[Comprehensive Red House] Infinite Merit

It was midsummer, and Youyi also moved to live in a small courtyard called Yizhuju in a corner of the mansion.The courtyard is not big, it is surrounded by rare green bamboos, and it is also a place with lush flowers and trees, so it is extremely cool in summer.

Moreover, there is a small road leading directly to Ningde Hall where Youyi lives, which is even more convenient.

Ning Mansion originally had two large courtyards with three entrances, one Ningde Hall, where the head of the family lived, and the Ning'an Hall, where the mother of the head of the family lived, that is, the place where Mrs. Tai lived.

And because of the title of Marquis of Ning'an bestowed by the emperor, Youyi simply ordered people to change the two plaques, one to comply with the rules, and the other to save trouble.

But when it comes to titles, Youyi never allows anyone to call her Mrs. Tai or old lady. Just kidding, she is only sixteen or seventeen in this life, okay?This generation grows too fast!

So now the people in the mansion still call You Yi as Madam, Jia Rong as Young Master, or some servants who are closer and respectable call: Brother Rong.

This is completely different from the feeling in Youshi's memory of being called "grandma" even though she is the head of the house.

Youyi really doesn't like that title with seniority.

Fortunately, Ning'anhou's mansion now lives alone, and everyone from top to bottom is talking about Youyi, otherwise the titles of "Madame, Madam" are still "Wen" daughter-in-laws in the Jia family.

"Wang" generation is now "grandma".

"Big Sister Bai Shao." The maidservant wearing a blue jacket and skirt with a pair of pendant buns stood in the corridor, bowed to Bai Shao prettyly, and asked, "Madam, are you awake?"

Bai Shao smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were gentle and gentle. She was one of the maidservants promoted by Youyi recently. Because of her careful heart, straightforward work, and most importantly, her good looks, she was quite liked by Youyi.

She said to the maid: "No, why are you here, Hongshao?" Hongshao was also a maid selected by Youyi, but Xia Ri was left behind in Ningde Hall.

Bai Shao saw that the red sweet potato was a little confused, so she added another sentence: "This morning, I will promote my daughter-in-law to go back and forth to buy autumn clothes in the mansion. It took me a while, and my wife will be late for lunch." He took a Western pocket watch to look at it, and said: "But it's not too early, it should be soon."

As she was speaking, she turned around to go inside, when she suddenly remembered something, she turned to the maid and said, "You came here in a hurry, what's the matter?" Come and stay, the sun is shining."

"Ah!" Hong Tiao responded, and while lifting the hem of her skirt up, she said to Bai Shao, "It's Grandma Ying from the back street who is not well..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a lazy female voice coming from the room, "The red sweet potato is here? Come in."

"Ah!" Hong Shao responded, and opened the bamboo curtain on the door to go in.

Yizhuju is only the size of Ningde Hall, more places are planted with green bamboos and flowers, and the front yard and back house are separated, so the house is really not big.

It is not the pattern of light and dark main rooms that are often seen in northern noble houses. Once you enter the house, it is a place to entertain guests. The bedrooms inside are separated by latticed sliding doors.

Opposite the entrance is a log-colored desk, with a bamboo and rattan chair at the back, and a shelf against the wall, with books or some exquisite decorations on it, not luxurious, but simple yet interesting.

The same bamboo and rattan chairs are placed on both sides of the entrance door, that is, diagonally opposite the desk, and there are also bamboo and rattan high tables in between, for the purpose of entertaining guests.

The decoration in the bedroom is more imitation of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The wooden sliding door is carved with a crane Changchun, pasted with bright paper, and matched with light-colored wood, which looks quite distant.

Open the door and you will see the mats laid all over the floor. The opposite is a simple couch, not the warm kang that is common in the north or the canopy bed in the south. It is a simple couch with light blue magnolia flowers The pillow, which is as wide as the bed, is placed on the head of the bed, with a few books and tea bowls randomly placed on it, and two seasonal flowers and newly pruned green bamboo branches are inserted in another white jade beauty cup, which is full of vitality.

The huge indoor windows are inlaid with large pieces of glass, so you can see the green bamboos and blooming flowers in the back yard without opening the windows.In front of the north window is a rectangular low log table, on top of which is also a small white porcelain vat, in which there are water lilies floating on the clear water, the snow-white petals and light-yellow stamens set off each other, delicate and elegant.

The dressing table is on the other side of the bed, a simple low table, and a clear glass mirror covered with a layer of tulle, but it is not imported from foreign countries, but made by Jin Dynasty.

The first bite of meat in the glass business was given to the emperor, and Youyi would not let go of the next soup.After a paper cement prescription entered the palace, Youyi also ordered the workshop below to put the glass products accumulated earlier on the market.

Having obtained these benefits, the emperor will naturally not be entangled in these things.

What's more, the glass business cannot be monopolized by one family.

So the glass recipe was sold at a high price to several capable big merchants under the emperor's signal, and glass appeared all over the country in an instant.

But glasses and glass decorations are still the first to be imported by Yi, and because of this creativity, the status of "Linglong Pavilion" has been established.

Linglong Pavilion and Beauty Square, one makes these exquisite decorations or delicate little things, and the other specializes in rouge, gouache, jewelry and clothes, most of which are women's wool.Although the scale is not large now, the stalls have already been spread out.

The candidates for management are also carefully selected by Yi, and the wealth is just around the corner.

That's going too far, I just say that Youyi called Hongsong, and casually gathered up the long-sleeved gauze shirt on her body, and the elegant lotus pattern and curls embroidered with silver thread can be faintly seen in her plain white body. Moiré.

Now that the filial piety is over, it's okay to have some embroidery on the clothes.

"What's the matter? You're in a hurry." Biye brought a cup of tea for Youyi, and Youyi took it and took two sips slowly, before asking Hongshui.

Hong Shao hurriedly said, "It's Grandma Ying on the back street who is not well, please go over."

Youyi frowned slightly, nodded and said, "I see, let's leave immediately."

He called Bi Ye again and said, "You stay and watch Rong'er."

In terms of Jia Qiang's identity, he can be regarded as a decent great-great-grandson of the Ning family. His great-grandfather is Jia Daihua, and his father is Jia Jing's only brother. Unfortunately, his biological father was addicted to gambling and ruined a lot of family property. He left some property for the mother and son.But his mother is not a person who knows how to run a family business. Although the things that were distributed by the sub-mansion were almost destroyed by his father, the leftovers might not be able to keep the orphans and widows, so they had to move back to the Ning Mansion. on the street.His mother replaced all the shops with fields and leased them out for people to cultivate, with some fixed income every year.

So the mother and son lived with a few girls and women. Although they were not poor, they were not very rich either.

But the small courtyard was also tidy and tidy. Several rose trees were in full bloom, and the green grass in the courtyard also added some bright colors.

It's just that the atmosphere in the yard is also extremely gloomy at this time, a few girls and women are lying on the porch and weeping in a low voice, and the weak female voice in the room seems to be whispering something.

Youyi walked in slowly, and this was what he saw.

That woman is a very gentle and beautiful woman, with a gentle and obedient voice, three obediences and four virtues. Youyi has not met many times. After the wedding and Jia Zhen's death, they communicated with Jia Zhen in a few words. I only remember that she was a very taciturn woman.

Perhaps because she lost her husband early and raised her youngest son alone, she looks a bit vicissitudes beyond her age, but it doesn't affect her beauty.

Seeing Youyi coming, she smiled softly, handed a nanmu box to Youyi with both hands, and said: "I know that my wife will take Qiang'er to be educated in the mansion, and these are the remaining wealth of the family. I also hope Madam will not be disgusted."

Youyi froze for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't lack this."

The woman smiled, put down the box, raised her hand to gently caress Jia Qiang's hot head, and said to Youyi, "Then you can keep it for Qiang'er. After the concubine dies, the funeral ceremony is over." All the money used comes from the box over there."

She raised her finger to the dressing table, and smiled weakly: "The rest of the money and jewelry is up to you to distribute to those who serve. After all, you have served me once, and the severance pay is also counted as a way for them to settle down." Wealth."

The implication is that Jia Qiang will not bring anyone with her when she enters the Ning Mansion.

The extended meaning is that from now on, there will be no people around Jia Qiang who claim to be her mother's confidants to point fingers.

At the same time, the woman hoped that Youyi would treat Jia Qiang kindly because of this.

It's not that I hope Jia Qiang can have a good future, at least she can grow up in peace, keep what she left behind, and be a simple landlord and squire.

To be honest, Youyi doesn't like this kind-hearted person who puts all her hopes on someone she doesn't know well.

Among the countless times she experienced in life, there was one time when she fell into a situation surrounded by all sides because of this kind of woman, so that she did a lot of troublesome things in order to get out.

Frowning, Youyi nodded, as a default.

The little Jia Qiang was still a little confused at this time, but she should have been told to come by her mother. At this time, she knelt by the window with her head down, listening to Youyi and his mother talking silently.

Then at the moment when the woman closed her eyes after giving his hand to Youyi, tears flowed down her face.

The woman's funeral was not grand, and even her natal family did not come to pay homage to her after hearing the word that she had given away the money to the servants, and only a few neighbors who were in contact with each other on weekdays.

Instead, a lady who looked good-looking and extraordinary came to cry, saying that she was a close friend in her boudoir, and even planned to take Jia Qiang away.

It was Youyi who expressed her intention to raise Jia Qiang to grow up, and Jia Qiang also expressed her willingness to follow Youyi according to her mother's instructions.

So the lady could only hold Jia Qiang's hand and cry bitterly, and then was taken away by the servants.

I heard that it was the side concubine of Prince Ling's mansion, that is, Prince Ling's favorite concubine who was used to being very close to the new emperor.

The position of Concubine Ling has been vacant for a long time. The late emperor once wanted to remarry King Ling, but King Ling refused.

Even King Ling lost his favor because of this, and could only be an unfavored prince and county king, but he still insisted on keeping only this side concubine in the mansion, taking charge of housework and affairs, and treating him like a wife and concubine of Yuan Dynasty.

But looking at the servant's attitude towards him today, I'm afraid it's not entirely true.

Youyi raised her eyebrows and chuckled, not caring.

After all, they are just passers-by.