dream of red mansion

Mother Jia is still very considerate in handling affairs. Since it is the official marriage of the Ming matchmaker, Mother Jia strictly follows the agenda of the Six Rites. Set (down hire).

As long as the Xue family accepts the dowry, it means that the marriage has come into effect, and only the last two follow-up steps are left.

One is to determine the date of the big wedding, the so-called "inquiry period", this is very simple, and the specific situation needs to be discussed in detail.The other one, of course, is to welcome the relatives.

Baochai has also temporarily returned to the Northeast Hospital.The reason why we say we live here temporarily is because Mother Jia said that firstly, the children are still young, and secondly, they live close to each other anyway. If Baochai and the sisters were separated for this alone, it would be difficult to see each other in the future. comfortable.Therefore, after being called Baochai, he will stay with Sanchun and others in the garden.

In fact, it's not very polite to do so, but Jia's mother said that if she wants to move, it should be Jia Qing who moved out.But Jia Qing originally lived in Ning'an Hall, and it was just a place to stay in the garden, so after Jia's mother said that Jia Qing would not be allowed to enter the garden casually, Aunt Xue did not insist on this issue.

Baochai was sitting in her boudoir (Baochai also had a room in the Northeast Courtyard), letting the noisy and chaotic sounds from outside come in through the screen window, and ignored it at all.

Ying'er was very happy, and kept chattering beside her, but Baochai didn't pay attention.

"Girl, my uncle sent a lot of betrothal gifts today. There are ten big boxes and cages, and our yard is full. Moreover, I also heard from people in their house that all these things are The second master personally prepared some of them, and many of them were sent from outside overnight, and the value of each piece is not bad. My uncle is so caring, it can be seen that he really likes the girl, and the girl will be happy when she marries in the future..."

When Yinger said this, Baochai finally had a knowing smile on his face.

The Xue family's wealth is rich...it should be described as huge, the accumulation of several generations of imperial merchants is not just talk.Although Baochai's father died and the decline has been severe these years, it is still that a lean camel is bigger than a horse.Not to mention anything else, let's just say that under the guidance of Jia Qing, the industry of Ningguo Mansion has increased linearly, but after all, the time is too short, and it can't compare with Xue's family for a while.Of course, if the [-]-acre ancestral farm and the two Duke's mansions (one in the north and one in the south) are also included in the Ningguo Mansion, it would be about the same.

So, the Xue family is really not short of money!

However, it is one thing not to be short of money. If Jia Qing can really treat the dowry so seriously, it will undoubtedly be a matter of gratitude for Xue Baochai in this era where her husband is the heaven.

In fact, the reason why Baochai seemed calm was because of her status.Jia Qing owns a first-rank noble in the imperial court, is the master of Ningguo Mansion, and is valued by the emperor... and a series of conditions, and when he grows a little older, he can be said to be free to choose from all famous families in Beijing.

Now that he has to marry her because of his father's affairs, I don't know if he will be unwilling...

Although, it is said that a high family marries a daughter, and a low family marries a woman.With the financial resources and connections of the Xue family, as well as her own beauty and morals, she will not insult the Jia family, but the fact is that the Xue family was born as a merchant, and she never shy away from this, and she even stricter for this. Ask yourself and try your best to make yourself perfect.Even a lady as picky as Jia's mother said that she was the most outstanding among the girls.

Therefore, Baochai was not overwhelmed by joy like Aunt Xue and Yinger. From this point of view, she is rational.But no matter how sensible a person is, as long as he is a girl, how can he not have any illusions?

If Jia Qing really wanted to marry her, then why would she be unhappy?

"Girl, you finally laughed. I've seen you indifferent these days, and I thought you didn't like this marriage, girl."

Ying'er patted her small chest, too, how could such a well-married girl not be tempted!

Hearing what Yinger said, Baochai restrained her smile again and looked at Yinger.My personal girl has served me for many years, and she is only a little younger than me. Seeing how happy she is now, it seems that she is about to get married.

"Yinger."

"Ah, what do you want to say, girl?"

Baochai said: "You've been with me for so many years, and when my marriage is over, I'm going to find you a good family too, and let you marry in a good manner, and you won't have to wait on anyone anymore..."

For a servant girl who serves her personally, it is not uncommon in a big family to find a good man to marry. Of course, this is also a great grace.

"No, I will always follow the girl. I will go wherever the girl goes." Ying'er said without hesitation.

Baochai said: "But if you follow me, you will have to serve others for the rest of your life. Don't you want to marry?"

He has not been let out all the time, and when he is old, he also has to be matched with a servant.In that case, it is naturally not as good as getting married and being a free man.

Ying'er shook her head, feeling a little shy: "I don't want to get married, I just want to be by the girl's side and serve the girl all the time, not going anywhere."

"You really don't regret it? You can think about it clearly. Mom asked me to choose four dowries from my family. If you follow me, you will have no chance in the future."

Many innocent people are willing to marry the maids around the girls in the boudoir, but it's different to marry a maid as a dowry.Everyone knows that a dowry maid only needs a word from the mistress, and she can give it to her husband for enjoyment, and even when she meets a girl who doesn't talk about it, it's not too much to sneak into it...

Ying'er seemed to have thought of something, and blushed and said, "Girl, I've made it clear, I won't go out."

How sensitive Baochai is, she could tell at a glance that Yinger, a little girl, would rather be an unknown housemaid for Jia Qing than marry into an innocent family who doesn't know who it is go.

Even her own maids are like this, one can imagine that there are many handsome maids in the two huge mansions, and how many of them are staring at Jia Qing, her future husband?

She was actually testing Ying'er on purpose just now, but it's a pity that she was too simple, and Baochai saw through her thoughts immediately.

If she meets someone who is more cruel-hearted, I'm afraid Ying'er will stop thinking about it from now on.Fortunately, her master is Baochai, although he is not as gentle and kind as Yingchun, but he has absolutely nothing to do with viciousness.

Baochai just glanced at her lightly and told her to go down.

Then Baochai sat in a trance.Don't think that only modern people know that the more capable a man is, the harder it is to control him.Baochai has been thinking about this issue almost since the day he met Jia Mu.

Even if Jia Qing likes it, she is just a concubine at most, and it won't affect anything. The key is that Jia Qing will definitely be an official outside in the future. If she recruits the daughters of those who have status, she will be worried. thing.

Leaving aside, everyone knew that Jia Qing doted on Daiyu almost to the point of surpassing his own sister, but because they were brother and sister, no one said much.But Baochai knew clearly that Jia Qing and Daiyu were only brothers and sisters, and this level of relationship could never cut off the relationship between men and women...

The reason why Baochai cares so much about this matter is not because she is small-minded and likes to speculate, but because when Jin Yuliangyuan appeared in Jia's mansion, Baochai suddenly understood that Daiyu had been "looking at her with admiration" s reason.

After thinking about this in her heart, she secretly thought about what she should do to avoid it as much as possible without hurting the relationship between her and Jia Qing...

It can be said that Baochai is really a strong man.Because when the weak face this kind of thing, they will only pray to the sky, or anesthetize themselves not to think about it, or just wait until something happens to be sad alone, but it doesn't help.What's more, at the time of the incident, they rolled around, hanged themselves and so on...

But Baochai can do his best to think and weigh the pros and cons, so that he can be in a better position so that he can advance and retreat freely.

This is a means only available to a smart woman, and at the same time, it is also a good quality that a good wife should possess.

Fifth eighty-two forest mansion

The news of Jia Qing's engagement to Ningguo Mansion's first-ranked mighty general quickly spread among the neighbors near Ningrong Street.When some days are difficult, or people are too lazy to do anything, they hear that money will be thrown out in front of the gate of Ningrong Second Mansion today, and they all rush to go there, and they can pick up money when they are happy, who wouldn't like it?

The Ningguo Mansion also notified the good news to several mansions that they had made friends with very early in the morning.It's just an engagement, just send someone to inform, wait until the big wedding date is approaching, will send out wedding invitations and entertain guests.

Fang Shou went to the court early, so he didn't get the letter. When he got the news from Jia Zheng, he became happy.I am a young and mature closed door apprentice, and I am finally going to marry a wife...

As a result, he was very happy throughout the court meeting.Taking advantage of Emperor Zhengqing asking everyone to discuss the Mongolian war situation, Fang Shou couldn't hold back, and turned his head to talk about it to Lin Ruhai who was standing in the row behind him.

Lin Ruhai is Jia Qing's adoptive father, the two have this kind of relationship, and they work together in the court, so they are a little closer than others.

Fang Shou was purely happy and wanted to talk to someone, but Lin Ruhai had something on his mind, but he couldn't be indifferent to Fang Shou, so he could only smile with him.

However, Emperor Zhengqing at the top paid more attention to his two generals. Looking at the smiles on their faces, he knew that they were not discussing the war situation, so when the voice in the hall became quiet, he asked with a smile: "Old Fang Ge, Lin Shangshu I don't know why the two lovers are so happy?"

The whole hall fell silent.

Fang Shou and the two had no choice but to come out and answer.Fang Shou pleaded guilty and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, because my disciple got married today, and I was very happy. I couldn't hold back and said a few words to Mr. Lin. My minister's disrespect in front of the palace has nothing to do with Mr. Lin. Please punish him. Weichen."

Emperor Zhengqing said: "Oh, Fang Aiqing is a famous person in the country, and all the disciples she taught are pillars of the court. I don't know which of your disciples is married today?"

Lin Ruhai said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is the adoptive son of my minister and Jia Qing, the nephew of Mr. Jia from the Ministry of Industry."

Emperor Zhengqing was amazed: "He is actually engaged? Which family's girl is it?"

Jia Zheng came out and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the other party is Ziwei's descendant Xue Gong."

"It turned out to be his house."

The ancestors of the Xue family were also great people who followed the emperor Taizu to conquer the world, but he was a civil servant. He was an official at the time of the Zhongshu Provincial Zhongshuling, and he had great power for a while.It's just that the younger generation had no capable people, so they turned to become imperial merchants, and the Xue family gradually faded out of the circle of power.