The Lady of the Big House in the Red House

It's not a problem to come to take the imperial examination. In the end, it was Wei who came forward to ease the embarrassing atmosphere, "It's not like the monkey in my family who can only wield swords and knives. When asked to read, he would only complain that he was bored. He looked like he was about to doze off when he picked up the book. Ask our master to see him." He was almost so angry that the top of his head was smoking. "

"Then in the future, if you call him the number one scholar in the martial arts examination, you will be able to get it. Dancing with swords can strengthen your body." Xu Hui said with a smile.

A few people were talking and laughing, but the time passed quickly.When the maid reminded them that it was time to sit in, all the female relatives got up and went to the flower hall together.But until the guests who came to the banquet were sent away, Xu Hui still didn't tell Mrs. Meng what Jiamu meant.

After Lin Hai had an audience with the emperor, he was scheduled to return to Yangzhou on the third day of December.Mother Jia couldn't bear it, so she posted a post asking Jia Min to come over to speak.As the weather was getting colder, Jia Min didn't want her weak daughter in her womb to come out for a breeze, so she came alone, just in time to see Jia Yuanchun resting today, making fun in front of Jia's mother.

It will be Jia Yuanchun's 13th birthday in just over a month. The shape of the girl's eyes gradually became slender, her facial features gradually softened, and her stature began to rise. She was sitting in a goose yellow dress embroidered with pomegranate flowers Jia Mu's side made Jia Min return to the time when he was in front of Jia Mu in a trance.

"The eldest girl has grown in size again." Jia Min walked in with a smile, and asked Bai Shao to add a cloak of flowers to the fragrant bucket pattern on her underwear, and then said, "It's more like the second wife, but the face is still a little round , after a while, I'm afraid she will become a big girl."

On the other side, Mrs. Wang looked sullen, not at all as proud as Jia Min was when she came out.Last night, Jia Zheng stayed at Aunt Zhou's place again. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhao is now devoted to taking care of her daughter, but Mrs. Zhou has quietly regained the favor of the master.Mrs. Wang nodded slightly. She can't deal with Mrs. Zhao for the time being. You Mrs. Zhou are not my defeated opponents. This time, you will just deal with them again!

"Isn't it? Yuanchun will be 13 years old in a blink of an eye." Jia's mother didn't notice Wang's expression, but just touched Jia Yuanchun's bun lovingly, "When you were so old, you used to sit so obediently. Talk to me by my side, but think again, you are the mother of two children now."

Jia Min smiled lightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea before saying, "Isn't it? It's only after becoming a mother that I realize that there are so many things I can't stop worrying about."

But Xu Hui followed suit and said, "Brother Nan is seven years old in a blink of an eye, so you can see how quickly time flies."

Speaking of Lin Nan and Jia's mother, there is another worry.Although Baoyu and Daiyu are not much different in age, but I heard that Daiyu is a little weak in the womb and must be raised well. After thinking about it, Jiamu thinks that the marriage of the two Yu'er can be put aside; but Brother Nan Well, it's not that there are girls of the same age in the Jia family, but they are all girls from the side branch, so they are not worthy of being the son of a second-rank official.After much deliberation, Jia Wan from the big house is the right one, but the age difference between the two children is a bit far, and I don't know if I can persuade my daughter to agree to get married.

"...I heard that the old lady is looking for two nuns to teach the eldest girl?" Jia Mu had just recovered from her thoughts when she heard Jia Min ask.

"Yeah, it's better to have a teaching mother. I'm too old to watch Yuanchun all the time. The daughter-in-law of the government has to take care of Baoyu. I'm afraid I won't have time to teach Yuanchun the rules and housekeeping. That's why I thought of asking Nanny Xi to come to my door." This is what Jia's mother gave after discussing with Wang's, in order to avoid people talking about Yuanchun being a talent show.

Xu Hui raised her eyebrows slightly, but felt that this excuse was a good one, and it saved a lot of verbal disputes.She smiled and said: "Speaking of which, Li Guiren in the palace is now pregnant. Yesterday when a daughter-in-law entered the palace to pay her respects to the empress, she met her mother. I heard that their family is also looking for a teacher."

"Oh, what's going on?" The Li family probably doesn't have a suitable girl right now.Mother Jia asked.

"I heard that it was found for a friend's house in the south. My daughter-in-law was in a hurry to go to Fengyi Palace, so she didn't ask carefully." Xu Hui said.

The Li family is rising and rising, and they are also somewhat related to Princess Shunjun. Before that, Princess Shunjun often "met" Li Guiren in the palace, and I heard that the two were still having a good time.Xu Hui occasionally heard it mentioned by others in Fengyi Palace, saying that the Li family was recommended by King Shunjun to stand out from the candidates for the Northwest Governor's replacement, and now the head of the Li family, Li Wen, has rushed to the Northwest to take up the post.

"Probably someone asked their family to find a relationship." Jia Min said, "The south is far away from the capital, so you have to ask someone to help you with the matter of hiring a nanny."

"That's true." Mother Jia thought of the Zhen family.Zhen Yingjia's eldest daughter, Zhen Ru, is also old. It is impossible for their daughter not to participate in the draft, but their family has not sent anyone to Beijing to ask for help. Could it be that they cannot trust their Jia family?But after thinking about it, I think it's nothing. Although it is a good relationship from generation to generation, the Zhen family is standing behind the king of Shunjun. Their family can't be pulled into the carriage of supporting the king of Shunjun. It's a pity that so many years of affection have been lost up.

No.40 Second round

No.40 Second round of beating around the bush

"The emperor's health is not good." This was the first sentence Jia She said to Xu Hui after returning from court today.

"What's the matter?" Xu Hui asked someone to bring hot tea, and took off the outer cloak for him, "Didn't you be fine not long ago? Li Guiren is pregnant again now, and the emperor is even more happy. How should I say it?" Feeling a little unwell?"

Because Li Guiren is pregnant, the emperor feels that his sword is not old, and these days he frequently invites newcomers, so he is a little powerless.Naturally, Jia She could not say that the emperor's body was hollowed out by female sex, but said: "Probably because the age is approaching and things are cumbersome, and in the next few days there will be envoys from the country to pay homage. The emperor must be busy with state affairs."

"I also heard from my mother that it seems that the Prime Minister of Qianxiang Kingdom personally brought her daughter to court?" The heir to the throne, and the second daughter An Lingqian has always been pampered and grew up. This time she brought her to Beijing for marriage.Xu Hui stroked the rim of the teacup, "In addition, there is also the prime minister of Zhenzhen Kingdom. I heard that they brought treasures to see them, but they are in step."

Zhenzhen Kingdom and Qianxiang Kingdom have never been in harmony, but because they are both attached to Shangguo, they dare not act rashly.When Lord Zhenzhen heard that Lord Qianxiang brought his daughter to Beijing, he naturally wanted to make some arrangements, and he was determined not to allow the emperor to accept the second princess An as his concubine.

Jia She said: "This time, the emperor has handed over the matter of receiving the envoys from the subordinate countries to the King of Dejun. The emperor also wants to take this opportunity to take care of his health with peace of mind."

"It should be." Counting his age, the emperor is already in his fifties, and his body has been deficient in the past few years. If he doesn't take a good rest, he may leave the root cause of the disease.Xu Hui said again, "Uncle Lin has already decided to return to Yangzhou the day after tomorrow. Besides, I received a letter from the Xue family today, saying that Xue Xun, the head of the Xue family, will bring his wife and children to Beijing for a visit, mainly to inspect I own property in the capital, and ask my second younger sibling to meet her younger sister by the way."

It stands to reason that it is enough to send a confidant to Beijing to inspect the industry, but this time Xue Xun has to go to Beijing in person, and I don't know if it is a sudden whim or for other reasons.However, Mother Jia was very happy. If the Xue family had a house in the capital and Xue Xun said that the house had been cleaned, she would have ordered someone to set up a yard in the mansion for them to live in.

"After all, we are family friends, so we have to receive them so that we don't lose our manners." Jia Amnesty didn't know much about Xue Xun. They lived in the capital, but Xue's family had always lived in Jinling. The two families rarely had anything to do except exchanges of etiquette all the time. Friendship, but Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wang of the Xue family are sisters, so the two families have become a little closer over the years.

Xu Hui didn't have much impression of Xue Xun. She only remembered that Aunt Xue had a son and a daughter in the book.This time Xue Xun was going to take his wife and children to Beijing, so she might meet the young Xue Baochai.

After the New Year, the mansion welcomed Jia Yuanchun's two teaching nuns, Mrs. Song and Mrs. Zhang.Mrs. Song came from Fengyi Palace, and she had been serving the queen all along; Mrs. Zhang was released from Luanning Palace, where she usually taught women the rules of history.Therefore, the rules of the two are the strictest, which is what Wang Ziteng spent a lot of time finding for his niece.Although Xu Hui also recommended a few nanny to her, both Jiamu and Wang's "looked down on her", so in the end she was put by Xu Zhao's side.

Because it was the emperor's birthday soon, the envoys from Qianxiang Kingdom and Zhenzhen Kingdom stayed in the capital to celebrate the emperor's birthday.An Lingqian, on the other hand, stayed at the inn obediently, which did not match the rumored arrogant and domineering temperament.But Xu Hui just listened to it. After all, now that the Xue family has gone to Beijing, Mother Jia told her and the Wang family several times that Xu Hui's ears were almost callused.

It was a sunny day, because Xue’s family had posted a post saying that they would come to visit today, so the housewife and maids cleaned the house early, the tabletops were arranged the day before, and the cooks in the kitchen waited. It's all about when to start cooking.When the appointed time came, the Xue family's carriage had already arrived at the gate, and a woman opened the main gate to welcome them into the mansion.