There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Qiu Ju is Wei Zhenniang's most trusted maidservant. Since Wei Zhenniang named her after her favorite chrysanthemum, she knew that Qiu Ju knew Wei Zhenniang best. Knowing that she had sent Nanny An away, she felt very uncomfortable. Dare to say more, just silently exchanged a cup of hot tea.Qiu Shuang took the thin silk cloak, put it on Wei Zhenniang's shoulders, and said, "Miss, although it is a refreshing autumn, I am worried about catching a cold. Miss will not read, so let's move to the bed to rest."

Wei Zhenniang listened to Qiushuang, moved from the window to the couch, and sighed softly.

"Miss, what's bothering you, it's good to talk to the servant girl. Although the servant girl can't do anything, it's good to listen to the lady's talk and let you take care of it." Qiu Ju saw that Wei Zhenniang was in a low mood, and persuaded her in a soft voice arrive.

"Nurse An grew up with me since I was a child, and now I want to send her home to take care of her. I feel very uncomfortable. I remember when I was a child, I had to smell the saponins on her body to sleep soundly." Wei Zhenniang felt sad.

"Miss can't bear to part with Nanny An, so I'll just go and call her back," Qiu Shuang replied.

"I can't!"

"Why not, miss, our yard has always been strictly regulated, and the news about Nanny An will definitely not be spread. If you want to call her back, who can say anything?" Qiu Shuang said quickly.

"Qiu Shuang!" Qiu Ju is a steady person, and it's most annoying that she doesn't have a handle on her mouth. This kind of allusion is a clue to others, so she drank it in a deep voice.

"Oh, it's not whether I can call Mammy back, it's that Mammy is not suitable to stay by my side anymore." Wei Zhenniang took this opportunity to ask Nanny An to go away, and also wanted to clarify the matter with the two maidservants. "Nurse An is so absorbed in the glory of a thousand-year-old family that she refuses to look up. This day has changed a long time ago. It is true that my mother's family is a family, but this family has long since disappeared. The few people who survived by chance have survived. It's just a common man, what kind of aristocratic family is there!"

"The power of the Wei family in the court is also not as good as before. When Taizu founded the country, the family offended all the royal families in this dynasty. Tell me, who else holds the hand of this family that has been passed down for thousands of years in the court?" Heavy weight, standing still?"

The two big maids just followed Wei Zhenniang to read a few words and read a few books, so they didn't know these twists and turns, so naturally they couldn't answer.

"There isn't any! The aristocratic family is gradually declining. Mother An always says that I married the second son of the Shi family. She is wronged me. She didn't see what I have. I have a noble name. Mother There is no one in the family, and the father's family has no brothers to help, if the wife is not determined to earn a reputation as a virtuous person, where would it be my turn for such a good marriage? The son of the family historian feels wronged!"

"Miss!" Qiu Ju and Qiu Shuang called out in unison when they heard Wei Zhenniang belittled her self so much and felt sad.

Seeing the tears rolling in the eyes of the two girls, Wei Zhenniang felt less sad, and said in a flat tone, "Why are you crying? The truth is, crying can solve it?"

"Miss..." Qiu Ju said, "Since this is the case, the Shi family is my wife's natal family. Will you make things difficult for Miss?"

"No! Well, most likely not..." Wei Zhenniang mused, "My wife married into the Wei family, even if she talked to her mother's family, she would probably have reservations. She is now a member of the Wei family, so how can I marry into the Shi family? Close? Bolinghou and his wife have a very good relationship. When I went to visit the Shi family with my wife, I also saw with my own eyes that the family style of Bolinghou's house was strict. What are you doing to embarrass me? Besides, Lord Hou and his wife are still working in Fujian, and this time the name is asked by the eldest son, so when they get married, Lord Hou and his wife will be able to come back.

"Miss, I'm talking about uncle..." Qiu Ju said embarrassingly. After asking the name, Najib is also called betrothal. After this step, the marriage is settled, and there is no room for regret. "Uncle" is still suspected of being too early, but calling "the second son of the Shi family" is too unreasonable. Qiu Ju looks at her lady as if she is very satisfied with this marriage.

"He, looking at his writing, doesn't seem like someone who doesn't respect his first wife..." Wei Zhenniang whispered, and her thoughts flew to Shi Zhongzhu's essays and poems that she had read.

As early as when Wei Shishi, Shi Siniang, and their aunt revealed that they would marry Shi Zhongzhu, Wei Zhenniang paid all-round attention to the person who was most likely to become her husband. Three or four years later, the collected articles and poems also have a lot.

People who have put forward the "one-hearted theory of husband and wife" and wrote "a good wife in a family will benefit three generations" will not be bastards who disrespect their wives. The articles and poems written by Zhongzhu during the imperial examination, and the famous sayings and aphorisms handed down by Shilin, Wei Zhenniang really thinks that her future husband is a very interesting person!

The two families of Shi and Wei cooperated tacitly, and it was a match made in heaven for the eminent monks of the Huguo Temple to calculate the horoscope. Now we are waiting for Shi Zhongzhu's Chunwei to pass, and then proceed to Najib, and the marriage is completely settled.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't know that his fiancée was quite satisfied with him. He returned to the capital and spent a month in treating guests and being treated. After countless occasions, he finally finished visiting relatives, friends, and peers of the same year. It's time to calm down. It's time to prepare for the Chunwei exam.

Shi Zhongzhu maintained the great guiding principle of despising the enemy tactically and paying attention to the enemy strategically. He devoted himself to preparing for the exam, showed the energy he used to study literature and martial arts, and read books for more than three hours a day.The elder sister-in-law Xu does not know how to tell Shi Zhongzhu to read, but only instructs his servants to take good care of his food and daily life. All the masters pay attention to it, and Shi Sixian and Shi Siqi are so scared that they come to the autumn festival courtyard with light hands and feet, looking like thieves .

Once people are serious, time flies quickly. After Shi Zhongzhu reviewed systematically, he was planning to conduct the second round of review when Chun Ya came over with a candy bar.Shi Zhongzhu didn't even look at it, he just thought it was an ordinary snack, took a bite, and realized, why is it so sweet?Shi Zhongzhu looked at Chun Ya suspiciously, Chun Ya pursed his lips and smiled, "Master, this is Zao Tang!"

"What? It's already 23 today?" Shi Zhongzhu exclaimed. During these days, he was studying behind closed doors.

"Yeah, master is studying hard, I don't care, it's the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, please eat two more pieces of stove candy, and let the stove prince bless master's high school!" Chun Ya joked.

"You should eat two more pieces." Shi Zhongzhu opened his left and right hands at the same time, ate a few pieces, and told Chunya to share the rest of the stove sugar, "You guys also eat two pieces, and you will be blessed."

Chunya took it happily. The stove candy for the master was white in color and sweet, but the ones made by the servants themselves were not so delicious. Now you have the stove candy with good meaning and delicious taste, aren’t you happy?Chunya is still going to wrap up her share and give it to the child at home, she is already the child's mother!

Now that the Chinese New Year is almost here, Shi Zhongzhu doesn't intend to force himself to eat stove candies, put away his books, and prepare to help Shi Bosong with household affairs during the Chinese New Year.

From the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month in the old year to the 22th day of the first lunar month in the new year, there are so many things to do in the [-] days, so it is necessary to arrange them well.

The elder sister-in-law Xu has packed up the presents for Shi Ding and his wife and sent them to Fujian. Shi Zhongzhu's annual gift is a special product on the study tour and an article written by gathering knowledge. Mrs. Xu said, and sent them to Fujian together.

When Shi Zhongzhu arrived at Tingtao Courtyard, his sister-in-law Xu joked, "Second brother is out!"

"Sister-in-law! You are embarrassing me!" Shi Zhongzhu felt embarrassed.

"Don't dare to tease our Master Juren, oh, no, in the past year, he will be Master Jinshi!" Mrs. Xu would not let him go easily.

Shi Zhongzhu blushed from being teased, and begged for mercy: "Good sister-in-law, I was wrong, I didn't come to be a coolie for you, just tell me what dirty work you have, and I will definitely do it for you It's done beautifully!"

"Coincidentally, I have something here, and it's up to you!"

"Please tell my sister-in-law!"

"How to prepare for the Wei family's annual gift, does the second brother have an idea?" Xu suppressed her smile and said seriously.

"The Wei family is not only my aunt, but also my in-law's family. My sister-in-law will show me the gift lists from previous years, and I can add or subtract as appropriate." Shi Zhongzhu suggested.

"Okay." The sister-in-law Xu responded, and handed Shi Zhongzhu one of the complicated lists on the table. All the gift lists are here, and Xu has already prepared for it.

Shi Zhongzhu and Mrs. Xu talked and joked a few words, then went back to the Qiujieyuan and studied the gift list carefully.

This year's gift can only be heavy but not light. Shi Zhongzhu made some fine-tuning according to last year's list, and then used his own name to prepare a separate gift for his aunt or uncle or father-in-law. After thinking about it again, he also gave it to Wei Zhenniang alone. Prepare a copy.Back in the capital, Shi Zhongzhu adjusted himself, he knew that it was time to turn the page.

Wei House.

Wei Shi received the New Year's gift from her natal family, and the rich New Year's gift gave her face, and she was very pleased. Seeing Brother Zhu preparing the gift alone, she couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity, if I have a daughter Enough."

The maid next to him interfaced: "Madam, Second Young Master Shi is your nephew. No one can erase the blood relationship. What's the pity?"

"Yeah, I'm dazed, but I can't see that my father-in-law, with the appearance of a wealthy family, passed the dowry and private house slips to Zhenniang a few years ago, and didn't look at me when I was dowry. Red makeup, how many treasures do you bring, how can you still look at the three melons and two dates of a down-and-out family." Wei Shishi was dissatisfied. From birth to marriage, there were very few things that didn't go well with her, and only this original partner stayed behind. My daughter is an eyesore.

The servant girl knew that if the old lady didn't give the dowry to the eldest lady, the wife would definitely withhold some of it. In fact, the wife doesn't lack these things, but it's cheap and doesn't take advantage of the bastard. Who would think it's too much money?Of course, she would not say such a thing even if she was killed, but only flattered: "Madam said that the old man has only now realized that the young lady's marriage was facilitated by you alone. Now who does not praise you for your virtuousness, we Shi Er Young master, that is a good man who is hard to find even with a lantern."

"No. My family knows that my family is good. I'm not boasting. Brother Zhu is the best person." Wei Shishi was proud, "Brother Zhu also prepared a gift for Zhenniang, which surpasses mine. Hands, of course it's not considered a private exchange, you send it to Qingqiu Xiaoyuan."

The servant girl agreed, and ordered the rough envoy to carry the New Year gift and walk to Qingqiu Xiaoyuan.

Wei Zhenniang was reading a book in the room, and when she heard that the proud man next to her wife was coming, she naturally asked her to come in and talk.The servant girl bowed and said, "This is an annual gift from the second son of Baolinghou. The wife said it is suitable for the eldest lady, so I decided to share it."

"Thank you for thinking about me, madam. Go back and thank madam for me." Wei Zhenniang knew that this was a gift from her fiancé, and she was very happy in her heart.

"Yes. Miss, it's not that slaves talk too much. Master Shi and Miss are really a perfect match. I heard from my wife that the courtyard of the second son is called Autumn Festival Courtyard, and the courtyard of the eldest lady is called Qingqiu Xiaoyuan. Even the courtyards are not suitable for each other." Already!" the servant girl flattered.

"What a clever mouth, my wife really knows how to adjust people. The second son of Shi's yard is based on the self-encouraging meaning of 'I am often afraid that the autumn festival will come, and the yellow leaves will decline." .” Wei Zhenniang said modestly.

"I don't know any poems or words, my servants. Just listen to a word of autumn, and you will know that the young lady and the future young master have a good understanding!"

"Forget it, I can't say no to you, Qiushuang, stop her mouth with a purse, your master will make her die of embarrassment!" Wei Zhenniang also laughed and cursed.

Qiu Shuang took the purse and led the maid out, Qiu Ju came over and opened the box, and showed Wei Zhenniang the gift inside.

Wei Zhenniang took it, it was a piece of jade, to be precise, it was the small piece of a pair of jade, it was obvious that there was a part waiting to be inlaid, the jade was warm and moist, the tentacles were warming up, and there were red round dots on the white jade The pattern looks like... red beans, if so, it is indeed a good jade.

"Why did my uncle only send half of it?" Qiu Ju asked.

Wei Zhenniang didn't talk to her, she just recited in her heart the poems she had read by Shi Zhongzhu: "Light the lamp at the bottom of the well, and you can't play Go. Linglong dice and red beans, you can't know when you are deeply in love."

Looking at this jade pendant, more expectations and admiration arose in my heart.