Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

After hearing Sister Feng's words, Mrs. Shi Nai frowned slightly, wondering which palace Yuan Chun could marry into.There are five county palaces in this world, Dongping Palace, Nan'an Palace, Xining Palace, and Beijing Palace, and Dong'an Palace, which is a direct brother of the old prince of Dongping Palace. Apart from this, there is no County Palace.

Princess Dongping and Princess Dong'an are still alive, and they are close friends of the same generation as Jia Min. The King of Dongping County and the King of Dong'an County are a few years older than Jia Zheng, and they are half a hundred now.The king of Nan'an County is a lower generation, but he married Zhen Yingjia's daughter, and he had an old friendship with Rongguo Mansion, and he did not die.The water-soluble talent in the Beijing Prince's Mansion has only been a prince for a few years, and he has not lost the crown, but he became a relative as early as after he became a filial piety.Mrs. Shi Nai suddenly remembered that the concubine of the Prince of Xining had only been gone for half a year, could it be him?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Shi Nai glanced at Sister Feng, and listened quietly to Mother Jia asking which family Sister Feng was from. Sister Feng smiled and said, "It's the Xining Palace. The princess of Xining has been gone for half a year. The old lady and aunt know about it. Now the prince of Xining But in his thirties, he is in his prime, and his skills are first-class, so wouldn't he be very suitable for a big girl?"

After hearing this, Madam Shi Nai felt exactly as she expected, Sister Feng was really referring to the Prince of Xining.

In the past, the four kings, eight lords and twelve lords all followed the Taizu to fight the world together, but when it comes to intimacy, they are the four kings and eight lords, who have been friends for generations. Because their ancestral homes are all in Jinling, their own family and the royal family are listed in the same four. The Zhen family, when they made their fortunes, the Zhen family hadn't started yet, so although the Zhen family took over four times, it was not as good as them.

Seeing that Jia Mu hesitated for a moment, she said: "Although the prince of Xining is good, he already has children under his knees, and daughters are fine, but the eldest son is destined to be sister Ru of the Yang family. The Yang family is very powerful, so what good is Yuan girl marrying?" According to Jia's mother, even if Yuan Chun was to fill in the house, it would be better if the former wife did not have a son, but a daughter would be fine, otherwise, in the future, Yuan Chun will be born How to inherit the family business after having a son?

Mrs. Shi Nai was secretly amused, she wanted to have a good family, good looks and good character, but also wanted to be childless, if there was such a good thing in the world, how could it be Yuanchun's turn?After all, she is just the eldest daughter of a fifth-rank official, and bears the name of the eldest granddaughter of Rong Guogong. After all, even if the prince of Xining is the second son, there are more girls who are taller than Yuanchun. Sister Feng's mother-in-law is the direct sister of Concubine Xining, who would have thought of Yuan Chun?

Sister Feng's natural ability makes others smile with flattery. Now she has given birth to two sons and a daughter, and she is even more favored by Mrs. Niu. They are very kind on weekdays.Mrs. Niu saw that Sister Feng was worried about Yuanchun's marriage, and suddenly remembered that the prince of Xining had lost his wife, so she made peace with it.

Concubine Xining and this younger sister have a good relationship. I met Yuan Chun when I was walking outside. She is indeed a dignified and beautiful virtuous woman. I heard that she has been urging her younger brother to study in recent years. It can be seen that she is smart and knowledgeable. 24 years old is not very old , After thinking about it, I liked it, so Fang ordered Sister Feng to ask the Jia family what they meant.

Sister Feng praised the prince of Xining brilliantly, saying how kind the concubine Xining is, how capable the prince of Xining is, and how filial his sons and daughters are, etc., and finally said: "Old lady, I didn't talk about it. What about a perfect thing? The moon in the sky still has waxing and waning times! The prince of Xining has passed his thirties, if he has no children, it would be a joke. This marriage is really one in a hundred. Well, I can't help it anymore."

Sister Feng talked on the phone and was very thirsty. When she saw Yuanyang handing tea, she quickly took it in her hand and drank it in one gulp. empathetic."

Because of Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng has always been in Jia's house since she was a child, and she was stubborn with Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and others. , so Yuanyang just smiled when he heard this, and didn't take it seriously, but retreated to Jiamu's side.

After hearing this, Jia Mu smiled and said, "If you love her, take her here. I'm willing."

Sister Feng was originally a temper soaked in a vinegar vat. She didn't expect that her words would provoke Jia's mother to speak like this. She laughed and said, "The old lady loves me, but I dare not take what others like!"

Jia's mother also knew Sister Feng's temperament. Fortunately, Niu Yaozu's natural good nature allowed Sister Feng to be jealous and never took concubines. The Rongguo Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion had a good relationship. "Can I not know you? Don't worry. What you said just now is reasonable, but it's up to your aunt and uncle to decide."

According to the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, Jiamu and Yuanchun are separated by a layer, so they can't just insist on making decisions.

Sister Feng hurriedly looked at Mrs. Wang present, and said with a smile: "What do you think, aunt? Anyway, let me go back to our wife, don't waste too much time. If you agree, that's fine. If you don't agree, you can ask our wife to tell aunt. Please ask my aunt to choose another beautiful woman as a wife for the prince's cousin." Now, Sister Feng is a good husband and son-in-law, both sons and daughters, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are close, and the whole family is in charge of the house by herself. When the scenery is most prosperous, she is not as respectful to Mrs. Wang as before. .

Mrs. Wang was thinking about the personnel affairs of the Xining Prince's Mansion. She often went out in the name of the Duke's Mansion, so she was familiar with it. As Sister Feng said, except for the fact that the Prince of Xining had children, everything else was impeccable.Yuan Chun can't delay any longer, she can't be an imperial concubine, and being a princess is also very respectable, let's see who dares to laugh at their family.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Mu and saw Jia Mu sitting quietly on it without showing the slightest expression. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Wait a minute, the master happens to be at home today. I'll go ask, come back and talk to me." you say."

Sister Feng thought it made sense, so she agreed.

Mrs. Wang stood up and bid farewell to Mother Jia, who waved her hand to let her go, and then talked to Mrs Shi Nai, with Sister Feng beside her, it was a pleasure.

When talking about Xiangyun, Jia Mu said to Mrs. Shi Nai: "I know I miss Yun girl, why don't you bring her clothes and bedding with you this time? I want to keep her for a while. There are sisters here with you, why don't you come here?" What are you worried about? Take her out at such a young age, not afraid that she will offend someone? Wait until you are older. "

Mrs. Shi Nai was noncommittal, and said: "Young girl Yun is not young anymore. She is eleven years old and only a few months younger than Tanchun. In a year or two, it's time to talk about kissing. If you don't go out to learn some social skills at this time, you still have to go out." When are you waiting?"

Sister Feng was drinking tea, she nodded her head in agreement and said, "Mrs. Shi is right. People like us should learn some of these skills seriously. Nowadays, when you talk about marriage, who doesn't look at the girl's social skills? How many friends do you have?" ?The world pays attention to connections, and the handkerchiefs from the daughters of the boudoir are counted among them. Only then can you help your husband's family."

Mrs. Shi Nai couldn't help being a little surprised when she heard this, she looked at Sister Feng and said, "It's strange that Taoists say that you will be separated for three days, you should look at it with admiration. I see that you have improved a lot now than before, and you can say such golden and jade words."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "It's because our uncle taught us well."

Sister Feng secretly sighed in her heart, after being married to Niu Yaozu for a few years, she didn't know what to learn, and they were so taboo about what to do. At that time, she often regretted that she only went to Jia's house and almost missed her life.

Mrs. Shi Nai said with emotion: "We all know the benefits of your uncle, you are also a blessed child."

Sister Feng smiled and nodded and said yes, now she has figured it out, Mrs. Wang has no good intentions in letting herself marry Jia Lian. She understands the suspicion of the eldest wife and the second wife better than others. If she married Jia Lian, what would happen to the two spouses Balance, I don't know how to do it at all, I am in a dilemma when I offend my aunt by favoring the first wife, and offend my in-laws and husband by favoring the second wife.Therefore, every time she thinks of this, Sister Feng feels cold sweat dripping down her cheeks, secretly rejoicing that she is married to Niu Yaozu, so she does not treat Mrs. Wang as before.

Mother Jia frowned, feeling a little regretful that Sister Feng was not able to marry into her family that day. She liked such a straightforward temperament, but she didn't care much about what the two said, and said to Mrs. Shi Nai: "You have a heart, but there are many things. It doesn't happen overnight, Liuyun girl will stay here for a few days, and I will pick her up another day."

Mrs. Shi Nai was about to protest when she suddenly saw Xiangyun running in from the outside, and said with a smile, "Auntie, my ancestor misses me so much, Auntie will let me stay for a few days."

Xiangyun came to Jia's house and met Baoyu and other sisters. He felt like a fish in water, unlike the Shijia who had to do needlework. He was very tired, so he privately begged Baoyu to ask Jia Mu to speak for him.Baoyu grew up with Shi Xiangyun, wishing he could live in Rongguo Mansion every day, why not?So immediately bring Shi Xiangyun over.Not wanting to hear what Jia Mu and Mrs. Shi Nai said outside, Shi Xiangyun feared that Mrs. Shi Nai would refuse again, so he couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart, so he came out and said this immediately.

Mrs. Shi Nai looked at Baoyu who came in with Xiangyun, frowned, and said, "Young girl Yun, what are you doing? You put aside all the rules that I taught you every day? Which lady is like you? It’s strange not to make people laugh when you go out!”

Xiangyun couldn't help shaking Jia Mu's arm, but he didn't dare to show his desire to live in Rongguo Mansion in front of Mrs. Shi Nai.

Mother Jia put her arms around Shi Xiangyun, smiled at Mrs. Shi Nai, and said, "Let us, old and young, have a good time with each other for a few days. If you don't have time to pick her up in a few days, I'll send someone to take her back."

Mrs. Shi Nai was not willing, anyway, Shi Xiangyun was already ten years old, and he was helping her, so how could he stay in the Rongguo Mansion and hang out with Baoyu?No one understands Baoyu's temperament better than Mrs. Shi Nai. Even if Yuanchun is watching, but Yuanchun is talking about marriage, how many years can he watch?For the honor of the historian's daughter, she must not let Xiangyun stay in the Rongguo Mansion, so she said: "The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, our Lord Marquis and the third younger brother are both in the capital, so what's the point of letting Yun girl to celebrate the New Year at the mansion? If it spread, it would make people laugh at our family of historians, and I was thinking of asking girl Yun to go to her uncle's house tomorrow. Therefore, let me take girl Yun back, anyway, we can meet each other during the New Year and drink New Year's wine. In a hurry."

Xiangyun's aunt is Sister Feng's aunt, although she is not as close as Mrs. Wang, but among the daughters of the Wang family, the family she married is second only to her three aunts, and she understands Mrs. Shi Nai's worries, and said with a smile: " I don't think the old lady can force others to do anything difficult, after all, Sister Yun's aunt is still my aunt, and I also want my aunt to accept more gifts!"

Seeing that Mrs. Shi Nai insisted on not responding, Jia's mother had no choice but to give up for the time being, and did not want to keep Xiangyun to stay.

Seeing that Mother Jia didn't agree with her, Xiangyun was immediately disappointed, but she was a very smart woman, and she lived in front of her uncle and aunt, so she didn't dare to show it. The child didn't dare to refute the words of the elders, and he didn't say a word or two of begging.

Mrs. Shi Nai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Niu Yaozu is really good at teaching Sister Feng to be so sensible, she wonders when she will be able to overcome Shi Xiangyun's temper.

Sister Feng couldn't see what Mrs. Shi Nai was thinking, she just smiled.She thought in her heart that although Mrs. Wang is her own aunt, but she doesn't get along with Jia Min, she will definitely not introduce herself. On the contrary, the two masters of the historian family have been friends with Lin Ruhai for many years, and they are also Jia Min's first cousins. When Min came to the capital, he would definitely meet the wives of historians. When he got the chance, Niu Yaozu would be very happy to go back. Niu Yaozu had already said that Lin Ruhai was the one he admired the most.Sister Feng thought that Lin Ruhai won the number one prize back then and had a very high reputation among literati, and being friendly with their family would be beneficial to Niu Yaozu, so she wanted to meet Jia Min a long time ago.

But it is said that when Mrs. Wang arrived at Mengpo Zhai, someone had already notified her that all the Qingke boys had withdrawn, and Mrs. Wang entered with the help of Jin Chuan's hand.Jia Zheng was looking at an authentic painting by a famous artist hanging on the wall, when he heard the sound, he turned his head and said, "What's the matter, come to my study and talk about it? We should finish talking quickly, let us continue to appreciate calligraphy and painting."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly explained the reason for Sister Feng's visit, and explained in detail the power of Xining Palace.

Jia Zheng was silent for a moment, then said, "You are the mother of Yuanchun, you are the master."

As soon as Madam Wang heard this, she knew that Jia Zheng was very satisfied with the marriage in the Xining Palace, a smile appeared on her face, and she said: "If that's the case, I agree."

Jia Zheng nodded, and Mrs. Wang quit, and went back to Jia's mother's room to talk to Sister Feng. Sister Feng clapped her hands and said, "Since my aunt and uncle have agreed, and the old lady doesn't object, I'll go back to our wife. The day asked for a will to grant marriage."

When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard this, they remembered that the prince of Xining became a nobleman, and that marriages are decided by the superiors. It would be very dignified if they were given marriages, so they agreed with a smile.

Concubine Xining had already talked about this with the Prince of Xining, and the Prince of Xining had long coveted the old ministries left by Jia Daishan, and they happened to be under her command. If they married Yuan Chun, how could they not accept themselves?Feeling satisfied, Concubine Xining immediately went to the palace to ask for an order after she got a reply from Mrs. Niu.

After Emperor Changqing heard about it from Empress Yu, he sneered. Could he guess the plan of Xining Palace?But now Jia She is honestly taking care of his grandson at home, and has long since stopped interacting with his old father and the old ministry. The prince of Xining will not shake his foundation if he takes over, so he might as well follow them and order the Ministry of Rites to give him a marriage.

As the news spread, everyone said that Yuanchun had good luck, and it really lived up to its birthday on the first day of the first lunar month.

A princess came out of the Rongguo Mansion. Although she was a second concubine, many people were envious of having such a respectable and noble marriage in Yuanchun's capacity. Moreover, the foundation of the Jia family was still there, so they came to congratulate her.

Not to mention how lively and happy the two families are, there is one family that is very angry, and it is the family of Princess Xining.It was less than a year since Princess Xining died of illness, and the Palace of Xining continued to renew the prince with great fanfare, asking for decrees and proposing marriage, with great music, but they didn't tell them who would renew the marriage, so how could they accept it calmly?

It stands to reason that the son-in-law's reincarnation must be reviewed and approved by the Yue family. Back then when Jia Amnesty made the reincarnation, the eldest girl from the Xing family chosen by the Jia family was not because the Li family did not agree, and Mrs. Dou was chosen instead?Who would have thought that the Xining Palace did not reveal anything, so they went to ask for an order first.

In addition, the eldest son and eldest daughter brother and sister of the Xining Prince's Mansion still observe their mother's filial piety, wear sackcloth and filial piety at home, and are vegetarians. Today, they see lanterns and festoons inside and outside the mansion, and people come and go to congratulate, and there is no quietness. I don't see anyone feeling the slightest bit sad because of his mother's death, and his heart is full of sadness. Before Yuan Chun entered the house, he already resented Yuan Chun [-] points.

When Jia Min heard about this, he sighed deeply. Could it be that the daughters raised by her mother's family thought that they could live with exotic goods?Life in the deep palace is not easy, so is life in the palace easier?Which dynasty and generation of kings with different surnames are not feared by their superiors?Yuan Chun is also a good girl with both talents and looks, I hope she can be safe and sound.

Jia Min also felt the thoughts of Princess Xining's natal family and children. Although it is natural for the Prince of Xining to reunite, why should he be in such a hurry when his wife dies and his husband stays with him for a year?So I persuaded Jia Mu for a while.

When Jia Mu heard this, she woke up immediately, and hurriedly called the official media, and went to the Xining Palace to say that the date of engagement and marriage would be postponed. Things like this, when others saw that they were more understanding than the Xining Palace, they couldn't help but praise them.

After Yuan Chun learned about it, he broke out in a cold sweat, annoyed that he didn't expect that the prince of Xining had lost his wife for a year.

Mother Jia said to Mrs. Wang: "You still blame me for loving Min'er. If it wasn't for her, who of us would have thought of coming here? How will Yuan girl gain a foothold in Xining Palace? How will she face the pair of children left by Princess Xining? "

Although Jia Min rejected Jia's mother's proposal of marrying the two jades, but after all, they are the flesh and blood of direct relatives, and the Lin family is booming now. Jia's mother thought that her children and grandchildren would not live up to expectations. In the future, Jia Lian would have to rely on Lin Ruhai to become an official. Therefore, although there was disappointment, but no resentment, he treated Jia Min as usual, and did not forget to talk about Jia Min's benefits in front of Mrs. Wang and others.

Mrs. Wang held the rosary in her hand, and said respectfully: "The old lady is right, and I will keep the benefits of my aunt in mind."

Yuan Chun's expression was full of gratitude to Jia Min.

Mother Jia took advantage of the situation and said a few words, and ordered people to add three points to the annual ceremony when they returned to Lin's house, and also asked people to send some big woolen cloaks prepared earlier to Jia Min's mother and son.On the day when Jia Min came, Mother Jia was so refuted by Jia Min that she was speechless. Afterwards, she never thought of the cloak she had prepared earlier and sent it to her today.

Jia Min accepted the gift and received the cloak, feeling a little warm in his heart.

She is now able to ascertain the reason why she hates the Jia family. Although she still can't remember what she saw in her dream, every time some trivial images float in front of her eyes, she can slowly piece together the truth. She thinks that Daiyu once lived in Rongguo Mansion, Daiyu has not been properly taken care of, except for Jiamu, everyone must have bullied Daiyu, so she plans to go far away from the Rongguo Mansion, and only talk about the relationship between mother and daughter.

The year is busy, and the first month is already out.

Seeing that her natal family was acting in a fairly orderly manner, Jia Min secretly felt relieved and took care of Lin Rui's dowry.

Not long after she came to the capital, she invited the official matchmaker to Zeng's house in late October. The two discussed and decided to hire on February 26 next year. Time, no more delay.

Zeng Jing is three years younger than Lin Rui, and she will be 16 next year. No matter how reluctant Zeng Ming and his wife are, they cannot keep her in the boudoir for long.

Because Zeng's family was not very rich, and Zeng Ming had never been an official, the cost of traveling in the mountains and rivers these years was not small, Princess Wende sent a matchmaker to say that he could only give Zeng Jing a dowry of [-] to [-] to [-] to [-], which was exhausting. She knows that the Lin family has a century-old foundation and the eldest son is getting married. They have already seen the betrothal gift list, which is extremely generous. Daughter and man, that's why Fang had this intention, and asked the Lin family to slightly reduce the amount of the dowry.

For the sake of her children, Princess Wende has taken great pains. Fortunately, she is the honor of the princess. Although the dowry of [-] to [-] yuan is not as good as that of the Lin family's married daughter, it is still first or second-class in the capital. The daughter lost face.

After Jia Min quietly listened to what the official matchmaker said on behalf of Princess Wende, she didn't know the painstaking efforts of Zeng Ming and his wife. She didn't need the official matchmaker to go back and forth, so she agreed immediately. However, she respected the Zeng family and felt sorry for the eldest son. For those dowry gifts, only the dowry was reduced from 10 taels to 5 taels of silver, so that the two families would be about the same.

Jia Min is open-minded, he is reluctant to marry his daughter, the same is true of the Zeng family, they have raised their daughter for more than ten years, and they are about to enter their own house to continue the incense for the Lin family, so they have prepared a lot of dowry gifts, thank Zeng Ming and his wife for raising a good daughter, as a token of respect.These betrothal gifts and betrothal money Zeng Ming and his wife can completely stay. Most people in the world act like this. The betrothal gift and betrothal money was originally reserved for the parents of the bride's family, but Jia Min expected that they would definitely put it into Zeng Jing's dowry and bring it back return.

Zeng Ming and Princess Wende got Jia Min's newly drafted gift list from the official matchmaker. Apart from the dowry, the bride price was 5 taels. It doesn't matter.

After Zeng Jing heard about it, she was more grateful for Jia Min's understanding.

When Jia Min was taking care of the dowry, he was also counting Daiyu's dowry. She would be engaged in the capital and leave the court in the future, so she brought all the dowry with her.At the end of the count, Jia Min couldn't help sighing. The dowry that the family had prepared for Daiyu accounted for more than [-]% of the family's property besides the ancestral property. At that time, the Yu family must spend all of the family's property to hire her?

Lin Rui came back from the outside and saw Jia Min's frowning face, so he hurriedly asked why.

After listening to Jia Min's explanation, Lin Rui couldn't help but smiled and said: "In the past, Mrs. Yu was so close to our family, how could she not know how much her sister's dowry was? Now there is only Heng'er in the family. The dowry, they will not lose the slightest bit. What's more, our family does not keep the dowry, so how much they send, we will give it to my sister as a dowry, why should mother be so worried? Although there are a thousand people who pay attention to the dowry and dowry Up and down, but eight or nine out of ten people don't care much. In the whole world, the dowry is more generous than the bride price. It's just that the Zeng family pays attention to reputation. Their family background is not as good as ours. If they don't pay attention to this, it is inevitable It makes people laugh, so please cut down the dowry."

After finishing speaking, Lin Rui continued: "Mother, don't underestimate the Yu family just because there are only Mrs. Yu and Yu Heng's grandfather and grandson. The reason why their family can produce a queen is because of their own efforts. From generation to generation, the accumulated family property is more than ours. When the family was divided, Heng'er got half of it, and only [-] to [-]% came out, which was equivalent to the dowry we bought for my sister."

After the two families agreed to get married, Yu Heng did not hide the affairs of the Yu family from Lin Rui. He also said that Mrs. Yu had already arranged for the amount of dowry. As far as Lin Rui knew from Yu Heng, it was no less than what their family gave Dai Jade prepared the dowry.

Therefore, when Lin Rui learned of Jia Min's worry, he secretly laughed and hurriedly explained how serious it was.

Jia Min said angrily: "What do you know? This way, it will inevitably attract people's attention, saying that our daughter is too noble, and even ask her husband's family to use all the family property to hire her. If someone really said that, in the future How will my granddaughters get out of the cabinet?"

Lin Rui couldn't help blushing, and said, "Where did the mother go? What granddaughter? The son hasn't married yet, and the mother thinks too far. Besides, as I said earlier, the dowry in the world is richer than the bride price There are so many of them, not only our family, who cares? It can only be said that our family values ​​our sisters. We don’t steal or rob, why are we afraid of being conspicuous? Whose daughter is not married with red dowry? Dowry is the foundation of girls in their husband’s family Naturally, the more the better, the more envied others are, the more respectable we are. Let's just look at the scene where the Gu family's former son was hired by the Su family. With the Su family's younger sister Zhuyu in front, the younger sister is not too conspicuous."

After Jia Min listened to his words, she lowered her head and thought, quite reasonable, when preparing the dowry for Daiyu, if the Zeng family hadn't requested to cut down the dowry today, how could she have thought of the matter of the Yu family's betrothal?So he laughed and said: "I forgot about Miao Er, Miao Er's dowry is more than twice as much as your sister's!"

Su Li and his wife are over half a hundred years old, and they only have one daughter, Miaoyu. They often say that after a hundred years, if Miaoyu is in the house, she will only have half of the family property. , they all gave Miaoyu a dowry, which is a huge amount of 300 to [-] million, but because their family has a large collection of antiques and calligraphy and paintings, and there will be a box of silver at that time, it will not be very conspicuous, and it will not be eye-catching. There are so many shops and farms that it is inevitable that people will be envious and jealous.

However, Su Li has always done his own thing, and now he is a confidant in front of Emperor Changqing, even if others envy him, so what?The Su family is also a century-old family. It was passed down to Su Li and inherited the two families. He is willing to prepare so much dowry for Miaoyu. .

After the Gu family heard about it, Gu Yue and Mrs. Gu were so anxious that their hair turned gray. Even if they used all the things in their family as dowry gifts, they still couldn't match the Su family.In the end, Gu Yue made the decision himself. Except for offering sacrifices to Tian's ancestral home, the rest of the family business was divided into two, and the half that belonged to Gu Shi was taken as the dowry. Even so, it was far inferior to the dowry prepared by the Su family for Miaoyu.Outsiders don't know about their own family affairs, not to mention that Gu Xun and Chen's couple have been married for many years.

It was late October when they were hired. At that time, Jia Min and Lin Rui had already entered Beijing, and they both saw it with their own eyes.

Because of Gu Shi's age, Miaoyu and Gu Shi's wedding day was set on the sixth day of February. The day before she left the court, the dowry was exposed. Jia Min went to add makeup to her, and the courtyard, house and hall were full of people The dowry dazzled almost everyone's eyes.

Although Jia Min felt that Daiyu's dowry was shocking enough, when he saw Miaoyu's dowry, he still felt quite inferior.

Except for mutton wine, sugar cakes, etc., the dowry money from the Gu family was put in the dowry. With Miaoyu's dowry to the Gu family, plus the dowry prepared by the Su Li couple for Miaoyu, it would cost more than a few hundred. Carrying it into the gate of the Gu family, half of the dowry here has not been shipped out, and it is more appropriate to describe it as ten miles of red makeup.It was laid in the Gu family, so crowded that the Gu family didn't even have a foothold. If there were people in the Gu family who objected to the amount of employment at that time, seeing Miaoyu's dowry, they could only be convinced.

Nowadays, the more dowry is emphasized, the better. Daughters have a generous dowry. In the past, they would not be offended. They can live in their husband's house straight up, without spending a penny, and will not be neglected by their husband's family. Therefore, there is no limit to the amount of dowry. Even though Miaoyu's dowry is much larger than when Empress Yu came out of the cabinet, it is still not a violation of the law, because a piece of furniture is a lift, a box of clothes is also a lift, Miaoyu's dowry includes everything, just the tiles at the beginning Dozens of adobes are lifted, isn't it enviable?

The last dowry that the Su family gave to Miaoyu was the boards and shrouds that Su Li had chosen when preparing the coffin for his husband and wife. Hard to buy.Regarding this, the Gu family was even more satisfied with Miaoyu.The voices of the people who read the dowry are all hoarse, and they have changed three people, but they still haven't finished reading.

Mrs. Su didn't care at all how the Gu family asked people to recite the dowry, and how they laid out the dowry for people to see. Anyway, the dowry has not been delivered yet, and relatives and friends are also adding makeup. There are all kinds of antiques, which are extremely heavy, so he smiled and said to Jia Min: "You are too expensive."

Jia Min didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "I watched Miao Er grow up, she is no different from my daughter. How can I be stingy when she goes out? What is it to give me something? Besides, I will marry my daughter tomorrow." , don’t you want to give it? I’m here to please you, so that when my daughter comes out of the cabinet, you will be more generous.”

Everyone laughed.

Mrs. Su said: "Don't worry, your daughter is also my daughter. In previous years, when we corresponded, the two sisters had more letters than us. When she went out, I also prepared a dowry for her."

After hearing this, Jia Min hurriedly said, "How can this be so?"

Mrs. Su smiled and said: "I am Daiyu's godmother. You prepared a dowry for Princess Xiaojing back then. Why can't I prepare a dowry for my goddaughter when it comes to me? Anyway, Miao'er has left the court, and the rest of the family If you keep it, you will have to go to the national treasury in the future, so it is better to give it to your daughter as a dowry, so that she can give her some confidence, and the two sisters will support each other in the future, which is better than anything else." Their family only has [-]% of the family business left, but there are hundreds of thousands of them. Ju, when he and Su Li are gone, and there are no clansmen, they will have to be handed over to the court.

Naturally, Jia Min knew the pain of not having a son to inherit the incense, so she couldn't help but sigh deeply. Thanks to Su Li's open-minded nature and firm heart, otherwise, Mrs. Su would not have had a peaceful life today.

Because Jia Min talked about her daughter and heard Mrs. Su talking about her goddaughter, others were very curious, so they inevitably asked about Daiyu. Thinking of Su Li and Lin Ruhai's official positions, they secretly calculated the benefits of marrying Daiyu, He said: "Mrs. Lin has been in Beijing for a few months, why don't you take your son-in-law out for a walk? Let us meet."

When someone asks first, there will be more people who ask later.

How could Jia Min fail to see their plan, and repeated what he said to everyone in the Rongguo Mansion that day, and said with a smile: "The purpose of our master's transfer is to be sent to the south of the Yangtze River by the Minister of Rites in the second day of junior high school. After the Yanke censor handed over his official duties, he brought her to Beijing, and in two or three months at most, you will be able to see my daughter."

As Jia Min said, Emperor Changqian ordered Lin Ruhai to go to Beijing on the second day of February, and sent his confidant minister to Yangzhou to be a salt transport envoy. Wealth is not bound by money.However, Emperor Changqing knew that there was only one Lin Ruhai in the world, so he did not plan to re-elect that official.

Mrs. Su also knew the reason, and asked with a smile: "After all, Yu'er is twelve years old?"

Jia Min nodded, and it will be Daiyu's birthday in a few days. After her birthday, she will be twelve years old, and it's time to discuss marriage.When Daiyu was one year old, she was rewarded by the Supreme Emperor, and later summoned by the Supreme Emperor. When Emperor Changqing ascended the throne, it was the Flower Festival. No one knew that Daiyu's birthday was on the twelfth day of the second lunar month.

Immediately, someone asked: "Is it settled?" Lin Ruhai is about to be promoted, and he has a false title of first rank. After returning to Beijing, this is inevitable. The eldest daughter of a first and second rank official, who doesn't miss it?

Jia Min smiled and said: "I'm talking now, when our master comes to Beijing, there will probably be some plans."

Daiyu has reached her age, in order to prevent others from proposing marriage with Jia's mother, Jia Min simply took advantage of the large crowd today and deliberately revealed it.

However, Mrs. Su knew that the Lin family had already settled Yu Heng, and she thought it was good. She secretly planned what to prepare for Daiyu as a dowry. Wearing a big red shirt and skirt, her appearance is elegant and graceful. Although she can't hide the arrogance between her eyebrows, she has a natural beauty of hibiscus, which makes people feel heartbroken.

Jia Min pulled Miaoyu to talk, Miaoyu couldn't help shyly, and answered slowly.

Miaoyu was originally her Dharma name in Buddhism, but she has a different personality. She feels that Miaoyu is better than Su Miao and Qingyu, and she does not want to forget the years she spent with Master Lingtai, so she still calls Miaoyu. , and Daiyu opposite.

The next day was the first day, the Su family received officials and guests from outside, and guests from inside, it was very lively.

Jia Min came early, while Lin Rui went to Gu's house. When Gu Shi welcomed the bride, he was the make-up man, Lin Zhi was also at Gu's house, and Jia Min came to Su's house alone.There are more visitors today than yesterday. Yesterday when they put on makeup, they were all relatives and friends. Today is the first day when they leave the court. Not only relatives and friends, but also many colleagues have come. Everyone knows that Su Li and Emperor Changqing are very compatible in calligraphy and painting, not only the emperor and his ministers Words can describe it.

Mrs. Shi Nai also came, and she was very happy to see Jia Min. Sister Feng had long admired Jia Min's ability, so she hurriedly asked Mrs. Shi Nai to introduce her to visit.Mrs. Shi Nai thought that Sister Feng was quite understanding of world affairs, and she was not as unreasonable as the Jia family, so she was naturally happy.

Jia Min had heard about Sister Feng's personality, and remembered that although Lin Ruhai didn't like Niu Jizong, he praised Niu Yaozu a lot. When he saw Sister Feng, he naturally didn't treat her indifferently. Ye Ting's wife, Xiao Wang, also came. When they met, there were many more In other words, among them, Sister Feng made jokes, and everyone in the hall laughed from ear to ear.

Xiao Wang said to Jia Min: "I heard that Princess Huo is coming today."

Huo Can's reputation is not good, but after nearly 20 years, many people have forgotten the past. Although the Yang family's power is not as good as before, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, and it is still second to none in the capital.However, Huo Can acted improperly back then, so far she does not have the title of princess, she is called princess only because she is the eldest daughter of the Nan'an palace's direct relatives.

Jia Min was startled when he heard the news, and frowned, "What is she here for?" coming.

A trace of sarcasm flashed across Xiao Wang's face, and she said: "I heard that you came, so she came. In the past, Master Yang came to Beijing, and Princess Huo gave birth, so she only came to Beijing this year, so you have been in Beijing for a few months. I haven't seen her." Because of Ye Ting, Xiao Wang knows a lot about the affairs of Nan'an Palace.Since Yang Hao went to Beijing, Huo Can, who was the third son's wife, would also go to Beijing, but it was delayed.

Before he could say a word, he heard that Princess Huo had arrived.

Huo Can did not come here alone, although Yang Ru was rejected by several ladies in Yangzhou