The Lady of the Big House in the Red House

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"The eldest lady is used to making fun of me." Jia Yuanchun pursed his lips and replied with a faint smile.

It is estimated that Mammy pays attention to "smiling without showing teeth", every movement of Jia Yuanchun is as precise as a textbook, but it is less lively than before.Xu Hui glanced at Jia's mother with a satisfied look on her face, but smiled and said nothing.

"Mr. Yun and Mrs. Yin in Uncle Zhu's room are having a quarrel again. I heard that Mr. Zhu is so annoying that he has a headache." Seeing Xu Hui coming back from Rongqing Hall, Pianran quickly asked someone to bring a suit of common clothes, and said while changing Xu Hui into it. , "Grandma Zhu is pregnant and can't get angry now, and she has always been submissive. She doesn't know how to deal with it this time. I guess the second wife will get annoyed again later."

Mrs. Yun is a girl sent by Mrs. Wang, while Mrs. Yin belongs to Mrs. Jia. It is common for the two of them to quarrel frequently.It's just that this time Jia Zhu, who had just recovered from the illness, was disturbed by the quarrel. When word got out, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Jia must be very angry, and the two girls were waiting to eat melons.Xu Hui took off the Bu Yao from her head, took an ivory comb to smooth her hair, and said, "No matter how gentle Zhuer's daughter-in-law is, she has to deal with it. If you don't pay attention, those two girls will be afraid. I want to feel that my wife is weak, and I will definitely have a mess."

"Isn't it?" Pianran combed Xu Hui's hair into a loose bun again, holding only a jade hairpin with a gold inlaid bluestone longevity character on her arm, "I heard that Master Zhu liked those two girls in the past. A girl was serving them in front of her. Maybe that's why the two of them would be jealous, and Grandma Zhu didn't scold them much because she was afraid of Master Zhu's liking for them."

"You're confused..." Xu Hui sighed, "Forget it, we can only listen to what's going on in their yard, and no matter how much they say, some people will think we are meddling."

"Madam said so." Pianran took out another big red and golden invitation card, "This is an invitation card from the Xining Palace, saying that it is to invite my wife and sister Wan to come to the house to enjoy the chrysanthemum the day after tomorrow."

"Xining Prince's Mansion?" Xu Hui took a look at the post, and it was indeed the seal of Xining Prince's Mansion. In the past, they also sent people to celebrate the old lady's birthday, but after all, I only met the princess once, so why did you post a message to invite me to the house?"

"My wife has forgotten that there is a county head in Xining Palace, who is 12 years old this year." Pianran replied, "Although she is not the daughter of the county king of Xining, she was raised by the princess. The age of the county lord is matched, and the princess of the county will naturally find a good home for her. Besides, I'm afraid the old lady has got news..."

The eldest daughter of the Wang family of Xining County was born of Zhu Shi, the concubine of the former Prince of Xining County. Zhu Shi died of blood collapse after giving birth to a daughter, and her daughter was brought up by the county princess Kou Shi.Kou himself has nothing to do, so he also regards this daughter as his own daughter. Now that the eldest daughter has reached the age of marriage, Kou naturally wants to take good care of her future husband's family for her.In addition to Xu Hui, Huo, the wife of Yang Wen, a cabinet scholar, Chang, the wife of Gongsun Tai, the leader of the guards, and Gan, the wife of Xing Yi, the minister of Taipusi, all received invitations.Xu Hui found that most of the invited families had girls, and she didn't know why.

"Understood, find someone to call the county palace and tell me that I will definitely be there the day after tomorrow." Even if she didn't want to go, Mother Jia would definitely ask her to go.Xu Hui got up and sat down beside the couch, "Go and get my embroidering tape, the purse that I promised to embroider for Wan'er is only half finished."

"Yes."

Although people in Beijing often mentioned "Four Kings and Eight Dukes", when Xu Hui came to Xining Palace, she realized that Rongguo Mansion, no matter how grand and luxurious it was, was nothing compared to Xining Palace.Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to one pavilion is not an exaggeration when used in Xining Wangfu. The design of the small flowing water bridge in the courtyard is in harmony with the stacked rockery. There are also golden autumn tributes and hostas planted on the side of the cross road. Flowers, the fragrance of flowers curls up.

Princess Kou of Xining is wearing a light-colored blouse with moon and white traces of gold flowers and a brocade skirt with golden silk and white patterns of epiphyllum and rain silk. On her hair is a golden silk inlaid with rubies. Gentle and gentle appearance.The eldest daughter of the Prince of Xining was following her. She was wearing a scarlet silk skirt with golden branches and green leaves and a hundred flowers. She was covered with a peach red flower skirt, peach eyes and a small cherry mouth. She probably looked more like her biological mother. Mrs. Zhu, she could vaguely see a bit of charm.

"A few pots of chrysanthemums were admired in the palace a few days ago, and I happened to collect a batch of chrysanthemums from outside, so I invited all the ladies to come over to enjoy the flowers and drink." Kou said with a smile, "I know that all the ladies are surrounded by flowers. If there are sisters, I would take the liberty to invite them to come over and ask them to play with Duanyi." Duanyi is the title of the eldest daughter of the Prince of Xining.

Gan's smiled and said: "The county magistrate looks dignified and gentle, so it's good to ask our rogue monkey to follow the county magistrate to learn the rules."

Kou smiled with satisfaction, called a few nuns and took a few girls to the gazebo in the garden.Jia Wan is the youngest, and it is estimated that Princess Xining also intends to take care of her, so she specially sent a nun to take care of her.

"When I see the girl from the Jia family, I think of the old lady. Is she in good health?" Kou looked at Xu Hui and asked gently.

"Everything is fine with the old lady, and I have to worry about the princess. When I went out today, the old lady told me to remember to ask the concubine, saying that she is also concerned about the health of the concubine." Xu Hui replied.

"That's unlucky, the concubine asked the concubine Beijing Jing Wang to draw cards today, and she has already left the house."

Xu Hui only sighed regretfully, and saw that Mrs. Kou had turned to talk to Mrs. Chang, so she picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.The top-quality Junshan Silver Needle is full of fragrance, and the fragrance will linger on the teeth and cheeks after drinking. It is really a top-notch tribute.She squinted her eyes again, and saw that the Duanyi county master was entertaining the girls who were going there as the master's house. She behaved in a moderate manner, gentle and not arrogant, and she was really well-bred.It's just that both she and Jia She felt that it was not a good thing to be married to the Xining Palace. After all, the existence of a king with a different surname would always be a thorn in the emperor's heart, so they lowered their eyes and remained silent.

The Yang family, the Gongsun family, and the Xing family are all aristocratic families that have been promoted in recent years. Although they are not as rich as the four princes and eight princes, and they are not as rich as the Wang family, Shi family, and Zhen family, they are still close relatives. good object.After all, Duanyi is a concubine, and her biological mother was also a concubine who was appointed after her death. It would be better to find a third-rank official family to marry, then the husband's family will be more jealous.With Kou's thinking like this, she became more enthusiastic towards Chang and Gan.

Seeing this, Xu Hui understood that Princess Xining had no intention of marrying the Jia family, and felt relieved.Although Jia's mother was looking forward to a county head marrying into the Rongguo Mansion, she was afraid that this matter would disappoint her.

"Ma'am, it's true. I can't grasp such a good opportunity to marry the king of Xining County. If Brother Lian can marry the county magistrate, why worry about not having a prosperous time in the future?" Mrs. Wang learned that the king of Xining County entered the palace. Asked for the marriage between Duanyi County Lord and Xing Qin, the son of Xingyi, the minister of Taipusi, and the emperor readily agreed.As soon as the news came out, other people were fine, but Mrs. Wang was as airy as a rooster who won a fight, provoking Xu Hui with words at every turn.

"Lian'er's future is up to him to fight for. Is it possible that if you marry the county head, you can step into the imperial court and make a fortune?" Xu Hui tidied up the corners of her clothes, "Second wife, don't think about us as the first wife. You are so incompetent. Even if it is not as good as Zhu Geer who passed the entrance examination at the age of 14, Lianer's homework is also worthy of praise if it is put outside for the scholars to look at. Besides, Duanyi County Lord has already made an appointment Well, the second wife talks about him all day long, isn't she afraid of tarnishing his reputation?"

Mother Jia was also sullen about not being able to marry the Prince of Xining County, and she also blamed Xu Hui for not knowing how to fight for it, so she never stopped talking about Xu Hui with words like this these days.In fact, she also understands in her heart that although the Prince of Xining has the name of a prince, he has no real power in his hands. There are not many people in the court who have a deep friendship with the King of Xining.Zhu'er's daughter-in-law is from Guozijian Jijiu, and she is very helpful to Zhu'er in studying for the imperial examination. Lian'er should take the exam in two years, so she should find someone who can help.Besides, she later asked Concubine Xining cryptically, and Concubine Xining herself said that she had never thought of marrying her granddaughter to a wealthy family, and she was even more unwilling to marry into any of Bagong's houses, so as to save the emperor from guessing.

"Okay, let's stop here. Duanyi County Lord is waiting to get married now, Mrs. Wang, you should talk less, go and see Zhu'er and Zhu'er's wife more; Lian'er's marriage has to continue, Mrs. Xu Look, we must find a girl from a good family." Jia Mu said.The continuation of the Rongguo Mansion is always inseparable from the support of the in-laws' family. Seeing that the Wang family and the Xu family are getting more and more prosperous, she wants to ask the girl from the Shi family to marry in to balance and add a bargaining chip to herself.It's a pity that the girls of the historian family are still too young. The youngest one is only one year old, and she is the posthumous son of Lord Ke Dun, named Shi Xiangyun.

"Yes." Xu Hui replied lightly.She knows how to focus on Jia Lian's marriage, but she is just afraid that the two of you will come up with some bad ideas.If I have time, I still have to go back to Xu's house. Mother Jia and the Wang family are unreliable, and I have to ask my father and mother to look at Lian'er's marriage.

The Wang family hated secretly, and thought that Wang Xifeng would leave for Beijing in a few days, and then discuss with her elder brother to ask Brother Feng to marry into the Rongguo Mansion. The girl takes care of the housework.Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang calmed down and responded accordingly.

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