My villa can pass through
Chapter 39: Lucky Concubine
Zhou Yuhua, who left, had a gloomy pretty face, exuding a gloomy aura all over his body.
The sky also matched someone's mood, and suddenly became dark, dark clouds rolled, and the wind was strong. The road from Yaotang to Zhenchuan Hou's Mansion was only about two quarters of an hour.
A section of the road was difficult for both pedestrians and carriages.
The torrential rain was mixed with hail, hitting the slate floor, thump, thump, thump.
Hailstones the size of a baby's fist hit him, and the pedestrian grinned in pain.
The roof of the carriage was pierced through, and a lot of hailstones fell into the carriage.
"What's going on? Tell the outside to drive back to the house immediately."
"Boom, boom, boom!" The hailstones fell one after another, and even Zhou Yuhua, who was hiding in the corner, was hit with injuries on his forehead and legs.
His forehead was bruised and purple, and his forehead was hit several times one after another, and he had nowhere to hide.
The little servant girl didn't smash it lightly, but she didn't dare to make a sound, and she still picked up the hailstones, and pulled out the hailstones around the third girl.
Kneeling in the compartment, lowering his head to clean up, his hands were already red from the cold.
The driver on the shaft curled his lips. The guy inside really didn't know how dangerous it was outside, so he speeded up. Come and try to speed up for me.But I can only whisper in my heart, and dare not speak out.
He is just a coachman, how dare he talk back to his master.
Even if it's just a concubine, he can't offend her.
Hailstorms fell from the sky, and all of a sudden, the capital was full of screaming students. Many houses that had been in disrepair were smashed through, the strong wind swept everything, and the decades-old trees were blown to one side.
There are also pedestrians who were knocked down on the road by lightning, and their long hair was erected by the electricity, a bit like a monster.
Thunder and lightning roared, the wind kept on, and hail was like rain, and it kept falling, endlessly.
Countless old ladies knelt on the ground with their hands clasped together, praying to Buddha and burning incense, asking God to bless them.
Back to the mansion, because the mansion was also in chaos, Zhou Yuhua did not receive any caring greetings.It was deserted, and no one said a thoughtful word.
The bottom of my heart became cold again.
In the middle of the afternoon and at night, there was non-stop hailstorms. The next morning, the slums in the southern part of the capital had worn out more than half of the roofs.
No one knows what the sign of the coming of the hail will be.
The butterfly fan is a bit powerful, and the weather has changed a lot from the previous life.
Those who had hot springs in the hot spring villa entered the house and dug out two more hot springs. Zou Fang was directing the craftsmen.
A house built with vegetable greenhouses.It has almost been covered, and tiles are being applied, specially made thick tiles.
There are also large windows, and the room is warm and cozy.
The hot spring was steaming.
Yuanyuan came over, "Can I finish it all the day after tomorrow?"
"Yes, are two rooms enough?"
"Enough is enough, they are all big houses, let trustworthy, honest and obedient people manage them."
Zou Fang understood, "Well, I found two families to manage it."
Whether there are vegetables to eat in winter depends on this hot spring house.
The roof is made of porcelain, but the house has many windows, some of which are large. I hope it will be useful.
Building a shed is very troublesome and not yet strong, and there will be a lot of trouble in the future.The greenhouses here are covered with thatch, without thick plastic and glass, which is a lot of trouble.
Zhuangzi was busy. In a certain teahouse in the capital, in a box, the Seventh Prince sat by the window, opened a little, and looked outside.
With a faint smile on his gentle face, there was a knock on the door, "Come in."
The young eunuch came in with a girl, and the maid was led to a small box next door.Zhou Yuhua, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked at the wishful man in his heart with a shy smile.
"Meet the Seventh Prince."
"Sister Yuhua, excuse me, next time you won't be allowed to salute." The words sound nice, but there is no substance at all, and she didn't get up to stop her.
It just sounds nice.
"Yes." Zhou Yuhua couldn't hide the smile on his face.I was happy in my heart, but I didn't think deeply about it.
He picked up the kettle and poured tea for Zhou Yuhua himself, "Sister Yuhua, drink tea."
"Thank you, Seventh Prince." Zhou Yuhua held the tea in both hands, and the scorching heat spread to his palms, warming his hands and his distorted heart.
I tried my best to hide the joy in my heart.
Quickly cut to the point, the Seventh Prince didn't want to keep entertaining the person in front of him.If I had a good impression of the third girl from the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion at the beginning, now I feel disgusted.
His favor has nothing to do with love between men and women.I just thought that the person was okay, but now I just feel that the person in front of me is stupid and arrogant.
He couldn't hide the disgust in his heart, and he had been holding back.
After a few words of guidance, Zhou Yuhua was infinitely frustrated, pouted her little pink mouth, and said aggrievedly, "Seventh prince, Ice Xiaohua nurtures, and fourth sister doesn't teach anyone.
It was related to her own interests, even if her father asked, she would not say anything. "
She dared not say that she had a bad relationship with Zhou Yuyuan.
It can only be said that the fourth sister is stingy and guards against everyone.
The Seventh Prince poured another cup of tea for Zhou Yuhua, and said softly, "It doesn't matter, anyone would do that. I can imagine it."
Zhou Yuhua, who was nervous all over, was temporarily relieved, and she was not even interested in taking a look at the furnishings in the house.
"Actually, I want to learn it too, but my fourth sister doesn't teach anyone."
Complaining in a low voice, the tone is sad.
After living for two lifetimes, it is still some old routines, and the tricks against men are the same, without any progress.
In the same teahouse, Crown Prince Yan Wushuang and cousin Lu Wenyan were also in a box.Lu Wenyan smiled and said, "Guess who is in the box not far away?"
Yan Wushuang raised his eyebrows curiously, "Who is it?"
"Seven." Lu Wenyan even made a gesture of seven.
"with who?"
"The third girl from the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion?"
Yo, it's pretty clear.Lu Wenyan came first, just in time to see Zhou Yuhua enter the box.The moment he opened the door, he saw the profile of the Seventh Prince and knew Zhou Yuhua.
He has a good relationship with Zhou Haocheng, and once met several girls from Zhou's family on the street.There was this third girl that time, a girl full of pride.
"Hehe." The prince understood, and threw a soybean into his mouth, chewing it loudly.
It's really underestimated that you have the idea of climbing to the top at a young age.
"Unexpected?" Lu Wenyan also couldn't think of it.He gave a low laugh.
"Find someone to keep an eye on, don't let that idiot touch the girl from the Zhenchuanhou Mansion easily."
The crown prince knows some things, and the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion looks low-key, but it doesn't move.
Lu Wenyan sniffed out something from the words of the prince's cousin.
"What's the matter, what's the difference in Zhenchuan Hou's Mansion?"
Lu Wenyan leaned forward, indicating that he attached great importance to what the prince's cousin revealed.
It's not easy for the prince to say clearly, my father wants to raise the butcher's knife high and chop off the heads of many nobles.
Not among the nobles who beheaded and punished.The nobles of the Kai Dynasty need to be cleaned up, but not all of them have to be beheaded. Some time ago, a large number of offshoots of the royal family were cleaned up.
Next year and year after year, honors will be cleaned up one after another, minister.
Even if the person in front of him is a cousin, he can't tell.
Shaking his head, "cousin, it's better not to ask, remember to let grandpa and uncle strictly control the mansion. Those who are aggressive, aggressive and obstructive, and who treat human life like nothing, don't let them out of the mansion, and clean them up in the mansion.
As long as there is such a person in the offshoot of the direct branch, it must be abandoned if it is changed.You can't let a mouse poop ruin a pot of porridge. "
With a serious face, Lu Wenyan, who was sitting opposite, instantly understood.
"I'll talk to my grandfather and father when I get back." Lu Wenyan is the hope of the Lu family's generation.
He is also an excellent successor cultivated by Mrs. Lu himself.
"Well, don't spread the word."
The prince said something long-winded again.
The grandfather is more cunning than the old fox, so he should be able to guess what he means and will strictly control the clansmen.
After talking about this, Lu Wenyan thought of the four girls who were about to become legendary in the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion.Ever since Bing Xiaohua appeared, the four girls of the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion only heard of her name but not her person.
Only a very small number of boudoir daughters went to the hot spring Zhuangzi to see her.They are all relatives of Zhenchuan Hou's mansion, female relatives of the quasi-in-law's mansion.
The rest have never seen it.It is said that Princess Jing'an sent a team of brave and skilled soldiers who retired from the army to patrol and protect Hot Spring Zhuangzi.
Ordinary people and thugs dare not approach, nor dare to make up their minds.
Peeping in the past, or stealing ice cream flowers is courting death.
No matter how powerful they are, they dare not go.Unless you can kill dozens of soldiers at once, or as long as one soldier runs out, there is only one dead end waiting for the robbers.
Princess Jing'an is really terrifying, with so many methods that ordinary people can't even imagine.
"Understood, why didn't the emperor give you a marriage proposal? Auntie meant which girl he liked." Lu Wenyan asked.
The grandfathers at home are also asking about this.
Speaking of which, the prince should have been accused of marriage a long time ago, and he has also reached the age of marriage.
"Empress Mother asked Emperor Father, and said there is no rush, just wait a few more years." In fact, the prince did not intend to get married, and he is in a good state now.
"No hurry, wait a few more years? This..." Lu Wenyan didn't know what to say.
"Well, that's what the father said. I guess that the father has taken a fancy to someone's girl, but she is too young, so she is not suitable for marriage, right?" The prince's guess was close to the truth.
It's just that the two cousins couldn't guess who they were going to marry.
"Your Majesty..." I can't say the following words, it would be disrespectful to say anything else.
The two cousins talked for a long time, and they were all things that needed to be dealt with in the near future.
Since the beginning of winter, the sky has not been sunny.Either it was windy all the time, or it was an overcast day with very low clouds.Then there is snow, and it will stop for a few days.
Sunshine has become a luxury.
On the contrary, Zhuangzi is very comfortable. During the day, he stays in the hot spring house where vegetables are grown, playing and studying.
At night, the kang in the house was burning vigorously.The quilt is thick and more comfortable than Fuchu.
"Wu Jia, send two baskets back to the mansion, and two baskets to the eldest princess's mansion. By the way, I will take Zou Fang with me and teach the chefs in the mansion and the eldest princess' mansion how to make these dishes and how to do them."
"Understood, do you want to go back to the city?"
"No, after a while, I will go back after the twelfth lunar month. By then, the bacon, fish, and sausages will be ready. We will go back together."
Aunt Mei brought Zhou Haoyu back home not long ago.
Yuanyuan lives alone in Zhuangzi with her maid and servant.
She is used to living here and is at ease, so she really doesn't want to go back home.The elders in the mansion didn't say anything, instead they told her to spend more time in the hot springs and to take good care of her body.
In all kinds of busy work, year after year.
Now she is already a 12-year-old girl, and she is no longer a little girl who doesn't understand anything.
Over the past four years, the Hou Mansion has undergone major changes. The eldest sister got married and moved to Xinyang City, a big city far away from the capital.
It was the Fan family, a local family of officials and eunuchs, with a good reputation.
The one who married was not the husband that the eldest sister married in her previous life.But her family background, character, talent and learning are several times stronger than that of the eldest sister in her previous life.
The old master of the Fan family and the old Hou Ye are also friends, and this marriage was initiated by the old Hou Ye.For the sake of the fourth granddaughter, the other concubine granddaughters in the mansion cannot marry too badly. The character of the helm of the other family, parents and grandson-in-law are also very important.
He didn't want those grandson-in-law's families to hold back the Zhou family in the future.
The second girl was also engaged, and she was about to get married and go out soon. The third girl was arranged by the seventh concubine a year ago to marry a famous but poor family.
Although this matter was suppressed, everyone knew that the person who made the move was the seventh imperial concubine and her family. This matter was not publicized, but it was a fact that Zhou Yuhua married in advance.
Get married in a hurry, you don't need to guess to know that something is wrong.On a small scale, we all know why.
The wedding date is just around the corner, but some dowries are not ready yet.Qiao Shi went to the room in a hurry, and her temper became more and more serious day by day.
Before, the Qiao family was too picky. She looked down on this, and looked down on that. You must know that her daughter is married to Zheng Quan, the eldest son of Zhongyihou Zheng's family, and the future Lord Marquis.
When it comes to dowry, she is not picky.The Zheng family, like the Zhou family, are both hereditary and irreplaceable marquis mansions.
She doesn't pay attention to it.
In the early morning, before the rain and dew had collected, Qiao got up from the bed in a jerk, patted his face lightly a few times, and forced himself to wake up quickly.
There are a lot of things to do today, so get up early.
Busy in the morning, finishing arranging things in the mansion.Mrs. Qiao, started to deal with the dowry again.
Early in the morning, the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Peng, brought her son, and the second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, gathered in Qiao's yard with her stomach full. They also helped to find a way together recently.
For the dowry figures, the dowry should be cleaned up again, and what is missing must be recorded in detail.
"It's just right that you are here, help me." The yard outside was full of objects, some bits and pieces of necessities in the dowry.
"Yes, mother."
Zhou Yulan, who had always been lively, was locked up in her boudoir to embroider dowry at this time. She didn't need to embroider all of them, but some of them needed her own hands. It was necessary to make a set of close-fitting clothes and shoes for her husband.
No one can replace it.
The two sisters-in-law are in charge of recording and checking their own maids.
Half an hour later, a servant girl came in from outside, trotting in, her whole face bursting into smiles, and she shouted when she entered the yard, "Madam, Madam, Miss Si has returned home."
The sisters-in-law and the people in the yard were also happy, and the fourth sister came back.
Put down the pen in your hand and stand up.This time, the fourth younger sister went out with the eldest princess for more than a year, traveling around. Although there were letters sent home from time to time, the family always remembered, especially the second younger sister, worried that the fourth younger sister would not be able to catch up with her wedding date.
Even last year, when the second child Zhou Haoyang got married, the fourth sister couldn't rush back.As for the marriage of the third girl, no one deliberately informed the fourth sister.Is it important to come back or not?
Up to now, the married Zhao family has never met Zhou Yuyuan, the fourth younger sister. It was only on the day before the marriage, when the natal family held a daughter banquet, that the eldest princess sent someone to send back a gift for the fourth younger sister. Ornaments, jade ornaments inlaid with gold.
It was so beautiful, everyone who saw that set of jewelry was amazed at the greatness of the fourth sister.
Those close friends in the boudoir are all envious of her.
She is very curious about the fourth younger sister who has never seen her before. From the time the fourth younger sister became famous in the capital to now, she has never appeared in any other banquet occasion except for a wedding. The mysterious lady.
Take all the money of high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Beijing, wealthy businessmen and tycoons.
In addition to the miraculous Bingxiaohua, the second year introduced the extremely delicious cherries, which are said to have the effect of prolonging life. Every year from May to July, they are snapped up by wealthy families.
There is also the delicious dim sum shop, which is also the most famous dim sum shop in Beijing, not one of them.
How much money she has earned, no one knows, but the fourth sister is very rich.
She is very interested in this fourth younger sister of her husband's family, and she has to choose a family with good power.In addition to power, the second priority is money strength, which determines whether to eat porridge or eat bird's nest in the future.
Although the husband's family is low-key and unobtrusive, it is the Hou family after all.The grandfather of her natal family said that the Marquis of Zhenchuan can marry, even if the husband cannot inherit the title in the future, the Zhou family is also a family with profound heritage.
As long as he is willing, it is still possible to help a second-in-law son to a high position.
After entering the door, she lived a comfortable life.Although she doesn't have the same mastery of the middle feed as the sister-in-law, she is not bad either.The yard I live in is managed by myself, and there is a small kitchen. What I eat every day is divided from the big kitchen, and the food is good.
Those are all necessary cases. If there is anything missing, just buy it with your own money.
The mother-in-law and sister-in-law don't care, it's the same in Hou's mansion now, every aunt's yard has a small kitchen, and the vegetables and rice are distributed directly every day.If you want to eat anything that is not in the quota, you have to pay for it yourself.
The concubine and the concubine all ate and chewed with their respective aunts.
It was the idea that the fourth sister gave to the sister-in-law after she took over the hand of the sister-in-law, because she was made things difficult by some uninterested people (Aunt Zhong) in private.
This saves my sister-in-law a lot of trouble.
If you really want to share the food from the big kitchen, then you can get the money directly. Anyway, there is a fixed amount, and you can buy everything by yourself.
Of course, there are some vegetables grown by Zhuangzi in the mansion, and delivered by himself.
Can't be wasted.
After the rules were set, the mother-in-law said that almost 2000 taels of silver were saved every year.Nowadays, some people who have good relations with Fuchu also do the same. 2000 taels a year is not a small amount.
Ten years can save 2 taels.
The fourth younger sister is really a miraculous existence, as if God only favors her alone, she has been creating miracles for the past few years.
Even Mrs. Qiao, who had been lowering her head to sort out the dowry books, raised her head happily. "Did the fourth girl go to the old Mrs. Hou Ye's courtyard?"
The little girl's face flushed with excitement, she nodded vigorously, and then continued to report, "Ma'am, the fourth girl brought back a lot of things, which she said were for the second girl, and the trucks are already being unloaded outside the mansion, and they are moving to the second girl's courtyard."
Qiao's eyes were so bright that he moved too much when he got up, and even kicked the leg of the table.
The table legs didn't hurt, but her toes hurt terribly.
At this time, she couldn't care about the heart-wrenching pain, and quickly walked out to the yard of the second girl next door.
The two daughter-in-laws also followed behind the mother-in-law, and the elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Peng, also supported the sister-in-law and second sibling, and the two headed towards the courtyard of the second sister.
In the Cihe Hall of the mansion, Yuanyuan was sitting on an embroidered stool, talking to the old lady and Lord Hou about the experience of going out for more than a year.
Old Hou Ye nodded while listening, and every once in a while, Zhou Fu and Zhou Qing hurried back from the yamen when they got the news.
Go directly to the old lady's yard, "Father, mother."
Yuanyuan stood up and said hello, "Father, fourth uncle."
Zhou Qing waved his hands carelessly, "Fourth niece, sit down quickly. I just came back and I'm exhausted. Don't move around and salute. Our family is a general and we don't have such vulgar etiquette."
Old Hou Ye sat on the side and was pierced in his heart. It turns out that you have always understood it this way.No wonder... the old Hou Ye didn't want to talk about the second son in front of him.
The Zhou family is obviously a family with both civil and military skills, but when it comes to brats, it becomes a big boss.
Old Hou Ye didn't want to talk to Zhou Qing.
"I'm not tired. I slept on the Zhuangzi in the outskirts yesterday. The gifts I brought were a little slower, and I specially waited on the Zhuangzi all night. There are also some items that were supposed to be transported to the Zhuangzi for storage."
"Fourth niece, thank you for your hard work." Zhou Qing didn't dare to get close to Princess Jing'an, his aura was too strong, and he felt that it would not be difficult for him to vent his anger by her side.
The eldest princess Jing'an is a freak, and the emperor wanted to give her a title several times, but she pushed her away.
With this precedent, any princess in the future will reach the peak of the title of eldest princess.
Jiaci, who dares to surpass Princess Jing'an.
"It's not hard work, but I feel lucky to have the opportunity to travel with the eldest princess. It's something that many boudoir girls can't even imagine. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. It's really long to see the great mountains and rivers of our Yan Dynasty. I got acquainted."
Indeed, girls in ancient times, how could a woman have such an opportunity as her, she traveled around for almost two years when she went out.
She has been to the desert where the solitary smoke is straight, and the long river to set the sun outside the Great Wall, to the south of the Yangtze River with small bridges and flowing water, to the land of Shuchuan where the road to Shu is difficult to reach the blue sky, and to the land of fish and rice in the land of two lakes.I have seen the sea, the desert, and the great rivers and mountains.
Each has its own unique beauty.
Everywhere she goes, she draws a topographical map of the place.Last night was the final perfection on Zhuangzi.
It was almost an all-night homework last night. After it was completed, it was taken away by the eldest princess.
She couldn't say these things to her family, not even her grandfather.
"Yuan'er is right. Don't listen to your fourth uncle's nonsense. I'm a fool and don't understand anything." The old Hou Ye was relieved that his granddaughter was not an ordinary child.
The old Hou Ye and the old lady are more and more satisfied with the granddaughter in front of them. As early as four years ago, the granddaughter was recorded under Qiao's name, and now she is also the first daughter.
He also had regrets in his heart. It would be great if such a lucky child could be a grandson with a different gender.
With the child's heart, he will definitely accomplish a lot in the future.
Regrets are regrets, but there is no other way.That's the truth.
"Grandfather, grandmother, father, fourth uncle, I brought a lot of gifts home. Since fourth uncle is here, I think I should give gifts first. Let fourth uncle bring them home."
Yuanyuan would rather go back to her room to take a shower and sleep right away, but to see her elders she had to finish delivering the presents from each hospital.
"Okay, I knew that my fourth niece would never forget your fourth uncle." As soon as Zhou Qing's words came out, the old Mrs. Hou Ye wanted to hide her face and say that she didn't know the bastard in front of her. She was like a poor man who had never seen a gift. Lose their face.
He has been stinky since he was a child, and he doesn't look like a family member at all. He is so different that they all want to beat him up.
But it's not without merits, she can get along well with anyone, from the princes and nobles, down to ordinary people with nothing.
He knows all of them, he knows all the gangsters in the market, and he knows where they came from.
He can find the best solution to any difficult matter, trying to maximize his own interests without offending others.
It was that behavior that made the husband and wife not know what to say.
"I will never forget you. You are Yuanyuan's dear fourth uncle. If you forget, no one will forget you." Yuanyuan likes the fourth uncle in front of her very much. He is very transparent and makes everyone around him feel at ease people.
Such a person is actually especially suitable for mixed officialdom.As long as he is willing, he will definitely be able to ascend to the highest position under the emperor.
"Haha, that's it." Zhou Qing didn't sit up, and sat on the big armchair crookedly, laughing loudly.
As soon as Yuanyuan finished speaking, Wu Jia walked out behind her.There are too many gifts, and there are many people who need to give them. She has already divided them into boxes.
After going out for two years, she couldn't spend all the money and gold she got just by signing in.
She is a servant at the Zhuangzi shop of Jiangnan Real Estate and Tiandi. She plans to wait until she gets older and start doing big things in the capital.
It is not allowed now, she wants to see the strength of her husband's family in the future before making a decision.
After a while, Wu Jia directed a group of people to bring in dozens of boxes, all of which were to be delivered, so they might as well deliver them now.
A few uncles who have gone out of the branch will also give it to them. Since they are giving it, they have to let the parents and elders take a look at the gifts she prepared for the elders, brothers and sisters-in-law.
If there are unsuitable ones, we can still pick them out now.
Most of them are items purchased in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as leather and some special products purchased wholesale in the frontier fortress.
It is really cheap to buy leather in the frontier, that is, the wool, she does not know how much she has collected and how much she has shipped back. The wool processing has already started cleaning, and she wants to get out the wool.
After opening each box, Yuanyuan said to the second uncle who was diagonally opposite, "Fourth uncle, where are the gifts from your family? Take a look. If there is any inappropriate gift, you can pick it out now, and my niece will make it up for you." superior."
Zhou Qing glanced sideways, not paying much attention. "It's good to have it, what else do you choose?"
"Second Uncle, what you say is what you say."
Some were for the old lady Hou Ye, some were for his father Zhou Fu, and some quietly asked his father what was wrong with giving gifts to the sisters and brothers of the other aunts.
The eldest sister and the third sister are all married, and the rest are the elder brothers and younger sisters. A few years ago, there was a younger sister who was born by the youngest Aunt Li.
Zhou Fu took a look and saw that there was nothing inappropriate, nodded and said, "Thoughtful, ask someone around you to copy a gift list. You can send it over."
"It has already been copied, and it can be delivered now."
"That's good, let's send it."
Zhou Fu didn't care too much about these things, it was fine to go out without presents.It's all family.
The gifts from the two married brothers and the aunt's are placed last.Just now she asked Zou Fang to transport various items to the second sister's courtyard.
Presumably they are all in the second sister's yard now.
Including the second sister, there is no way to jump up.
The room was full, and as Wu Jia went back and forth, the number of boxes gradually decreased.
Zhou Yulan stood in the yard, watching the boxes of presents brought in and delicate objects, she muttered softly, "Fourth sister is really rich and powerful."
Mrs. Qiao at the side gave an angry look at the daughter of the white-eyed wolf beside her, "Huh."
"Mother, I'm not wrong. The brocade, silk, and top-grade cotton cloth sent by my fourth sister are all first-class good things. There are also jewelry, and some exquisite objects, which one is not good. How can I return favors in the future? ah?"
Worry, I really don't know how to return favors in the future.
She is not a cheapskate like the eldest sister, she only goes in and out.Favors still have to be repaid, and reciprocity is the long-term way.
Mrs. Qiao was too lazy to talk to her own daughter who was talking nonsense and not in the right shape.
After delivering the presents, the exhausted Yuanyuan returned to the courtyard where she lived, took a shower, washed her hair, and went to bed.
No one can stop sleeping.
When I fell asleep and woke up naturally, it was dusk.
Zhou Haoyu, who was about to move to live in the front yard, came to Fourth Sister's courtyard after school, waiting while reviewing his homework.
Aunt Mei was also sitting on the porch doing needlework.
Quietly, without speaking, waiting for the person on the bed in the house to wake up.
Zou Fang leisurely stewed soup in the kitchen, preparing it for those who were still sleeping.
He woke up smelling the fragrance, wearing simple and comfortable plain clothes.When he came out, he didn't speak when he saw Aunt Mei, and squatted directly beside Aunt Mei, reaching out to hug Aunt Mei.
Whispering, "Auntie, I miss you so much, I miss Haoyu."
Aunt Mei hugged Yuanyuan and said softly, "Auntie misses you too, Haoyu is nagging every day, when is my sister coming home?"
The mother and daughter hugged each other, and Zhou Haoyu, who was studying in the study next door, came out and squatted aside, hugging his sister.
"Sister, don't leave again." There was still a little fear in her tone.
He really misses his sister, how nice she is, with her by his side, he feels that everything is fine.
He always feels uneasy without his sister around. He has grown up and knows a lot of things.He is also sensible, the eldest brother and the second brother treat him well, he understands that half of it is blood relationship, and half is because of his own sister.
"Sister can't guarantee it, but try to be as good as possible?"
I can't guarantee it, and I can't promise it.
Haoyu pursed his lips, but he also knew what his sister meant.
"it is good."
At the end of the warm moment, Aunt Mei said, "After lunch, the second girl, the eldest grandma, and the second grandma all came. Seeing that you are still awake, I left first.
They said, let you get a good night's sleep and don't come at night.I'll thank you for the gift tomorrow morning. "
"Well, I see. Auntie, let's go have dinner."
Holding one hand, she walked in the middle, holding the most important relative in this world.
Zhou Haoyu hadn't eaten Zou Fang's food for almost two years. He was so hungry that he kept eating, but his movements were graceful and his manners were excellent.
The next day, I woke up late and just washed up, and I haven't had time to say hello.Then the imperial edict came, and the whole family rushed to receive the imperial edict.
Even Zhou Fu, who had just returned to the residence, hurriedly greeted the imperial edict before he even had time to change out of his court uniform.
The whole family knelt down, with men in front and women behind.
A room full of people, kneeling and listening for a long time, the first half is dispensable, the general meaning of the latter is that the Zhou family has a daughter, Zhou Yuyuan, who is beautiful, intelligent, knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, elegant and demure, and is accused of marrying the prince. concubine.
Zhou's family were stunned by an imperial decree, pointing it out to the prince, can the prince wait?
It will take another three or four years to complete, and the prince will be old by then.
No wonder, all the princes under the crown prince are married, and the crown prince has never had a big marriage. The emperor of affection has always planned this way.
Both happy and worried.
There are a lot of things to worry about, in case it refers to the two side concubines now.After entering the East Palace, the eldest son is born, what to do in the future, at least the eldest son must come from the belly of his own girl.
Don't think that the prince is not the eldest son, but the son of the eldest son.That's because the queen had two sons back then, but they died before they grew up.
The existing princes were not rearranged until after today's ascension to the throne.
The crown prince who was finally canonized was still the son of the queen.
But whether the prince can reach the end, no one can guarantee.
It's just that the current attitude still supports the prince.
The one who was most confused was Yuanyuan, how could she become a princess with a small bean sprout? The emperor really messed up.
She is the princess.
She was about to explode on the spot, and wanted to run away on the spot.
She didn't know why she accepted the imperial decree in a daze, and then left in a daze. Anyway, she was in a daze.
She didn't react for a day, even if the elders in the family, brother and sister-in-law congratulated her, they didn't feel it.
Anyway, I have been dumbfounded.This is the first time, really, the operation of the emperor is really incomprehensible.
Stimulation is increased.
The wedding date was directly fixed, three years later, when she was just 16 years old.
She really didn't want to get married and have children at the age of 16.
Distressed man lying on bed with blank eyes, thinking of death.
What congratulations, she didn't feel any joy, all sadness.
In less than an hour, all the big households in the capital knew about it.The emperor proposed marriage to the crown prince, and she is still the concubine of Zhenchuan Houfu, what kind of operation is this?
Not only Yuanyuan thinks so, everyone thinks so.
The next day, people came to congratulate her one after another.
The Zhou Mansion received a wave of close relatives, and some people who were close to them began to confine the gates of the mansion.
They will not be accepted at all.
What annoys Yuanyuan the most is that she has also become the darling of the mansion.A bunch of people followed wherever I went, as well as the mothers and maids (servants) bestowed by the queen.
In the Lu family, the crown prince was sitting in the gazebo. Lu Wenyan asked amusedly, "I didn't expect that, the emperor pointed to a little girl, so I just said, why didn't he marry you all the time? Those below you are all married or are about to get married up.
Look at the Seventh Prince who is about to get married soon.That Seventh Prince and Concubine is amazing, the third girl from the Zhou Mansion was arranged by her to marry a poor scholar. Although she has some talent, she is not a person with shocking talent. "
Thinking of the episode last year, Lu Wenyan wanted to laugh.
"Very good, that's just the private behavior of that concubine daughter. It has nothing to do with the Zhou Mansion."
The prince doesn't want the future Yue family to get mixed up with the evil Lao Qi.
"That's, I'm sure, none of the elders in the Zhou Mansion know what the third girl did."
"You pay more attention to those guys who harbor evil intentions."
"I know. Do you want to go and see the crown princess who was bestowed by the emperor?"
"I'll see you, don't worry."
Yuanyuan is uncomfortable and feels aggrieved, but she doesn't care much if she can make money.
Since you're fine and feel aggrieved, find someone to vent your anger on.People who didn't do anything to clean up before, now have the time and energy to hold back their anger and create some troubles for them.
The first pick is Zhou Yuhua, who made her want to kill the original owner.
The sky also matched someone's mood, and suddenly became dark, dark clouds rolled, and the wind was strong. The road from Yaotang to Zhenchuan Hou's Mansion was only about two quarters of an hour.
A section of the road was difficult for both pedestrians and carriages.
The torrential rain was mixed with hail, hitting the slate floor, thump, thump, thump.
Hailstones the size of a baby's fist hit him, and the pedestrian grinned in pain.
The roof of the carriage was pierced through, and a lot of hailstones fell into the carriage.
"What's going on? Tell the outside to drive back to the house immediately."
"Boom, boom, boom!" The hailstones fell one after another, and even Zhou Yuhua, who was hiding in the corner, was hit with injuries on his forehead and legs.
His forehead was bruised and purple, and his forehead was hit several times one after another, and he had nowhere to hide.
The little servant girl didn't smash it lightly, but she didn't dare to make a sound, and she still picked up the hailstones, and pulled out the hailstones around the third girl.
Kneeling in the compartment, lowering his head to clean up, his hands were already red from the cold.
The driver on the shaft curled his lips. The guy inside really didn't know how dangerous it was outside, so he speeded up. Come and try to speed up for me.But I can only whisper in my heart, and dare not speak out.
He is just a coachman, how dare he talk back to his master.
Even if it's just a concubine, he can't offend her.
Hailstorms fell from the sky, and all of a sudden, the capital was full of screaming students. Many houses that had been in disrepair were smashed through, the strong wind swept everything, and the decades-old trees were blown to one side.
There are also pedestrians who were knocked down on the road by lightning, and their long hair was erected by the electricity, a bit like a monster.
Thunder and lightning roared, the wind kept on, and hail was like rain, and it kept falling, endlessly.
Countless old ladies knelt on the ground with their hands clasped together, praying to Buddha and burning incense, asking God to bless them.
Back to the mansion, because the mansion was also in chaos, Zhou Yuhua did not receive any caring greetings.It was deserted, and no one said a thoughtful word.
The bottom of my heart became cold again.
In the middle of the afternoon and at night, there was non-stop hailstorms. The next morning, the slums in the southern part of the capital had worn out more than half of the roofs.
No one knows what the sign of the coming of the hail will be.
The butterfly fan is a bit powerful, and the weather has changed a lot from the previous life.
Those who had hot springs in the hot spring villa entered the house and dug out two more hot springs. Zou Fang was directing the craftsmen.
A house built with vegetable greenhouses.It has almost been covered, and tiles are being applied, specially made thick tiles.
There are also large windows, and the room is warm and cozy.
The hot spring was steaming.
Yuanyuan came over, "Can I finish it all the day after tomorrow?"
"Yes, are two rooms enough?"
"Enough is enough, they are all big houses, let trustworthy, honest and obedient people manage them."
Zou Fang understood, "Well, I found two families to manage it."
Whether there are vegetables to eat in winter depends on this hot spring house.
The roof is made of porcelain, but the house has many windows, some of which are large. I hope it will be useful.
Building a shed is very troublesome and not yet strong, and there will be a lot of trouble in the future.The greenhouses here are covered with thatch, without thick plastic and glass, which is a lot of trouble.
Zhuangzi was busy. In a certain teahouse in the capital, in a box, the Seventh Prince sat by the window, opened a little, and looked outside.
With a faint smile on his gentle face, there was a knock on the door, "Come in."
The young eunuch came in with a girl, and the maid was led to a small box next door.Zhou Yuhua, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked at the wishful man in his heart with a shy smile.
"Meet the Seventh Prince."
"Sister Yuhua, excuse me, next time you won't be allowed to salute." The words sound nice, but there is no substance at all, and she didn't get up to stop her.
It just sounds nice.
"Yes." Zhou Yuhua couldn't hide the smile on his face.I was happy in my heart, but I didn't think deeply about it.
He picked up the kettle and poured tea for Zhou Yuhua himself, "Sister Yuhua, drink tea."
"Thank you, Seventh Prince." Zhou Yuhua held the tea in both hands, and the scorching heat spread to his palms, warming his hands and his distorted heart.
I tried my best to hide the joy in my heart.
Quickly cut to the point, the Seventh Prince didn't want to keep entertaining the person in front of him.If I had a good impression of the third girl from the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion at the beginning, now I feel disgusted.
His favor has nothing to do with love between men and women.I just thought that the person was okay, but now I just feel that the person in front of me is stupid and arrogant.
He couldn't hide the disgust in his heart, and he had been holding back.
After a few words of guidance, Zhou Yuhua was infinitely frustrated, pouted her little pink mouth, and said aggrievedly, "Seventh prince, Ice Xiaohua nurtures, and fourth sister doesn't teach anyone.
It was related to her own interests, even if her father asked, she would not say anything. "
She dared not say that she had a bad relationship with Zhou Yuyuan.
It can only be said that the fourth sister is stingy and guards against everyone.
The Seventh Prince poured another cup of tea for Zhou Yuhua, and said softly, "It doesn't matter, anyone would do that. I can imagine it."
Zhou Yuhua, who was nervous all over, was temporarily relieved, and she was not even interested in taking a look at the furnishings in the house.
"Actually, I want to learn it too, but my fourth sister doesn't teach anyone."
Complaining in a low voice, the tone is sad.
After living for two lifetimes, it is still some old routines, and the tricks against men are the same, without any progress.
In the same teahouse, Crown Prince Yan Wushuang and cousin Lu Wenyan were also in a box.Lu Wenyan smiled and said, "Guess who is in the box not far away?"
Yan Wushuang raised his eyebrows curiously, "Who is it?"
"Seven." Lu Wenyan even made a gesture of seven.
"with who?"
"The third girl from the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion?"
Yo, it's pretty clear.Lu Wenyan came first, just in time to see Zhou Yuhua enter the box.The moment he opened the door, he saw the profile of the Seventh Prince and knew Zhou Yuhua.
He has a good relationship with Zhou Haocheng, and once met several girls from Zhou's family on the street.There was this third girl that time, a girl full of pride.
"Hehe." The prince understood, and threw a soybean into his mouth, chewing it loudly.
It's really underestimated that you have the idea of climbing to the top at a young age.
"Unexpected?" Lu Wenyan also couldn't think of it.He gave a low laugh.
"Find someone to keep an eye on, don't let that idiot touch the girl from the Zhenchuanhou Mansion easily."
The crown prince knows some things, and the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion looks low-key, but it doesn't move.
Lu Wenyan sniffed out something from the words of the prince's cousin.
"What's the matter, what's the difference in Zhenchuan Hou's Mansion?"
Lu Wenyan leaned forward, indicating that he attached great importance to what the prince's cousin revealed.
It's not easy for the prince to say clearly, my father wants to raise the butcher's knife high and chop off the heads of many nobles.
Not among the nobles who beheaded and punished.The nobles of the Kai Dynasty need to be cleaned up, but not all of them have to be beheaded. Some time ago, a large number of offshoots of the royal family were cleaned up.
Next year and year after year, honors will be cleaned up one after another, minister.
Even if the person in front of him is a cousin, he can't tell.
Shaking his head, "cousin, it's better not to ask, remember to let grandpa and uncle strictly control the mansion. Those who are aggressive, aggressive and obstructive, and who treat human life like nothing, don't let them out of the mansion, and clean them up in the mansion.
As long as there is such a person in the offshoot of the direct branch, it must be abandoned if it is changed.You can't let a mouse poop ruin a pot of porridge. "
With a serious face, Lu Wenyan, who was sitting opposite, instantly understood.
"I'll talk to my grandfather and father when I get back." Lu Wenyan is the hope of the Lu family's generation.
He is also an excellent successor cultivated by Mrs. Lu himself.
"Well, don't spread the word."
The prince said something long-winded again.
The grandfather is more cunning than the old fox, so he should be able to guess what he means and will strictly control the clansmen.
After talking about this, Lu Wenyan thought of the four girls who were about to become legendary in the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion.Ever since Bing Xiaohua appeared, the four girls of the Zhenchuan Hou Mansion only heard of her name but not her person.
Only a very small number of boudoir daughters went to the hot spring Zhuangzi to see her.They are all relatives of Zhenchuan Hou's mansion, female relatives of the quasi-in-law's mansion.
The rest have never seen it.It is said that Princess Jing'an sent a team of brave and skilled soldiers who retired from the army to patrol and protect Hot Spring Zhuangzi.
Ordinary people and thugs dare not approach, nor dare to make up their minds.
Peeping in the past, or stealing ice cream flowers is courting death.
No matter how powerful they are, they dare not go.Unless you can kill dozens of soldiers at once, or as long as one soldier runs out, there is only one dead end waiting for the robbers.
Princess Jing'an is really terrifying, with so many methods that ordinary people can't even imagine.
"Understood, why didn't the emperor give you a marriage proposal? Auntie meant which girl he liked." Lu Wenyan asked.
The grandfathers at home are also asking about this.
Speaking of which, the prince should have been accused of marriage a long time ago, and he has also reached the age of marriage.
"Empress Mother asked Emperor Father, and said there is no rush, just wait a few more years." In fact, the prince did not intend to get married, and he is in a good state now.
"No hurry, wait a few more years? This..." Lu Wenyan didn't know what to say.
"Well, that's what the father said. I guess that the father has taken a fancy to someone's girl, but she is too young, so she is not suitable for marriage, right?" The prince's guess was close to the truth.
It's just that the two cousins couldn't guess who they were going to marry.
"Your Majesty..." I can't say the following words, it would be disrespectful to say anything else.
The two cousins talked for a long time, and they were all things that needed to be dealt with in the near future.
Since the beginning of winter, the sky has not been sunny.Either it was windy all the time, or it was an overcast day with very low clouds.Then there is snow, and it will stop for a few days.
Sunshine has become a luxury.
On the contrary, Zhuangzi is very comfortable. During the day, he stays in the hot spring house where vegetables are grown, playing and studying.
At night, the kang in the house was burning vigorously.The quilt is thick and more comfortable than Fuchu.
"Wu Jia, send two baskets back to the mansion, and two baskets to the eldest princess's mansion. By the way, I will take Zou Fang with me and teach the chefs in the mansion and the eldest princess' mansion how to make these dishes and how to do them."
"Understood, do you want to go back to the city?"
"No, after a while, I will go back after the twelfth lunar month. By then, the bacon, fish, and sausages will be ready. We will go back together."
Aunt Mei brought Zhou Haoyu back home not long ago.
Yuanyuan lives alone in Zhuangzi with her maid and servant.
She is used to living here and is at ease, so she really doesn't want to go back home.The elders in the mansion didn't say anything, instead they told her to spend more time in the hot springs and to take good care of her body.
In all kinds of busy work, year after year.
Now she is already a 12-year-old girl, and she is no longer a little girl who doesn't understand anything.
Over the past four years, the Hou Mansion has undergone major changes. The eldest sister got married and moved to Xinyang City, a big city far away from the capital.
It was the Fan family, a local family of officials and eunuchs, with a good reputation.
The one who married was not the husband that the eldest sister married in her previous life.But her family background, character, talent and learning are several times stronger than that of the eldest sister in her previous life.
The old master of the Fan family and the old Hou Ye are also friends, and this marriage was initiated by the old Hou Ye.For the sake of the fourth granddaughter, the other concubine granddaughters in the mansion cannot marry too badly. The character of the helm of the other family, parents and grandson-in-law are also very important.
He didn't want those grandson-in-law's families to hold back the Zhou family in the future.
The second girl was also engaged, and she was about to get married and go out soon. The third girl was arranged by the seventh concubine a year ago to marry a famous but poor family.
Although this matter was suppressed, everyone knew that the person who made the move was the seventh imperial concubine and her family. This matter was not publicized, but it was a fact that Zhou Yuhua married in advance.
Get married in a hurry, you don't need to guess to know that something is wrong.On a small scale, we all know why.
The wedding date is just around the corner, but some dowries are not ready yet.Qiao Shi went to the room in a hurry, and her temper became more and more serious day by day.
Before, the Qiao family was too picky. She looked down on this, and looked down on that. You must know that her daughter is married to Zheng Quan, the eldest son of Zhongyihou Zheng's family, and the future Lord Marquis.
When it comes to dowry, she is not picky.The Zheng family, like the Zhou family, are both hereditary and irreplaceable marquis mansions.
She doesn't pay attention to it.
In the early morning, before the rain and dew had collected, Qiao got up from the bed in a jerk, patted his face lightly a few times, and forced himself to wake up quickly.
There are a lot of things to do today, so get up early.
Busy in the morning, finishing arranging things in the mansion.Mrs. Qiao, started to deal with the dowry again.
Early in the morning, the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Peng, brought her son, and the second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, gathered in Qiao's yard with her stomach full. They also helped to find a way together recently.
For the dowry figures, the dowry should be cleaned up again, and what is missing must be recorded in detail.
"It's just right that you are here, help me." The yard outside was full of objects, some bits and pieces of necessities in the dowry.
"Yes, mother."
Zhou Yulan, who had always been lively, was locked up in her boudoir to embroider dowry at this time. She didn't need to embroider all of them, but some of them needed her own hands. It was necessary to make a set of close-fitting clothes and shoes for her husband.
No one can replace it.
The two sisters-in-law are in charge of recording and checking their own maids.
Half an hour later, a servant girl came in from outside, trotting in, her whole face bursting into smiles, and she shouted when she entered the yard, "Madam, Madam, Miss Si has returned home."
The sisters-in-law and the people in the yard were also happy, and the fourth sister came back.
Put down the pen in your hand and stand up.This time, the fourth younger sister went out with the eldest princess for more than a year, traveling around. Although there were letters sent home from time to time, the family always remembered, especially the second younger sister, worried that the fourth younger sister would not be able to catch up with her wedding date.
Even last year, when the second child Zhou Haoyang got married, the fourth sister couldn't rush back.As for the marriage of the third girl, no one deliberately informed the fourth sister.Is it important to come back or not?
Up to now, the married Zhao family has never met Zhou Yuyuan, the fourth younger sister. It was only on the day before the marriage, when the natal family held a daughter banquet, that the eldest princess sent someone to send back a gift for the fourth younger sister. Ornaments, jade ornaments inlaid with gold.
It was so beautiful, everyone who saw that set of jewelry was amazed at the greatness of the fourth sister.
Those close friends in the boudoir are all envious of her.
She is very curious about the fourth younger sister who has never seen her before. From the time the fourth younger sister became famous in the capital to now, she has never appeared in any other banquet occasion except for a wedding. The mysterious lady.
Take all the money of high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Beijing, wealthy businessmen and tycoons.
In addition to the miraculous Bingxiaohua, the second year introduced the extremely delicious cherries, which are said to have the effect of prolonging life. Every year from May to July, they are snapped up by wealthy families.
There is also the delicious dim sum shop, which is also the most famous dim sum shop in Beijing, not one of them.
How much money she has earned, no one knows, but the fourth sister is very rich.
She is very interested in this fourth younger sister of her husband's family, and she has to choose a family with good power.In addition to power, the second priority is money strength, which determines whether to eat porridge or eat bird's nest in the future.
Although the husband's family is low-key and unobtrusive, it is the Hou family after all.The grandfather of her natal family said that the Marquis of Zhenchuan can marry, even if the husband cannot inherit the title in the future, the Zhou family is also a family with profound heritage.
As long as he is willing, it is still possible to help a second-in-law son to a high position.
After entering the door, she lived a comfortable life.Although she doesn't have the same mastery of the middle feed as the sister-in-law, she is not bad either.The yard I live in is managed by myself, and there is a small kitchen. What I eat every day is divided from the big kitchen, and the food is good.
Those are all necessary cases. If there is anything missing, just buy it with your own money.
The mother-in-law and sister-in-law don't care, it's the same in Hou's mansion now, every aunt's yard has a small kitchen, and the vegetables and rice are distributed directly every day.If you want to eat anything that is not in the quota, you have to pay for it yourself.
The concubine and the concubine all ate and chewed with their respective aunts.
It was the idea that the fourth sister gave to the sister-in-law after she took over the hand of the sister-in-law, because she was made things difficult by some uninterested people (Aunt Zhong) in private.
This saves my sister-in-law a lot of trouble.
If you really want to share the food from the big kitchen, then you can get the money directly. Anyway, there is a fixed amount, and you can buy everything by yourself.
Of course, there are some vegetables grown by Zhuangzi in the mansion, and delivered by himself.
Can't be wasted.
After the rules were set, the mother-in-law said that almost 2000 taels of silver were saved every year.Nowadays, some people who have good relations with Fuchu also do the same. 2000 taels a year is not a small amount.
Ten years can save 2 taels.
The fourth younger sister is really a miraculous existence, as if God only favors her alone, she has been creating miracles for the past few years.
Even Mrs. Qiao, who had been lowering her head to sort out the dowry books, raised her head happily. "Did the fourth girl go to the old Mrs. Hou Ye's courtyard?"
The little girl's face flushed with excitement, she nodded vigorously, and then continued to report, "Ma'am, the fourth girl brought back a lot of things, which she said were for the second girl, and the trucks are already being unloaded outside the mansion, and they are moving to the second girl's courtyard."
Qiao's eyes were so bright that he moved too much when he got up, and even kicked the leg of the table.
The table legs didn't hurt, but her toes hurt terribly.
At this time, she couldn't care about the heart-wrenching pain, and quickly walked out to the yard of the second girl next door.
The two daughter-in-laws also followed behind the mother-in-law, and the elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Peng, also supported the sister-in-law and second sibling, and the two headed towards the courtyard of the second sister.
In the Cihe Hall of the mansion, Yuanyuan was sitting on an embroidered stool, talking to the old lady and Lord Hou about the experience of going out for more than a year.
Old Hou Ye nodded while listening, and every once in a while, Zhou Fu and Zhou Qing hurried back from the yamen when they got the news.
Go directly to the old lady's yard, "Father, mother."
Yuanyuan stood up and said hello, "Father, fourth uncle."
Zhou Qing waved his hands carelessly, "Fourth niece, sit down quickly. I just came back and I'm exhausted. Don't move around and salute. Our family is a general and we don't have such vulgar etiquette."
Old Hou Ye sat on the side and was pierced in his heart. It turns out that you have always understood it this way.No wonder... the old Hou Ye didn't want to talk about the second son in front of him.
The Zhou family is obviously a family with both civil and military skills, but when it comes to brats, it becomes a big boss.
Old Hou Ye didn't want to talk to Zhou Qing.
"I'm not tired. I slept on the Zhuangzi in the outskirts yesterday. The gifts I brought were a little slower, and I specially waited on the Zhuangzi all night. There are also some items that were supposed to be transported to the Zhuangzi for storage."
"Fourth niece, thank you for your hard work." Zhou Qing didn't dare to get close to Princess Jing'an, his aura was too strong, and he felt that it would not be difficult for him to vent his anger by her side.
The eldest princess Jing'an is a freak, and the emperor wanted to give her a title several times, but she pushed her away.
With this precedent, any princess in the future will reach the peak of the title of eldest princess.
Jiaci, who dares to surpass Princess Jing'an.
"It's not hard work, but I feel lucky to have the opportunity to travel with the eldest princess. It's something that many boudoir girls can't even imagine. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. It's really long to see the great mountains and rivers of our Yan Dynasty. I got acquainted."
Indeed, girls in ancient times, how could a woman have such an opportunity as her, she traveled around for almost two years when she went out.
She has been to the desert where the solitary smoke is straight, and the long river to set the sun outside the Great Wall, to the south of the Yangtze River with small bridges and flowing water, to the land of Shuchuan where the road to Shu is difficult to reach the blue sky, and to the land of fish and rice in the land of two lakes.I have seen the sea, the desert, and the great rivers and mountains.
Each has its own unique beauty.
Everywhere she goes, she draws a topographical map of the place.Last night was the final perfection on Zhuangzi.
It was almost an all-night homework last night. After it was completed, it was taken away by the eldest princess.
She couldn't say these things to her family, not even her grandfather.
"Yuan'er is right. Don't listen to your fourth uncle's nonsense. I'm a fool and don't understand anything." The old Hou Ye was relieved that his granddaughter was not an ordinary child.
The old Hou Ye and the old lady are more and more satisfied with the granddaughter in front of them. As early as four years ago, the granddaughter was recorded under Qiao's name, and now she is also the first daughter.
He also had regrets in his heart. It would be great if such a lucky child could be a grandson with a different gender.
With the child's heart, he will definitely accomplish a lot in the future.
Regrets are regrets, but there is no other way.That's the truth.
"Grandfather, grandmother, father, fourth uncle, I brought a lot of gifts home. Since fourth uncle is here, I think I should give gifts first. Let fourth uncle bring them home."
Yuanyuan would rather go back to her room to take a shower and sleep right away, but to see her elders she had to finish delivering the presents from each hospital.
"Okay, I knew that my fourth niece would never forget your fourth uncle." As soon as Zhou Qing's words came out, the old Mrs. Hou Ye wanted to hide her face and say that she didn't know the bastard in front of her. She was like a poor man who had never seen a gift. Lose their face.
He has been stinky since he was a child, and he doesn't look like a family member at all. He is so different that they all want to beat him up.
But it's not without merits, she can get along well with anyone, from the princes and nobles, down to ordinary people with nothing.
He knows all of them, he knows all the gangsters in the market, and he knows where they came from.
He can find the best solution to any difficult matter, trying to maximize his own interests without offending others.
It was that behavior that made the husband and wife not know what to say.
"I will never forget you. You are Yuanyuan's dear fourth uncle. If you forget, no one will forget you." Yuanyuan likes the fourth uncle in front of her very much. He is very transparent and makes everyone around him feel at ease people.
Such a person is actually especially suitable for mixed officialdom.As long as he is willing, he will definitely be able to ascend to the highest position under the emperor.
"Haha, that's it." Zhou Qing didn't sit up, and sat on the big armchair crookedly, laughing loudly.
As soon as Yuanyuan finished speaking, Wu Jia walked out behind her.There are too many gifts, and there are many people who need to give them. She has already divided them into boxes.
After going out for two years, she couldn't spend all the money and gold she got just by signing in.
She is a servant at the Zhuangzi shop of Jiangnan Real Estate and Tiandi. She plans to wait until she gets older and start doing big things in the capital.
It is not allowed now, she wants to see the strength of her husband's family in the future before making a decision.
After a while, Wu Jia directed a group of people to bring in dozens of boxes, all of which were to be delivered, so they might as well deliver them now.
A few uncles who have gone out of the branch will also give it to them. Since they are giving it, they have to let the parents and elders take a look at the gifts she prepared for the elders, brothers and sisters-in-law.
If there are unsuitable ones, we can still pick them out now.
Most of them are items purchased in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as leather and some special products purchased wholesale in the frontier fortress.
It is really cheap to buy leather in the frontier, that is, the wool, she does not know how much she has collected and how much she has shipped back. The wool processing has already started cleaning, and she wants to get out the wool.
After opening each box, Yuanyuan said to the second uncle who was diagonally opposite, "Fourth uncle, where are the gifts from your family? Take a look. If there is any inappropriate gift, you can pick it out now, and my niece will make it up for you." superior."
Zhou Qing glanced sideways, not paying much attention. "It's good to have it, what else do you choose?"
"Second Uncle, what you say is what you say."
Some were for the old lady Hou Ye, some were for his father Zhou Fu, and some quietly asked his father what was wrong with giving gifts to the sisters and brothers of the other aunts.
The eldest sister and the third sister are all married, and the rest are the elder brothers and younger sisters. A few years ago, there was a younger sister who was born by the youngest Aunt Li.
Zhou Fu took a look and saw that there was nothing inappropriate, nodded and said, "Thoughtful, ask someone around you to copy a gift list. You can send it over."
"It has already been copied, and it can be delivered now."
"That's good, let's send it."
Zhou Fu didn't care too much about these things, it was fine to go out without presents.It's all family.
The gifts from the two married brothers and the aunt's are placed last.Just now she asked Zou Fang to transport various items to the second sister's courtyard.
Presumably they are all in the second sister's yard now.
Including the second sister, there is no way to jump up.
The room was full, and as Wu Jia went back and forth, the number of boxes gradually decreased.
Zhou Yulan stood in the yard, watching the boxes of presents brought in and delicate objects, she muttered softly, "Fourth sister is really rich and powerful."
Mrs. Qiao at the side gave an angry look at the daughter of the white-eyed wolf beside her, "Huh."
"Mother, I'm not wrong. The brocade, silk, and top-grade cotton cloth sent by my fourth sister are all first-class good things. There are also jewelry, and some exquisite objects, which one is not good. How can I return favors in the future? ah?"
Worry, I really don't know how to return favors in the future.
She is not a cheapskate like the eldest sister, she only goes in and out.Favors still have to be repaid, and reciprocity is the long-term way.
Mrs. Qiao was too lazy to talk to her own daughter who was talking nonsense and not in the right shape.
After delivering the presents, the exhausted Yuanyuan returned to the courtyard where she lived, took a shower, washed her hair, and went to bed.
No one can stop sleeping.
When I fell asleep and woke up naturally, it was dusk.
Zhou Haoyu, who was about to move to live in the front yard, came to Fourth Sister's courtyard after school, waiting while reviewing his homework.
Aunt Mei was also sitting on the porch doing needlework.
Quietly, without speaking, waiting for the person on the bed in the house to wake up.
Zou Fang leisurely stewed soup in the kitchen, preparing it for those who were still sleeping.
He woke up smelling the fragrance, wearing simple and comfortable plain clothes.When he came out, he didn't speak when he saw Aunt Mei, and squatted directly beside Aunt Mei, reaching out to hug Aunt Mei.
Whispering, "Auntie, I miss you so much, I miss Haoyu."
Aunt Mei hugged Yuanyuan and said softly, "Auntie misses you too, Haoyu is nagging every day, when is my sister coming home?"
The mother and daughter hugged each other, and Zhou Haoyu, who was studying in the study next door, came out and squatted aside, hugging his sister.
"Sister, don't leave again." There was still a little fear in her tone.
He really misses his sister, how nice she is, with her by his side, he feels that everything is fine.
He always feels uneasy without his sister around. He has grown up and knows a lot of things.He is also sensible, the eldest brother and the second brother treat him well, he understands that half of it is blood relationship, and half is because of his own sister.
"Sister can't guarantee it, but try to be as good as possible?"
I can't guarantee it, and I can't promise it.
Haoyu pursed his lips, but he also knew what his sister meant.
"it is good."
At the end of the warm moment, Aunt Mei said, "After lunch, the second girl, the eldest grandma, and the second grandma all came. Seeing that you are still awake, I left first.
They said, let you get a good night's sleep and don't come at night.I'll thank you for the gift tomorrow morning. "
"Well, I see. Auntie, let's go have dinner."
Holding one hand, she walked in the middle, holding the most important relative in this world.
Zhou Haoyu hadn't eaten Zou Fang's food for almost two years. He was so hungry that he kept eating, but his movements were graceful and his manners were excellent.
The next day, I woke up late and just washed up, and I haven't had time to say hello.Then the imperial edict came, and the whole family rushed to receive the imperial edict.
Even Zhou Fu, who had just returned to the residence, hurriedly greeted the imperial edict before he even had time to change out of his court uniform.
The whole family knelt down, with men in front and women behind.
A room full of people, kneeling and listening for a long time, the first half is dispensable, the general meaning of the latter is that the Zhou family has a daughter, Zhou Yuyuan, who is beautiful, intelligent, knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, elegant and demure, and is accused of marrying the prince. concubine.
Zhou's family were stunned by an imperial decree, pointing it out to the prince, can the prince wait?
It will take another three or four years to complete, and the prince will be old by then.
No wonder, all the princes under the crown prince are married, and the crown prince has never had a big marriage. The emperor of affection has always planned this way.
Both happy and worried.
There are a lot of things to worry about, in case it refers to the two side concubines now.After entering the East Palace, the eldest son is born, what to do in the future, at least the eldest son must come from the belly of his own girl.
Don't think that the prince is not the eldest son, but the son of the eldest son.That's because the queen had two sons back then, but they died before they grew up.
The existing princes were not rearranged until after today's ascension to the throne.
The crown prince who was finally canonized was still the son of the queen.
But whether the prince can reach the end, no one can guarantee.
It's just that the current attitude still supports the prince.
The one who was most confused was Yuanyuan, how could she become a princess with a small bean sprout? The emperor really messed up.
She is the princess.
She was about to explode on the spot, and wanted to run away on the spot.
She didn't know why she accepted the imperial decree in a daze, and then left in a daze. Anyway, she was in a daze.
She didn't react for a day, even if the elders in the family, brother and sister-in-law congratulated her, they didn't feel it.
Anyway, I have been dumbfounded.This is the first time, really, the operation of the emperor is really incomprehensible.
Stimulation is increased.
The wedding date was directly fixed, three years later, when she was just 16 years old.
She really didn't want to get married and have children at the age of 16.
Distressed man lying on bed with blank eyes, thinking of death.
What congratulations, she didn't feel any joy, all sadness.
In less than an hour, all the big households in the capital knew about it.The emperor proposed marriage to the crown prince, and she is still the concubine of Zhenchuan Houfu, what kind of operation is this?
Not only Yuanyuan thinks so, everyone thinks so.
The next day, people came to congratulate her one after another.
The Zhou Mansion received a wave of close relatives, and some people who were close to them began to confine the gates of the mansion.
They will not be accepted at all.
What annoys Yuanyuan the most is that she has also become the darling of the mansion.A bunch of people followed wherever I went, as well as the mothers and maids (servants) bestowed by the queen.
In the Lu family, the crown prince was sitting in the gazebo. Lu Wenyan asked amusedly, "I didn't expect that, the emperor pointed to a little girl, so I just said, why didn't he marry you all the time? Those below you are all married or are about to get married up.
Look at the Seventh Prince who is about to get married soon.That Seventh Prince and Concubine is amazing, the third girl from the Zhou Mansion was arranged by her to marry a poor scholar. Although she has some talent, she is not a person with shocking talent. "
Thinking of the episode last year, Lu Wenyan wanted to laugh.
"Very good, that's just the private behavior of that concubine daughter. It has nothing to do with the Zhou Mansion."
The prince doesn't want the future Yue family to get mixed up with the evil Lao Qi.
"That's, I'm sure, none of the elders in the Zhou Mansion know what the third girl did."
"You pay more attention to those guys who harbor evil intentions."
"I know. Do you want to go and see the crown princess who was bestowed by the emperor?"
"I'll see you, don't worry."
Yuanyuan is uncomfortable and feels aggrieved, but she doesn't care much if she can make money.
Since you're fine and feel aggrieved, find someone to vent your anger on.People who didn't do anything to clean up before, now have the time and energy to hold back their anger and create some troubles for them.
The first pick is Zhou Yuhua, who made her want to kill the original owner.
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