Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 440 - 440 Wang Simu’s Shock

Chapter 440: Chapter 440 Wang Simu's Shock

The little kid was driven out of the hall by his aunt, and could only play alone in the courtyard.

The aunt coughed and smiled at her nephew, "Well, Ning Yan, I remember you cooked a few dishes in the kitchen last time, the styles and tastes are very unique. Well, aunt thinks that Miss Wang is the daughter of the Prime Minister, and she is used to eating delicacies from land and sea, and occasionally eats something different......"

"Oh, I'll go to the kitchen to teach the cook."

Xu Qian'an is full of expectations for the good show later. Now he will agree to any request made by his aunt.

On the other side, after being driven out of the hall, the little kid played alone in the yard for a while, and felt bored, so he ran to his sister Xu Lingyue's room.

Seeing that autumn is coming, Xu Lingyue is making autumn clothes for her beloved elder brother, and the material she uses is the brocade given by Emperor Yuan Jing.

Xu Lingyue's needlework is outstanding, and the robes she makes are more beautiful and delicate than those bought from the shops outside.

Li Miaozhen brought the ghost Su Su to help. Of course, the Saint of Tianzong could not do needlework, but when Su Su was alive, she was a proper lady from a noble family.

Playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, are all necessary skills.

Over the years, Li Miaozhen's clothes and even bellybands were made by Su Su and her ghost girls.

Xu Lingyue glanced at her sister who climbed onto the table to get the cakes. While embroidering the patterns, she said softly:

"Lingyin, do you want to have a sister-in-law?"

"What is a sister-in-law?" Xu Lingyin started eating again.

"Sister-in-law is the second brother's wife, who will manage the family's money in the future." Xu Lingyue said softly.

Xu Lingyin said "Oh", not yet at the age to understand the importance of economic power, but Su Su sneered:

"Miss Lingyue, what are you talking about? Can your second brother's salary support the expenses of the Xu family? Your mother buys precious flowers and plants, which costs more than ten taels of silver. Who earns the money?"

Xu Lingyue pursed her lips and smiled lightly, "It's my eldest brother who earns the money."

The Xu family has made a fortune three times. One time was when the spirit dragon went crazy. Xu Qi'an saved Lin'an and Emperor Yuan Jing rewarded him with a lot of money. The other time was when he was conferred a title, and he also received a large amount of silver and fertile land.

During the two times of prosperity, Xu Lingyue bought a lot of shops, selling beauty, silk, groceries, etc. These shops were nominally managed by her aunt, but in fact they were controlled by Xu Lingyue.

The third fortune was the silver from the chicken essence workshop at the beginning of the year. This was an unimaginable huge sum of money, which directly made the Xu family a mountain of gold.

If it weren't for the excessive amount of silver, a woman as frugal as my aunt wouldn't spend money on flowers from time to time.

Of course, the Xu family's apparent wealth did not include the private money that Xu Qian'an hid in the fragments of the Earth Book.

The official silver, gold ingots, and the treasures collected by Cao Guogong were enough to pile up a small treasure mountain.

Su Su snorted twice and said confidently: "So, even if she has to manage the money in the mansion in the future, it has to be Xu Ningyan's wife who will manage it."

Xu Lingyue's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she smiled and said: "Then Miss Su Su, who do you think is the most suitable for my eldest brother among the people you know?"

Su Su cleverly avoided Xu Lingyue's death questioning and muttered:

"How should I know this? Your eldest brother is a playboy and is willing to spend 8,000 taels to redeem the courtesan of the Jiaofang Division..."

This remark touched Xu Lingyue's sore spot.

Xu Lingyue suspected that Su Su and her eldest brother had an affair. Her intuition was really sharp...Su Su was not bad either. She used 8,000 taels to stab Xu Lingyue in the heart...The Saint of Tianzong sat aside, eating cakes and watching the show leisurely.

Xu Lingyin ate some cakes in her sister's room. She didn't understand what the adults said, so she felt bored. So she ran out with a ruler for cutting fabrics, waving it in the yard, as if she was a swordsman.

She played all the way to the gate of Xu's house. Seeing that the middle door that was usually closed was open, Xu Lingyin threw away the ruler, climbed up the high threshold, opened her arms, and played with balance on it.

"Sister Lingyin, go back quickly, go back quickly, there will be guests coming later."

The doorman Lao Zhang waved his hand.

Xu Lingyin stood on the threshold, trying to keep her balance, tilted her head and asked, "Is she my second brother's wife?"

"....." The doorman Lao Zhang was speechless and waved his hand again.

Xu Lingyin tilted her head and fell off the high threshold. She patted her butt cheeks and ran away happily.

......

On the other side, the wheels rumbled, and Wang Simu's luxurious carriage slowly stopped at the gate of Xu's house.

The maid took out a stool from under the carriage and greeted the eldest lady to get off.

Wang Simu glanced at the gate of Xu's house and nodded slightly. Although it was far less than the imperial house of the Wang family, the Xu family was still very wealthy to buy such a large house in this prosperous area of ??the inner city.

Having been in charge of the finances of the Wang Mansion for many years, Wang Simu estimated that the house was worth at least 7,000 taels with just one look.

Knowing that the distinguished guest had arrived, the doorman Lao Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and led Wang Simu and his personal maid into the house.

Wang Simu took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and stepped over the threshold.......

Suddenly, Wang Simu stepped on something with his feet. He looked down and saw that it was a ruler.

The ruler symbolizes rules. The Xu family mistress threw the ruler at the door, obviously prepared for me, to set rules for me... Wang Simu's face changed slightly.

I thought that the Xu family mistress had a bad temper and was overbearing, and it was difficult to get along with her.

When the maid saw her stop, she asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Wang Simu said in a flat tone, "The ruler fell here, pick it up and send it back to her."

It may not be a beating, but it may be a test of me by the Xu family mistress. After all, my father is the prime minister, and if I really marry Erlang, it is considered a marriage of inferiority. She was afraid that I was a domineering and unruly person, so she threw a ruler to test me.

If I was really a willful and willful daughter, I would be furious, but I obviously would not be so superficial...

She did not plan to fight with the Xu family mistress today. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing the enemy will win every battle. She came to spy on information today.

First, find out the methods and temperament of the mistress of the Xu family, and then decide how to get along with her in the future. The mistress seemed to be testing the same as she thought.

She is indeed a master.

While leading the distinguished guests inside, Lao Zhang asked the servants in the mansion to inform Miss Lingyue.

When Wang Simu passed through the outer courtyard and entered the inner courtyard, she happened to see Xu Lingyue smiling and welcoming her.

The younger sister of the Xu family wore a lotus-colored long skirt and a simple and elegant bun. Her oval face was beautiful and refined, and her facial features were very three-dimensional, but she also showed the weakness that made men cherish her.

"Sister Wang, after the last poetry meeting, I have not had time to invite you to my house. Today I finally got what I wanted." Xu Lingyue smiled clear and sweetly.

"Speaking of which, I have always felt bad for causing my sister to fall into the water during the poetry meeting." Wang Simu smiled dignifiedly and gently.

The two women held each other's hands, as if they were good sisters who loved each other and had deep feelings.

After entering the inner hall, Wang Simu finally saw the legendary mistress of the Xu family. She sat in the main seat with a smile, looking at her kindly.

She was so stunning, with a sharp and cute face and exquisite features. At first glance, she didn't look like the mother of Xu Lingyue, but more like a sister.

Wang Simu was surprised and not surprised by the beauty of the mistress of the Xu family, because as long as she referred to Xu Lingyue and the admired Xu Erlang, she could probably guess that the mistress was so beautiful.

She was surprised that the mistress was so well maintained that she didn't look like the mother of three children at all.

"Mrs. Xu!"

Wang Simu bowed.

"Miss Wang, you're welcome. Please take a seat."

The aunt smiled reservedly and motioned Wang Simu to take a seat.

Of course, she couldn't be too enthusiastic. After all, this was the future daughter-in-law, so she still had to be a mother-in-law.

After Wang Simu sat down, he looked at his personal maid and smiled gently: "When I entered the house just now, I saw a ruler at the door, so I asked the maid to pick it up."

After the maid put the ruler on the table.

Aunt was stunned, "Hey, Lingyue, this is your ruler, why did you throw it at the door."

Xu Lingyue looked carefully and found that it was indeed her own ruler. She exclaimed, "It must have been Lingyin who threw it there. She took my ruler to play with it just now."

What a powerful trick, I was speechless...Wang Simu forced a smile, she couldn't say anything wrong about a child.

Then, Wang Simu asked the entourage to bring gifts. Because they were going to have a meal here, they brought some precious cakes, and then some jewelry for aunt and Lingyue.

This jewelry is not ordinary jewelry, it is the work of craftsmen in the imperial city who specially make jewelry for concubines in the harem.

Of course, Wang Simu would not deliberately point out the identity of the craftsman, as that would be too low-end and would only make her look like a superficial and ostentatious woman.

She only said that it was made by a craftsman in the imperial city. What does this mean? Any wealthy daughter or woman with a little knowledge knows it in her heart.

"Miss Wang is thoughtful."

Auntie was quite happy to receive the jewelry.

Seeing this, the eldest daughter of the Wang family realized that her little trick was not enough to surprise the mistress.

......

Outside the hall, Xu Lingyin found that her eldest brother was sitting on a bench in the corridor, listening to something with his ears tilted, and ran over happily: "Big pot, what are you doing."

"Big brother is watching a play... No, listening to a play." Xu Qi'an touched her head.

"I want to listen too." Xu Lingyin waved her arms.

Xu Qi'an picked up his sister and put her on his lap.

Xu Lingyin also pretended to listen with her ears tilted.

Is Miss Wang's fighting power just this? Well, after all, she is not married, so it is understandable that she is polite and reserved, but it is too much of a "harmonious" way of making money.......

Based on my understanding of Miss Wang, she should be a very opinionated and strong person, it is impossible for her not to test my aunt's level.......

Why hasn't she made a move yet? I am waiting for her to choke my aunt......

In the hall, Wang Simu was chatting with the mistress of the Xu family and Xu Lingyue without any flaws.

After a period of probing, Wang Simu was surprised to find that the mistress of the Xu family was not as unfathomable as she had imagined.

Wang Simu herself was an expert in house fighting and had a keen sense of smell for her kind, but she did not find any similar characteristics in the mistress of the Xu family.

She was more straightforward and turned a blind eye to her probing, as if she did not understand intrigue at all. Moreover, it seemed that because of her status as the daughter of the prime minister, she was particularly polite to her, as if she was afraid of not treating her well enough.

For example, when talking about rouge and powder, she immediately lost her elder posture and chattered like a little girl.

She even complained that she could not understand the account books of the shop outside, so she could only let Xu Lingyue help manage it, exposing her own shortcomings.

No matter how you look at it, she does not seem to be a woman with superb means.

Wang Simu was deeply confused.

After that, the aunt suggested that Xu Lingyue take Wang Simu around the mansion.

Because he couldn't figure out the depth of the mistress of the Xu family for the time being, Wang Simu also wanted to go out and relax, change his mentality, and wait for an opportunity to fight again.

The scale of the Xu Mansion is not as large as the Wang Mansion, but it is also a large courtyard with two entrances. The inner and outer courtyards are equipped with gardens and small ponds, and the aunt is a flower lover.

There are many precious flowers, plants and trees planted in the flowerbed.

As the daughter of a top family, Wang Simu knows that only families with real wealth have the leisure and financial resources to cultivate precious flowers and plants.

So he overestimated the financial resources of the Xu family.

In the courtyard, Xiao Douding was doing boxing, and Lina was sitting on a stone chair, chewing her elbow while instructing her apprentice.

"That's my sister Lingyin." Xu Lingyue introduced with a smile.

I only heard Erlang mention it, but he seemed reluctant to introduce this child more... Wang Simu nodded slightly and said, "Sister Lingyin practices martial arts?"

"Yes," Xu Lingyue sighed:

"My second brother is the only scholar in the family, but he has a heavy workload and has no time to teach her. She was sent to school, but she was bullied. My mother had no choice but to let her practice martial arts."

Miss Wang frowned. This is not good. Women still need to study and understand reason. The more knowledgeable and reasonable they are, the more likely they will marry into a good family in the future.

She thought for a while and said, "If you don't mind, I can help Sister Lingyin with enlightenment."

Xu Lingyue smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Sister Simu."

Wang Simu smiled lightly. If she could become Xu Lingyin's enlightenment teacher, she would surely gain some respect from the Xu family and show her talent.

Xu Lingyue added: "In this family, the one that worries mother the most is Lingyin. There is nothing she can do about her."

Xu Lingyin is the weakness of the mistress of the Xu family...... Wang Simu quickly extracted the core elements.

Since the mistress of the Xu family is unfathomable, I will learn about the enemy from the Xu family.

At this time, she heard Lina scolding her apprentice: "You are so stupid. You can't learn several sets of boxing. When can you lift the stone table?"

Lift the stone table? Such a young child has to lift the stone table?

Then, she saw Lina "pinch" the stone table with two fingers, easily.

"......."

Wang Simu forced a smile: "That girl is......"

"Oh, her name is Lina, a girl from the Gu tribe in southern Xinjiang. She lives in the mansion temporarily and teaches Lingyin martial arts." Xu Lingyue said.

"She is a strict teacher with real skills." Wang Simu said.

The two turned the corner of the corridor and saw Xu Qian'an and Zhong Li sitting on the eaves, basking in the sun and talking in a low voice.

Wang Simu's heart moved, and he tried to probe: "I heard that Xu Yinluo's parents died early. In order to cultivate him into a talent, Mrs. Xu must have racked her brains and worked hard."

"That's right."

Xu Lingyue sighed lightly and said: "When I was a child, my father insisted on letting my eldest brother practice martial arts. My mother disagreed and wanted him to study like my second brother. For this reason, my father and mother competed for many years."

Awesome! ! Wang Simu was amazed in his heart.

The whole Dafeng knew that Xu Ningyan was a seed of learning, and even his father Wang Zhenwen had the feeling that "it would be great if this child was a scholar."

But because the second uncle of the Xu family insisted on letting Xu Qian'an practice martial arts, a brilliant seed of learning was wasted in vain.

Unexpectedly, the mistress of the Xu family had a keen eye for talent many years ago.

Xu Lingyue continued, "When he was young, my eldest brother and mother had a bad relationship and quarreled from time to time. In a fit of anger, he moved out of the mansion and lived in a small courtyard next door for five years. It was not until he moved to the inner city that the family continued to live together."

What? !

Even Xu Qian'an couldn't beat the mistress of the Xu family?

Even the rebellious Xu Yinluo who blocked the Meridian Gate and scolded the gentlemen, beheaded the Duke of Guo at Caishikou, was forced by the mistress of the Xu family to move out of the Xu mansion when he was young...

Only then did Wang Simu realize that everything before was a disguise. The so-called straightforwardness and the so-called lack of fighting skills were all deliberately shown to him by the mistress of the Xu family.

Wang Simu's breathing suddenly became rapid, and his face was more serious than ever.