If not abolished

Chapter 39

When Hu Shanyi heard her sister calling her, she ran back and threw herself into Hu Shanxiang's arms. Hu Shanxiang took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her forehead and said to her, "Go and say hello to your fourth sister."

"Hello, fourth sister." Hu Shanyi obediently greeted Hu Shanxi.

"Little sister too."

"Okay, we've played for a while, it's time to go back, otherwise mother will come looking for us. Do you want to go by yourself or do you want your sister to carry you?" Hu Shanxiang asked as she put away her handkerchief.

"Walk by yourself." Hu Shanyi remembered his mother's instructions not to let his sister hold him for too long.

"If I get tired later, I can hold you." Hu Shanxi said with a smile.

"it is good."

Hu Shanyi was led by two people, one on each side, and no one spoke for a while.

Seeing that Hu Shanxiang had no intention of speaking, Hu Shanxi could only start a conversation: "In the capital, the He family sister and the third sister have the best relationship. If the third sister wants to go back to Jining, the He family sister will definitely be reluctant to let her go."

"It's just that we have fewer opportunities to meet. We can still write to each other. Besides, all good things must come to an end. We will all be separated sooner or later in life."

"Third sister is the one who sees things clearly. No wonder auntie always tells her younger sisters to emulate the eldest and third sisters."

"Sister, you're exaggerating. How can I compare to you, elder sister? I still have a lot to learn."

"It's a pity that my third sister is going back to Jining, otherwise I would have studied hard with her."

"I have no special talents, so I'd better learn from my elder sister. But my elder sister doesn't spend much time at home. If I really want to learn something, I'd better ask my mother to hire someone to teach me at home. After all, there are many sisters in the family, so we can learn together."

"That's not a good idea. Third sister, you will be gone by then." Hu Shanxi said sympathetically.

Hu Shanxiang pretended not to notice the fourth sister's happy expression and said hurriedly, "The younger sisters can't be delayed just because I'm not here. Besides, I've never been very good at learning those things, but my younger sister is very good at it."

"Thank you for your kind words, sister." Hu Shanxi said modestly.

"Well, I'll take Xiaoyi to mother's place. Sister, take care."

"Okay. I'll go back first then."

Hu Shanxiang watched Hu Shanxi walk away, then turned and walked into the main courtyard.

"When will sister come back after she leaves?" Hu Shanyi asked, shaking her hand and looking up.

Hu Shanxiang squatted down and said to her, "It may take a while." Hu Shanxiang didn't want to lie to her. She would be gone for at least a year and a half.

"Ah...what should I do if I miss my sister?" Hu Shanyi said, lowering his head and playing with his fingers.

Hu Shanxiang didn't know how to comfort her. In this era, transportation was slow and communication was not well developed. If it were modern times, she would definitely say, "Call or video call, or if that doesn't work, a plane or high-speed train will only take a few hours." But obviously, such a thing was impossible in ancient times.

"If you miss your sister, just write to her. If I miss Xiaoyi, I will write to you too." This was the only solution Hu Shanxiang could come up with.

"Well, that can only be done."

As soon as the two entered, they saw Mrs. Hu busy arranging the evening banquet, donating money to the temple, and providing porridge and so on.

Seeing them coming, he couldn't get away for a while, so he asked them to sit aside first, drank a cup of tea and ate something. Mrs. Hu came over to talk to her.

Mrs. Hu saw that she was the only one there and asked, "Where's Xiaoyi?"

"I'm tired from playing, so I'm going to sleep." Hu Shanxiang replied.

"Do you have anything to say?" Mrs. Hu saw that her daughter had not left for a long time and guessed that she must have something to say to her.

Hu Shanxiang sat up straight and said, "My fourth sister came to me just now and talked about something."

"Why did she suddenly look for you?" Mrs. Hu was also confused.

Hu Shanxiang explained: "Of course there is something wrong, but I didn't expect her to come to me."

"what's up?"

"It's just that I'm going back to Jining, and my sisters are afraid that mother will fire the person she hired for us. After all, she said she hired him for me, so my sisters are here to teach him."

"I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. They think more about it."

"It's no wonder they think too much. They had no way to make contact in Jining before, but now they are in Beijing, their horizons have broadened, and they always have to plan for themselves."

"What do you think?" Mrs. Hu asked her daughter.

Hu Shanxiang thought about it seriously and said, "Since we have already learned it, we should just finish it. If I don't let my sisters learn it, people will say that mother is mean. Besides, my sisters will be grateful to mother when they have a promising future."

"You're right. I'm not the kind of person who would be mean to illegitimate children. I won't force them to be grateful or not. So let them continue to study."

"Then I would like to thank mother on behalf of my sisters." Hu Shanxiang said with a smile.

"They should thank you. They will ask you to be their lobbyist."

"Oh, mother."

"Shao Jiao."

The Hu family was very lively for three days. After a few days, the appointment came down. The second brother-in-law was appointed to Guangzhou Prefecture. When the second sister heard the appointment, she was a little confused. She ran to her father and made a fuss to let the second brother-in-law stay in the capital. Her father got very angry.

"Guangzhou is such a remote place, why do we have to go there?" Aunt Liu sighed when she heard the news. She thought her daughter could stay in the capital this time so they could meet, but she didn't expect it.

At this time, Hu Shanji also ran to her crying and complained: "Mom, why is my life so miserable? My father didn't help me and even scolded me."

"Your father has no choice. This is the imperial court's appointment, so it's not our turn to have a say. If it gets out and people know that we disobey the imperial court's appointment, it will be a capital crime. No wonder your father scolded you. Well, your son-in-law is also promising. Are you afraid that there will be no opportunities for promotion in the future?" Aunt Liu explained to her.

Hu Shanji realized at this moment that he had indeed done it, but he had finally thought that he had a chance to turn things around, but he was still made a fool of by his heirs: "I understand, but I am just angry. My elder sister, elder brother and second brother can all be officials in the capital, but I have to go so far away. God is so unfair."

"You always want to compete with your elder sister. Everyone has their own destiny. You still have a long life ahead of you. Why bother arguing about the length of time? Besides, your elder sister and the others have never wanted to compete with you."

"I... same thing. Maybe my good fortune is yet to come. By the way, why do mother, grandmother and third sister suddenly want to go back to Jining? What's going on?" Hu Shanji turned to ask about family matters.

Aunt Liu also said doubtfully, "I don't know the details. Your father said that the old lady and the third young lady are not lucky this year and should not stay in the capital. But I think it's not that simple. I heard that the old lady and your father had a big fight before. It seems that the house caught fire, but I don't know much."

"That's so strange, was the fire an accident?"

"It was said to be an accident. Your father doesn't allow anyone to talk about it, so don't ask."

"I see. Isn't it more suspicious not to let people talk about it?"