Chapter 4731 4734 [Grandma Liu]
"Okay, let the grandfather and grandson come in and sit down first, I'll go tell the lady." Xiang Nan nodded immediately after hearing this.
The doorman was quite surprised when he heard this.
Liu was just a poor woman who came to the Jia Mansion to ask for money. It is said that the emperor also has three poor relatives, not to mention the two lords in the Jia Mansion.
There are as many as eight branches of the Jia Mansion in the capital. Not to mention all kinds of relatives and friends, as well as classmates, classmates, and classmates, there are even more people involved.
Therefore, there are often a group of people who come to the Jia Mansion to ask for money, and it is impossible to deal with them. As a doorman, he doesn't know how many such people he has to see all day long.
It is said that a poor woman like Liu can be given a meal and a few melons and dates, and then sent away. Why should I reply to the lady?
"Second Master, this is just a poor woman, just send her away casually, why bother the lady?" The doorman said with a smile. He thought that Xiang Nan was young and inexperienced, and he had to be kind when he saw the poor, so he reminded him.
"What do you know!" Xiang Nan glared at him, "Just do what I tell you to do!"
He knew that these two were the grandparents of Liu Lao Lao, and they came to the Jia Mansion to beg for money. But he did not despise them, but welcomed them.
On the one hand, Liu Lao Lao had a sense of shame, and was not the kind of greedy villain who would not stop asking for benefits when he saw benefits. She only came to the Jia Mansion three times, and only the first time was because she was in a difficult life and came to ask for two money to spend. The other two times were not for money.
On the one hand, Liu Lao Lao was affectionate and righteous. After the decline of the Jia Mansion, she spent all her family wealth to save Qiaojie from the fire pit. This one thing alone has accumulated great merits.
Therefore, Xiang Nan was willing to help her.
"Yes, the second master taught you that." The doorman hurriedly smiled, and then called the Liu family's grandparents to the doorman, asked them to sit down and rest, and brewed tea, served snacks, and entertained the two.
"How dare I accept this, how dare I accept this?" Granny Liu was a little flattered.
She came to the Jia Mansion to ask for money today, and heard that Zhou Rui's family had been punished by the Jia Mansion for corruption. At that time, she thought that the plan was ruined and she was destined to return empty-handed.
But she waited at the door with the idea of just in case, hoping that Mrs. Wang might go out. At that time, she would risk her old face to meet her, and maybe she could contact her again.
But Mrs. Wang was not so easy to go out, so the grandparents waited at the door for a long time, but never waited.
Originally planned to go back like this, but she didn't expect to be called to the gatehouse again, and served snacks and tea, which made her a little overjoyed for a while.
"You are lucky today. You were seen by our Second Master Bao. Our Second Master Bao has always been kind and cherishes the old and the poor." The gatehouse said with a smile.
"It's the boy just now. He is a good-looking man." Granny Liu said in surprise.
"Not only is she good-looking, she's also good at dealing with people." The concierge smiled, "In short, you're lucky today~"
"Amitabha!" Granny Liu kept chanting.
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Xiang Nan returned to Mrs. Wang, and at this time, Wang Ziteng's wife was also leaving.
Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng were seeing her off.
After Xiang Nan paid his respects, he saw his aunt off, and then told Mrs. Wang about Granny Liu's visit.
Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard about Granny Liu, and then she remembered that there was such a person.
It turned out that the grandfather of Granny Liu's son-in-law, Wang Gou'er, was a minor official in Beijing. Because they both had the surname "Wang", they became related to Mrs. Wang's father, recognized each other as nephews, and had close contact with each other.
Later, after the old generation died, Wang Gou'er's family business declined, and he moved from the city to the outside of the city, and gradually visited less and less. Now that they haven't been in contact for a few years, Mrs. Wang has forgotten about it for a while.
Now that Xiang Nan mentioned it, she just remembered it again.
"It's her. I forgot about it." Mrs. Wang nodded.
"Madam, who is she?" Wang Xifeng asked in confusion.
Mrs. Wang then told the origin of Granny Liu.
Wang Xifeng curled her lips and said, "I thought she was an important person, but it turns out she is just a beggar. Brother Bao is also surprised by what she has seen. There must be a few such people in our house every day. It's worth telling Madam."
"Sister, I naturally don't care about ordinary beggars, but this one is different." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "This Granny Liu is destined to be with you."
"Destined to be with me?" Wang Xifeng was quite curious when she heard it.
"I can see the past and future, the cycle of cause and effect." Xiang Nan explained, "In another world, you helped her, so she remembered this kindness.
Later, your family fell into decline, and your biological daughter was sold. It was this Liu Lao Lao who spent all her money to help you redeem your child, so she and you are destined to be together."
"So that's how it is." Wang Xifeng understood immediately after hearing this, and then she was deeply moved.
"In this case, Feng girl, you should treat her well and give her some silver." Mrs. Wang reminded.
Wang Xifeng nodded immediately.
Afterwards, she sent someone to invite Liu Lao Lao's grandparents to her home, entertained them with fish and meat, and finally gave them fifty taels of silver to spend the winter.
Liu Lao Lao originally thought that this time she would really have to go hungry. Unexpectedly, she not only had a full meal, but also got the benefit of fifty taels of silver. She thanked her profusely and was very grateful.
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On the other side, Xiang Nan talked with Mrs. Wang.
It was learned that Wang Ziteng's wife came this time to find out what Mrs. Wang was willing to do to marry Yuanchun into the palace.
In fact, there is no need to inquire about this. If a daughter of a family can be chosen as the queen, it is simply the honor of the whole family and the whole clan.
Moreover, the emperor's order is hard to disobey. No family can object to the daughter of the emperor.
But the key is that Xiang Nan is too powerful. Even the emperor is very afraid of him, fearing that if he accidentally angers him, his throne will be lost. Therefore, even if he wants to make Yuanchun the queen, he must first inquire about the Jia family's attitude.
"My elder sister finally got out of the palace, so she shouldn't go back in." Xiang Nan said to Mrs. Wang, "It's better to find someone who gets along with you, even if his family background is not good, the key is that my sister will not be wronged."
"I think so too." Mrs. Wang nodded, "In our current situation, it's not worth it to cling to anyone, so there's no need to consider family background too much. The key is that the person is good, has good character, and gets along well, that's the best."
Generally, the aristocratic class marries for the purpose of expanding power, so they pay attention to the matching of family backgrounds, marrying daughters from high-ranking families and marrying wives from low-ranking families, so they pay special attention to unmarried daughters.
But the Jia family is now half of the imperial court, and they are in a high position. If they continue to expand, they may become the emperor directly. Therefore, there is no need to consider family background, the key is still the person.
If a man has good character, good personality, and good knowledge, it's okay even if his family background is average. So she agreed with Xiang Nan's words.