The next day.

The female shopkeeper of Jinxiufang came and was led to Wei Ruixuan by the maid to measure Meng Jinyao.

Meng Jinyao was confused at first, but she was filled with joy when she learned that her husband asked the shopkeeper to come over. She really didn't expect that her husband would be away from home, and he would also think about whether she had new clothes to wear at home, and he had arranged them for her.

After measuring the size, the female shopkeeper handed the sample album to Meng Jinyao to choose from.

Meng Jinyao looked at the album and saw that the styles were all good, so she directly selected six sets that she liked, and then handed the album back to the female shopkeeper.

The female shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear when she saw the six sets of clothes she had chosen. Those were the six most expensive sets and the six best-looking ones. Ordinary officials were not that wealthy, so they just bought them regardless of the price. Six sets were made to order. The materials were of the highest quality, and the patterns were complex and gorgeous. Some were embroidered with gold thread, and some were embroidered with silver thread. Such brightly colored and luxurious dresses could only be worn by a bright-looking beauty like Mrs. Gu. It looks good, but it wouldn’t be as effective if it were worn by a pretty girl with an elegant look.

The female shopkeeper smiled and complimented: "Madam, you have really good taste."

Meng Jinyao smiled and nodded. She also felt that she had good taste. She heard that the older you are in pregnancy, the more you wear clothes, and some people gain weight and cannot lose weight due to pregnancy and childbirth, so she took advantage of the younger months and is not fat now. , just wear more good-looking clothes, so as not to be unable to wear this effect when you get fat.

Of course, even though she may gain weight after pregnancy, or she may not be able to lose weight, she has no regrets. There are gains and losses. It’s okay to be a little fatter after getting a lovely child.

On the other side, Mrs. Gu was immediately confused when she learned that her daughter-in-law's clothes cost more than 200 taels of silver. She knew that the grandchildren in the family only had a few taels of silver per month, and her son and daughter-in-law would have 200 taels more than their grandchildren. She Looking at Aunt Feng, she asked quietly: "Is raising a daughter-in-law so expensive?"

Aunt Feng was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Old madam, other people's daughters-in-law probably don't spend that much money, but this is the standard for the Marquis's adopted daughter-in-law. My wife must spend money according to the Marquis's standards."

Mrs. Gu nodded: "It doesn't matter, I can afford it. Anyway, my dowry and money can't be carried into the coffin. They will be given to the couple in the future. It doesn't matter if I spend it on A Yao now."

Hearing this, Nanny Feng smiled and said, "Old madam, people are indeed fickle. You were not like this before."

Mrs. Gu was confused: "What do you mean by this?"

Aunt Feng replied: "You taught the Marquis before that although the Gu family has a huge family fortune, it is not easy for our ancestors to accumulate it. As future generations, we must be diligent and frugal, and must not be like those prodigal sons who are extravagant and squandered. Now, now For the sake of my wife, my ideas have changed."

Mrs. Gu was stunned after hearing this. She had taught Yao Ling like this before, and Yao Ling also listened to her and would not be extravagant or wasteful. Even buying new clothes was done by the government according to quotas every quarter. , I never buy it myself. I eat and drink either at home or in Dali Temple, except for appointments with friends and colleagues.

Mrs. Gu had her own way of saying this: "How can raising a girl be the same as raising a son? A son can be rough and live well, but a girl needs to be refined. I just couldn't give birth to a girl, otherwise I wouldn't have beautiful clothes." I will give her everything she wants, including dresses and jewelry. Now that she has a daughter-in-law, I will do the same to her daughter-in-law."

Grandma Feng smiled.

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Next, during the days when Meng Jinyao was raising her baby at home, shopkeepers from various shops came to deliver things from time to time, saying that they were ordered by Lord Gu.

Skin is prone to dryness and cracking in autumn, so the shopkeeper of the rouge shop will bring some of the best-selling hand, lip, and face creams in his shop, as well as the same ones with different scents, for Meng Jinyao to choose from.

The shopkeeper of the jewelry shop also came to the door with new samples from his shop and asked Meng Jinyao to choose them. Once he had selected them, he let the master make them.

The maid also went to buy Yipinzhai's pastries, saying they were bought on the order of the Marquis, as well as other snacks.

Meng Jinyao was originally a little uncomfortable with the separation, but as her husband took care of her every now and then, the pain of separation was reduced a lot. She smiled every day, had a regular schedule, and took regular walks every day.

Zhang and Chen were envious. They were both men, so how could other people's husbands be so good? Make arrangements for these things when traveling far away.

Even Gu Xuanyi, who returned home with Li, regained some confidence in marriage.

Mrs. Gu knew that her daughter-in-law was happy, so she felt that the money was worth spending. If the daughter-in-law was in a good mood, the child would grow up well, both mother and son would be well, and the son could work with confidence in Hangzhou.

Mrs. Gu suddenly said: "I may not go out for a long time. The weather is nice today. Let's go out for a walk."

After hearing this, Grandma Feng was surprised. Her master had been living in seclusion since he got older. The few times he went out were to go to the temple to burn incense with the elder sisters, so she asked, "Why does the old lady suddenly want to go out?"

Mrs. Gu replied: "It's getting cold now. Let's go to the nursery and donate a sum of money so that the children there can have some thick clothes."

Aunt Feng: "The old lady has a heart of Buddha."

Mrs. Gu said: "Do more good deeds and accumulate some blessings for your children and grandchildren. By the way, let people go to the pastry shop to buy more pastries that the children like to eat, and then send them to the nursery."

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Wei Ruixuan.

Ningdong was afraid that his master would hurt his eyes by reading, so he read to him himself. Now he was reading a travelogue.

Meng Jinyao also listened with interest. Suddenly Chunliu came in and reported, "Madam, the second young master of the Meng family is here."

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao smiled and said hurriedly: "Invite people here quickly." After saying that, she ordered Ningdong beside her, "Ningdong, go prepare tea quickly."

Not long after, Meng Chengzhang came in.

Meng Jinyao looked at her younger brother, whom she had not seen for a while, and found that he had grown a lot taller. The fourteen-year-old boy had handsome features and a blue silk gown, and had the gentle and elegant temperament of a scholar.

Meng Chengzhang also looked at the eldest sister and found that the eldest sister looked very good and looked at him happily, so he knew that the eldest sister was doing well recently.

After he sat down, he said, "Sister, I came back the day before yesterday, but I came back late and didn't come to see you. Yesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival and there was a banquet at home. I couldn't get away, so I came here today."

Meng Jinyao nodded and said, "I know that when I came back from Xiu Wen the day before yesterday, it was quite late. You guys came back together, so it won't be early."

Meng Chengzhang said: "You don't need to ask, I know that my eldest sister is doing well recently."

Meng Jinyao gently stroked her belly and smiled: "It's good. Now that I'm pregnant, the maids are more dedicated to serving me. I get along well with my sisters-in-law. The elders are also kind, and the younger ones are also very respectful to me. There's nothing wrong with that." That's a good thing. How are you doing, my second brother?"

Meng Chengzhang replied: "I'm doing well too." He said with a smile, "However, our father is not doing well recently."

Meng Jinyao was stunned, and then asked curiously: "What happened to him?"

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