like an enclave. As if her aunt was afraid of being left behind by her, she quickly followed after saying goodbye.

Bai Zhixu: "…"

Yin Mingyu is not as impatient as they are, holding the sheep's leash tightly, and patiently saying goodbye to the family head Xie, Mrs. Xie and Bai Zhixu.

The head of the Xie family looked at the sheep struggling in the direction of the boat in her hand with a sullen face.

Yin Mingyu patted the sheep's head twice and apologized: "Father, mother, the sheep have never seen the world, you two should not be surprised."

At this point, Madam Xie waved her hand, "Go up too and take care of them."

Yin Mingyu made a look of being unable to bear it, and saluted the two of them seriously again, then turned to Bai Zhixu and exhorted, "Cousin, take care of my father and mother for me."

Bai Zhixu You glanced resentfully at his mother who was waving with them on the deck, and said softly, "I also trouble my cousin to take care of my mother..."

Yin Mingyu agreed without hesitation: "Cousin, don't worry."

Sheep stretched her body straight, and her arms followed, and Yin Mingyu smiled apologetically.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xie sighed, "Let's go, let's go."

Yin Mingyu bowed again and followed the sheep a few steps. When he turned around, he tapped the sheep on the head twice. He seemed to be teaching the sheep a lesson, but in fact his eyes were full of excitement that the people behind him could not see.

Still have the sheep of the right minister's family, how can other sheep have the blessing of seeing the world.

For this, she must take good care of Mrs. Xie and the others.

On the pier, the remaining three looked up at the people gathered on the boat, and they were rather bleak.

After a long time, Mrs. Xie held Bai Zhixu's hand and said faintly, "Zhixu, why don't your aunt find a good family for you and schedule your marriage later, so that it won't be inconvenient for your mother to come back."

It's so empty at home...