Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 262 Never Give In

"That's good. During this period of time, you should pay attention to the outside world. If there are any rumors, tell me immediately." Madam Pei instructed. After a pause, she continued.

"Also, let Butler Pei do some lobbying and let Second Master Han go home. He is still working in the Imperial Academy, a noble family, but he is just an extra staff member. I will immediately let him go home to farm. I will let him stop showing off. Really, for Jin'er's sake, I tolerated the matter of Zhenzhu, but now I can't tolerate it anymore.

Also, instruct the gatekeepers these days that if anyone from the second branch of the Han Mansion comes to visit, do not inform them, and do not even let them know at Changfeng Garden." Old Madam Pei gave the order directly.

"Yes." Nanny Chen went downstairs.

Just like that, less than ten days after Wang asked the matchmaker to go to Baihuazhuang to find Hualei, Han's second wife's son had his legs broken and lay in bed unable to move. Before she had even wiped away her tears, she heard that her husband had been demoted by the Hanlin Academy for a mistake and had gone home directly. The sky had fallen.

So, the couple shamelessly went to the Marquis's Mansion to ask for Madam Pei's help to lobby and talk about favors so that Mr. Han could return to the Hanlin Academy. However, the Marquis's Mansion did not even allow them to see the Marquis's sister, Madam Han, and the door was even rejected.

After Hua Lei heard about this, she thought that it must be Old Madam Pei who took action. She felt grateful but couldn't help but sigh.

By the time Madam Han found out about these things, it was already a month and a half later. However, it was also the first time she heard that Wang had actually asked for Hua Lei's hand in marriage on behalf of Han Wenbing. She was shocked and had mixed feelings.

Although she looked down on Hua Lei's family background, she also felt that this girl was indeed a very capable and intelligent person. In just three years, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old already owned three manors with nearly a thousand acres of farmland, four shops, a fleet, and several workshops. In addition to the share of the printing house and the winery, the annual income was indeed not a small amount. Hua's ability was really better than that of many adults. Madam Han couldn't help but sigh.

However, her nephew's leg was broken and her younger brother was unemployed at home, so she had to go and see him anyway. After reporting to Madam Pei, she hurried back to her parents' home with her nanny, but she only brought some snacks and a hundred taels of silver notes. She was also very tight on money now. Apart from the farm shop and jewelry, she had very little cash.

When I got back to my parents' house, I was even more disappointed. Han Wenbing's face had already subsided, but the scar on his forehead was still very obvious, and it was estimated that it could not be removed. His left leg was still tied with a wooden board, and he could not move or get out of bed. Han Wenbing, who had been lying in bed for more than a month, not only did his complexion not improve, but he looked listless and lifeless.

His younger brother Han Xicai was even more depressed because he was suddenly demoted from the Imperial Academy and returned home. He was idle all day, either going out to drink with so-called friends or throwing pots and bowls at home and throwing tantrums.

Wang cried every day, lamenting that her family had a bad luck. When she saw her elder sister-in-law, Madam Han, coming back, she thought of how she had been turned away several times when she went to the Marquis's Mansion during this period, and she felt angry.

However, he did not dare to show it. After all, in his current situation, he still had to rely on the help of the Marquis' Mansion. But unconsciously, some emotions appeared on his face.

Madam Han was also unhappy when she saw this. She asked the nanny to deliver some snacks and banknotes, and then asked about the situation in detail, comforted her with a few words, and returned to the mansion without even having lunch.

At this moment, she was sitting in her own courtyard at Changfeng Garden, thinking over and over, and she always felt that something was wrong. Her nephew was beaten and her younger brother was fired, both of which happened after Lin asked the matchmaker to go to Baihua Manor. Was it really such a coincidence?

But Hua Yatou doesn't have the ability to do these things yet. Is her mother-in-law involved?

However, Madam Han also knew that even if Madam Pei was really angry, she would not attack Han Wenbing, her grandson, and she would not break Han Wenbing's legs. Madam Pei would not do such a thing.

If they really have to take action, they will probably only take action on my second brother. Yes, that must be the case. Otherwise, the Hanlin Academy just renewed the contract with my second brother at the end of the year. It doesn't make sense that they would suddenly let my second brother return home after just a few months.

I asked my younger brother, and he didn't do anything wrong in the Hanlin Academy before he was fired. My mother-in-law must have been angry because Lin asked to marry Hua Lei. My younger brother also wanted to ask my mother-in-law to help him get back to the Hanlin Academy, but it was probably unlikely. Madam Han couldn't help but sigh again.

But why was his nephew beaten? These hooligans didn't know his nephew, so why did they suddenly come and beat him? Why didn't they beat him earlier or later, but just a few days after the matchmaker went to Baihua Village? Was it really a coincidence?

My nephew just said that the day he was beaten was the end of the ten-day period, the afternoon of a holiday. When the gang of hooligans came up, one of them even asked my nephew if he was Han Wenbing. After getting a positive answer, he started beating him and left immediately after the beating. So it is unlikely that they beat the wrong person, right?

No one else said a word. Could it be that there was someone familiar among them? Was he afraid that Wen Bing would recognize his voice? No, if there was someone familiar, there would be no need to ask if it was Han Wenbing. That means this group of hooligans was instigated by someone else. Who instigated them? Could it be someone Hua Yatou found? It shouldn't be, Madam Han shook her head again.

What was Jin'er doing that day? Oh, that afternoon, Jin'er told me that she was going out to practice horseback riding and archery. Could it be that Jin'er instigated the hooligans to do it? Madam Han couldn't help but take a breath. No way?

Jin Er has always been introverted and self-controlled, rarely showing emotions, and I didn't see any emotional fluctuations when he chatted with me that day. However, Jin Er and Wen Bing's relationship is indeed just average, or even poor.

Although the two grew up together, they were never as close as other cousins, and they often fought, and Jin'er usually won by suppressing her. So although Wen Bing was only one year younger than Jin'er, he was very afraid of Jin'er since he was a child.

Because Jin'er has always been a tough guy since he was young. When two boys were raised together, it was inevitable that they would quarrel and bump into each other sometimes. I thought that my nephew was younger than Jin'er, so I asked Jin'er to give in to his cousin a little. However, in my impression, Jin'er seemed to have never given in.