The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

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Liu said with a smile: "I should invite my sister's tablet first, I'd better pay my respects to my sister first."

According to the etiquette of the previous dynasty, the continuation had to kowtow to the parents of the original spouse, but in this dynasty, these etiquettes are not so complicated.There are even some original spouses who have no children and are thrown aside after death.

Seeing Liu's being so polite, the Lin family's father and daughter were very surprised.Few women are willing to bow down in front of their husbands and other women, looking at Liu who earnestly kowtows to Jia Min's memorial tablet.Xueyan thought to herself, she really deserves to be from the palace, and her behavior is not revealing.If she doesn't kowtow these heads today, no one will say anything.But if she did this, she would win the respect of the Lin family's father and daughter in an instant.Even without looking at Daiyu, she was moved to tears.

However, as long as she is willing to do it, it is commendable whether she is sincere or false.This world is actually not afraid of you pretending, but afraid that you will stop pretending halfway through the pretending. Xueyan feels that those who can pretend for a lifetime are not idle.

After Liu's visit to Jia Min, it was Daiyu and Lin Ying's turn to kowtow to her.Daiyu called "Mother" this time much more simply and loudly than before, Liu smiled slightly, and gave her a safety buckle carved from suet jade as a meeting gift.For Lin Zheng, it was a red gold collar with an emerald longevity lock embedded.The collar was exquisite in workmanship, and the emerald embedded in it was also green. Lin Ying liked it very much, and put it directly around his neck.

After the meeting, Lin Ruhai stood up and stretched his clothes: "I have business in the yamen in front of me, so I won't stay any longer, you girls, please stay a little longer."

When he left, Lin Ye called to find his aunt, and Liu Shi went to hug him, but he shook his hand away.Mrs. Liu was not upset, and said with a smile: "Brother Zheng, I have someone prepare your favorite steamed eggs with shrimps and steamed cheese with sugar. Let's go to your aunt after we are full, okay?"

Hearing that there was something delicious, Lin Ying stopped yelling to leave.

Mrs. Liu winked at Yancao, then smiled and said to Daiyu, "Sister Yu, please stay for breakfast too." Daiyu nodded in agreement.

After a while, the mother-in-law came over with a food box, and Xueyan helped Yancao with a few dishes. Seeing the breakfast on the table, she thought that this new wife really has the means to make the kitchen obediently listen to her on the first day He ordered to make a breakfast that both Daiyu and Lin Ying loved.Seeing that Lin Ying, who was still yelling to leave just now, would stay obediently in Liu Shi's arms and play jigsaw puzzles with her, he became more cautious.

After eating, Daiyu still remembered to pay her respects to Mrs. Xing, and said goodbye after eating a little in a hurry.Mrs. Liu didn't stop her either: "Then hurry up and thank my uncle and wife for me." It stands to reason that if Xing's original natal family insisted on appearing here, Mrs. Liu would also want to show up. A big gift to her.Mrs. Xing didn't come, but she saved face for her, and Mrs. Liu was very grateful for this.

Just as Daiyu was about to leave, a woman came in and replied, "Master Ming is waiting outside, saying he wants to greet his wife."

The Liu family naturally knew who Lin Ming was, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and invite Brother Ming in."

When Lin Ming came in, he didn't dare to look sideways, and obediently bowed to Mrs. Liu.No one from the Lin family is here, only he is a nephew, and the Liu family is also very generous, giving a generous meeting gift.Lin Ming said a few words here before leaving, and when he left, he even glanced at Xue Yan.

Xueyan hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look at him, thinking: This idiot, he doesn't even look at the occasion, if someone sees the clues, he will be in trouble.

Fortunately, Lin Ming only glanced at it casually, and no one else cared.For this glimpse, Lin Ming painstakingly inquired about the news from the second wife, and deliberately chose to come in at this time to greet Xue Yan so that he could catch a glimpse of Xue Yan.If he found out, instead of being grateful, the righteous master would complain in his heart, how sad he would be.

When returning home on the third day, Mrs. Liu went to the courtyard where the Liu family's aunt and nephew lived temporarily.Seeing her cousin's ruddy complexion and graceful manner, Aunt Liu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "My sister has finally come to the end of her hardships, and I will have the face to see my second aunt when I go underground in the future."

After the two sisters finished expressing their sincerity, Liu couldn't help mentioning Liu Xianglian again: "Brother Lian is not young anymore, what is my sister's plan?"

Mrs. Liu frowned and said, "What plans can I have? I just want him to start a family and start a business as soon as possible, so that he can spread his branches and leaves. At his age, children can already make soy sauce. He hasn't even decided on a marriage yet. Every time I think about it, I can't fall asleep because of my worries. But he promised me nicely, and he put this matter behind me as soon as he left my eyes. I really have to worry about it to death!"

After a pause, he said again: "This child is very angry, and he threatened to marry some kind of stunning beauty. Is there really such a beauty that people like us can afford? But our ancestors were rich after all, and ordinary girls from small families don't want to marry her." To say that he doesn't like it, even I don't like it. If there is a suitable one, I would have made a decision for him, why did I waste it to this age!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "I have a close relative here, and I'm going to tell my sister about it."

"What a good marriage?" Aunt Liu sat up straight with her eyes wide open when she heard this.

Grandma Liu smiled and said, "It's none other than the eldest lady of the Jia family, who has a concubine daughter in front of her, just at her age. She thinks that Erlang is a bright and generous child who is also quite good at dealing with him. He is a responsible child. . Then ask me to ask what you mean."

Aunt Liu was very surprised: "Even if she is a concubine, she is a girl from a rich family. Erlang has neither parents nor brothers and sisters to help him, and he has no family property. Why did Mrs. Jia fall in love with him? Could it be that there is something wrong with this girl Jia? "

"That's not true." Mrs. Liu hurriedly explained to her cousin: "I also took a cold look at that child. She is good in appearance and character, but she is a bit soft-tempered. Mrs. Jia treats her as her own daughter, and she is afraid of giving her Finding a family with the right family, she will be disadvantaged and wronged by her temperament. She wanted to find her a husband's family with a simple family background, but she found a lot of them. It caught my eye."

After taking a sip of tea, he continued: "Others think that Erlang's lack of parents is a disadvantage, but in the eyes of Mrs. Jia, it is an advantage. When a girl gets married, she doesn't need to honor her parents-in-law or make things difficult for her sister-in-law, and she can be the master of the house. She chooses again A few more powerful servants as dowry, with some farm property, isn't it cleaner than marrying those smoky dukes' houses?"

"It turns out that's the reason. Although I haven't met this girl from the Jia family, I know from Madam Jia's words and deeds that the girls she raises are not much different. Plus, she has a younger sister to help her palm eyes, so she can't be wrong. "Aunt Liu was eager to let her nephew Cheng Jiahao have a bridle to watch over him, and she couldn't wait to tell him the news as soon as Mrs. Liu left.

I thought that the other party was our young lady who was married and had a cousin as a guarantor, so my nephew would not object, but Liu Xianglian refused immediately.

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