Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]
Chapter 23
This day is the twentieth day of the eighth month, and there are only nine days left before Wang Xifeng leaves the pavilion to be greeted by Jia's family.
Du Yun'an was lying in the bed tent, still feeling like "I didn't know that I was a guest in my dream", so he became Feng Lazi's dowry girl?The one in peace and joy that "dead dies, dies and goes"?
"It's not until the second watch, and my sister is going to rest now?" Ruiyun and Ruixiang came in hand in hand, Ruiyun covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I never thought that my wife would love you so much, and you just gave it to someone else."
Rui Yun was dressed in peach red and her hair was tied up in the style of a woman. There was a shining phoenix hairpin on it, shining brightly under the candlelight.From time to time, Ruiyun raised his hand to support the hairpin.
Yun An lifted the curtain, but luckily her clothes were still in order: "Sister Ruiyun, this hairpin is precious, but the tail feathers are a little short..." It doesn't look like a phoenix, but like a pheasant.
Ping'er hurried in from the outside, and when he heard this, he couldn't help laughing.She was also afraid that Yun An would be bullied, but unexpectedly, if the girl didn't speak, she would be able to piss people off with just one mouth.
Ruiyun's face turned blue, and he was about to slap him two steps forward.Yun'an looked at her coldly, waiting to give her a hard time.
But Ping'er was righteous, grabbed Ruiyun's arm in a hurry, and said loudly: "The two girls have finished delivering the things for Uncle Ren, please hurry back, if you delay, all the doors should be locked!"
This is what Ruixiang said later: "The three of us are wives, and now we are parting. We only came to visit my sister because of the old relationship. Sister Yun'an doesn't appreciate it. I just have a word to remind Sister Ping'er, this sister Yun'an Something just happened at home, is it not auspicious to be Miss Feng's dowry?"
These words are heartbreaking.Since it hit Du Yun'an's sore spot, it also had to make her have a hard time in the future.
Ping'er's face was not good-looking, but Yun'an was not afraid: "Your words are funny. Is it auspicious or not for a servant to tell the master? According to you, just kick out everyone who has a change in the family, such as the master and the master. I have to avoid other people's affairs!" Du Yun'an counted on his fingers, the housekeeper of a certain house was flooded, and the wife and mother-in-law of a certain housekeeper were getting old... Ruixiang became more and more frightened the more she listened to it, and she really offended the whole family. People, what Du Yunan said included her aunt's house.
Du Yun'an made a small mouth, and nimbly put a big pot on Ruixiang. That's not too much. Her eyes rolled over the two bodies, and the meaning of scrutiny was very obvious: "I advise sister Ruiyun to have a snack, and now we are with Ruixiang. The elder sister became the people of the other side together, and the two of them are going for the same purpose, and if the one is done, the other must be left behind." It's better not to seal the two aunts at once.
Yun An smiled: "As the old saying goes, 'the citron in its early years rots first', what does it mean when someone stands on the dry shore and coaxes you to charge forward?" Who wouldn't say provocative words.
Ruiyun stared, but first looked back at Ruixiang suspiciously.
Just as Ruixiang was about to speak, Ping'er stopped him politely: "The clapper on the second watch outside is ringing, two girls, please hurry up."
As soon as Ruixiang Ruiyun stepped out of the Indus courtyard, the courtyard door slammed shut, and the old lady inside cursed: "What do you mean that something in the family hinders the master, I'll bah, eat the radish first and worry about it, what are you!"
Ruixiang's face turned pale, Ruiyun sneered, as if he had regarded her as an enemy.
No matter how harsh Du Yunan's words were, Ruiyun knew she was telling the truth.In the past, the two had different opinions, but now they are both staring at the aunt's seat. The eldest grandma is not afraid, and the girl next to her is not as honored by the wife as the two of them. This enemy is not the only one.
"What a powerful mouth! I underestimated you in the past!" Ping'er squeezed Yun'an's cheek: "I've been tired all day, you should rest soon."
"Aren't you going to sleep?" Yun'an pointed to the bed curtain opposite, there were not as many houses in Wutong courtyard as in main courtyard, and she lived in the same room as Heping'er.
"I still have something to go back to the girl." Ping'er paused, and then said: "Good Yun'an, you have been more careful recently, although the girl doesn't care about those things, it's just why you came, it always makes her feel uncomfortable of."
Why did Du Yun'an come to occupy a nest, isn't it just to hide from Wang Ren?After all, Wang Ren is Wang Xifeng's biological elder brother, and no one will be happy about this matter.
Besides, Mrs. Li even specially supported Du Yun'an, and asked Sister Feng to take a look. It seemed that my aunt thought that her brother was not as good as a girl.
Ping'er persuaded her: "Uncle Ren's place, my wife only gave Ruixiang and Ruiyun two, if you want to give it again, it will be shameful to spread the word. There is such a villain, not only slandering Mr. Ren, but also saying that his wife is spoiled." Nephew's words."
Wang Xifeng felt more comfortable now, but she still said: "This Yun'an girl, I think she is good, but now I can tell me whether it is black or white, what can I do?"
Ping'er laughed and said: "I think that's good! First of all, she is our wife's person, or the granddaughter that my wife asked the grandma to recognize. With her, the girl is not afraid that the mansion will forget you after she leaves the cabinet." , what is the most appropriate thing to send her to say. Second, since she is going to come back here after all, she is not afraid of being wooed by the uncle's family. She is a transparent person and knows that only helping the girl wholeheartedly is credit. Otherwise, just wait for your wife to punish you."
Ping'er secretly said a lot of good things for her, and Du Yun'an was very grateful.
But Ping'er said to her: "Now we are on a vine, and if you help me, you are helping me. These five people, Shun'er's shortcomings are not obvious, but Xi'er and Leer are going to the seats of uncle and aunt. If you work hard, you don’t know what will happen in the future—it’s just you and me, both alone, and both eager to be hired outside as husband and wife.”
Du Yun'an thought of the scene where Ping'er later made sandwich cakes and devoted all his energy to worshiping Jia Lian and Sister Feng's husband and wife, he couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and only hoped to repay her in the future.
In the early morning of the next day, Yinxian led someone to bring twenty pieces of bright red makeup satin, and replied: "This is a flower that just came out of Gusu. The master ordered the family boat to come back quickly. Miss, do you like it?"
Wang Ziteng remembered her and made Wang Xifeng smile. Immediately, he took a look at her hand and saw that it was a pattern of happy eyebrows, so he couldn't help but blush.
"Le'er make some tea!"
Yin Xian hurriedly refused, and got up after sitting for a while to go.Sister Feng gave Ping'er a wink, and Ping'er hurriedly sent it out in person, and after a while she came back and whispered, "She went to see Yun'an, and Aunt Jin also sent something to Yun'an."
Wang Xifeng nodded, put most of her resentment away, thoughtfully: "Sure enough, she is a smart person, she has only been in the mansion for a long time, but these people miss her."
Ping'er chuckled: "I'm right, one hero has three gangs, that's the reason."
Seeing Du Yun'an, Yinxian said, "Huzi is very good at my house. My brother likes something. When we go home, he secretly sleeps with the dog with his bed in his arms. The dog ignores him, and he even wipes the cat's urine—Huzi." But smart, how did you raise it?"
Yinxian was afraid that she would think of her brother's sadness, so she hurriedly said: "Why did Madam transfer you to Miss Feng? I heard it yesterday and made me jump."
Du Yun'an smiled wryly: "For the sake of Uncle Ren, the master values Uncle Ren, and the wife is afraid that I will stay in the main courtyard and cause trouble, so she will give me to the girl for two years."
In the afternoon of this day, Yin Xian made another excuse to visit Wutong Courtyard, and handed a letter to Du Yun'an: "My father hastily delivered the letter from the south."
Du Yunan's hands trembling as he opened the letter, after reading Brother Song Chen's letter, he forced himself to suppress his joy, and only shook his head at the silver thread.
Money comforted: "No news is good news, don't worry..."
After Du Yunan sent her away, he read the letter several times—the letter was written with a mystery, because both of them were afraid that someone would open it halfway and read it, so they agreed that if there was any news, they would put a black dot at the end of the letter. The news is one, and the bad news is two. If Eucommia is dead, there is no need to whisper.
Combining the black spots at the end of the letter to read the letter, although Song Chen still said "unfound" in the letter, he wrote an extra sentence, "I suddenly saw a short dagger with missing teeth in the market the day before yesterday.
However, Du Yun'an knew that the dagger with a piece missing from the scabbard was Du's father. Even the fishing net can't catch it.Brother Song Chen said that he saw an object instead of a person, even if he said he didn't see his brother, but his brother had sent him a letter!
Du Yun'an pressed the letter to his heart, cried and laughed, and cried with a smile.After a long while, the letter was still burned. After all, it was a letter from a foreigner, and it would be a disaster to keep it—— After hesitating for a while, the girl used her fingernails to dig out the piece of paper with ink spots, and carefully put it in her purse .
Until then, Du Yun'an let go of all his hesitation.
It's not that she doesn't want to ask Mrs. Li for help, or that she doesn't want to take advantage of the Li family and the Wang family.Life and death were no big deal, for her brother, it didn't matter whether there was evidence or not.But the reason why Du Yun'an is not moving forward is Madam Wang's heart for concubines like Jia Huan and Wang Xifeng for Jia Huan, especially Wang Xifeng, who was taught by Madam Li to treat the pregnant second sister You like that in the future— Jealous of Second Sister You, it can be seen that the heart of not being a concubine is the same.The Li family might help out because their siblings are grandsons and granddaughters, but Mrs. Li might not be able to tolerate the appearance of a grown-up bastard.This concubine has not been taught by her at all, and he will not be able to support him when he grows up. From Mrs. Li's point of view, perhaps it is better to adopt an ignorant child from the clan to feel at ease.
In case the Wang family of the Li family finds Eucommia, Mrs. Li or someone else who is good for Mrs. Li secretly kills him—Mrs. It is more in their interest that the family has no grandchildren and Wang Ziteng has no children.
It's too complicated here, and people's hearts can't stand the test. Du Yun'an can't gamble with his brother's life.But she really made up her mind that for a period of one month, if senior brother Song Chen hadn't found any clues after going to the south of the Yangtze River for a month, she would lift the cover: there was no news at that time, and there was almost no chance of Eucommia alive.
This girl is really ruthless. She originally made up her mind to tell Mrs. Li when Wang Xifeng came back from the three dynasties. There are also some evil thoughts in it: she knows that the son of the Li family is not well, and when he is gone, the Li family will have to help her because she is the only one in the Li family!Didn't Wang Ren plan to seek the Li family's wealth, and he didn't hesitate to harm others for this, and if he didn't let him suffer the consequences of his own evil, the whole plate would be empty, and this revenge would not be considered retribution!
Since Eucommia is not dead, Du Yun'an is even more unwilling to stay in the palace. She is afraid that Mrs. Li will use herself to control Eucommia, and Wang Ren, Prince Teng, etc... Her own sister, whoever falls into the hands of her, will be a trick.It's better to give Sister Feng a dowry. At that time, she will be in Jia's house and her body will be in the palace. If something happens, the two sides will hinder each other, and there is still room for turning around and reacting.
She simply wrote a few words and sent them to Senior Brother Song Chen. Senior Brother Song may not understand it, but the elder brother must know that this means not teaching him to show his face aboveboard, and everything will be discussed after the two brothers and sisters meet.
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From that day on, Du Yun'an settled down to take care of things in Sister Feng's room.
On August 26, Mrs. Wang suddenly sent someone to say that she would bring Baoyu and the others to visit her sister-in-law and niece.Mrs. Li smiled at Wang Xifeng: "When you leave the pavilion on 29, Baoyu and your younger sisters will have to be called 'sister-in-law'. This kind of sisters can no longer be called sisters-in-law. You can't come and see them off. It's your relationship with them, don't let it go."
Wang Xifeng covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "It must be Baoyu who made the trouble. No one else can do this. Except for him, no one else can ask the old lady and aunt for permission to come, and the two sisters-in-law Yingchun and Tanchun can still come to my sister-in-law. If you can't make up, it's all Baoyu's nonsense."
Mrs. Li pointed at Sister Feng and shook her head: "Look, look at her, my sister got up before leaving the house, she was ashamed and not ashamed, it's strange that the old lady over there gave her the nickname 'Feng Spicy'!"
Xifeng refused like a twisted candy, and Mrs. Li nodded her forehead: "Don't be a aunt who is short, you should put your mother-in-law in front of you, and hold her respectfully, so that she can feel comfortable. Brother Feng Son, when a woman marries, half of her is her mother-in-law. In the future, she will spend more time with her mother-in-law than with your uncle. It is not easy for you to have two mother-in-laws on your head, and you will have to follow the uncle and aunt next door in the future Hold on, is your mother-in-law useful? No matter what kind of person Xing is, if she wants to embarrass you, it doesn't matter how strong or capable you are. As long as she does it twice, all the prestige and decency that you have earned so hard will be gone. ——The servant no longer regards you as the master in his heart, you young mistress is worse than the steward's daughter-in-law!"
"That's the reason why a good daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law. It's not that a daughter-in-law can't do it, but that a daughter-in-law is inherently inferior to her mother-in-law. You also know that Mrs. Xing has a temper. Although she is greedy, it's best to coax people who are greedy for money. You just care about it." Li Xiaoqian is flattering, if you set her up, your life will be several times easier!"
After Mrs. Li finished speaking, she looked at the five dowry girls standing on her head: "Have you remembered, when your girls get angry in the future, please persuade them, and when you meet people in Mrs. Xing's house on a daily basis, you also need to be careful Three points are even more respectful to the ones from the aunt's place."
Everyone said in unison: "Yes, ma'am."
What Du Yunan heard Mrs. Li said was really good words. As long as Wang Xifeng remembered it, he would not offend Mrs. Xing as deeply as in the original book, but I don’t know whether Mrs. Wang Ziteng didn’t say this in the book, or Wang Xifeng didn’t. Take it to heart.
Near Jindong Street, Rongguo Mansion and a group of carriages are not far from Wang Ziteng's Mansion.
On one of the Zhulun carts, Jia Yingchun's nurse became more and more nervous, and took out some silver coins and copper coins: "This is the first time the girl is out as a guest, and it is the second wife's natal family. Master Wang is a high-ranking official, girl, don't be shy." , the old lady knew she was going to blame her."
Yingchun lowered her eyes, the nurse pushed her, and said: "Oh, why do I have such a hard life, the girl said something. Look at the third lady, she is so much younger, and her small mouth happens to be so old The wives like it, the girls are not loved by their parents in the east courtyard, and they are not as good as the third girl here, and there is no place for us people to stand!"
Jia Yingchun is just a ten-year-old girl, her mother doesn't love her father or her father, the nurse will only complain that she is not up to date, she swallows slightly: "How can I compare with my third sister? I live with my uncle and aunt. How can I overwhelm the real master here! I don't fight or grab, that's the reason."
Her nurse curled her lips: "They are all raised by the old lady under her knees. Other people's nurses and daughters can fight for mother's face. Why can't you do it alone! I only advise the girl, don't be like a gourd with sawing mouths, and take advantage of today Please flatter and flatter Miss Feng, you will be your sister-in-law in a few days, and you can't even kiss your sister-in-law."
After finishing speaking, he poked his head and looked outside, "It's almost here! Girl, describe it quickly, and I'll wait on the shaft of the car."
The nanny went out, leaving Yingchun alone in the car.
Jia Yingchun pushed away the handful of silver and copper coins, feeling distressed: Whose girl rewards the servants herself, but the nurse is not the same, she will only tell her to be obedient.
Wiping her eyes, the girl couldn't help being curious and quietly peeked out through the screen window, Jindong Street is more popular than Ningrong Street.
As I was watching, I suddenly saw a ragged beggar squatting at the base of the wall in front of him. The beggar hung his head, huddled in the corner of the wall, motionless, unlike other beggars who stopped passing vehicles and pedestrians on the side of the road from time to time.The woman who was pressing the carriage at the front spilled a few handfuls of copper coins, and those people rushed to grab them, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to say auspicious words, but the beggar still didn't fight or snatch it.
Yingchun looked at it, and suddenly something hurt her, thinking of the nickname "Er Wood" given to her by the servants in the family, she couldn't help her nose sore, this is just a piece of wood, if she becomes a beggar, she might starve to death stop.Seeing that other beggars were chasing after the leading carriage, Yingchun suddenly wrapped some copper coins in a handkerchief, and quickly threw them at the beggar when her car passed by him.
Jia Yingchun was furious for a while, and threw a bag of silver coins to the beggar, which was the only deviant act in her life, she didn't even dare to look at it, her heart was pounding.
She bowed her head to recover her breath.Yingchun's wet nurse poked her head in and saw her girl sitting obediently without peeking out, she nodded with satisfaction: "This is how a young lady behaves."
But the Eucommia under the wall, he squatted quietly, and when Junior Brother Song came back from inquiring about the news, he was suddenly hit in the chest by a hard object, almost splitting the wound on his chest, it took a while for his blood to churn to suppress the fishy sweetness in his throat go down.
After a while, Du Zhong regained his strength, raised his eyes to look at the carriage, then looked down at the things in his bosom, squeezed, is it copper coins?Du Zhong frowned slightly, and gave a warning glance to the two beggars who were peeking at them, and tucked the small bag the size of a fist into his bosom.
A few feet away from Wang Ziteng's mansion on Jindong Street, those beggars who were chasing cars snatched the last handful of money, and they dared not follow any more. After kowtowing and saying auspicious words, they dispersed.
Many people returned to the corner of Jindong Street, and continued to squat and wait for the next benevolent person.
"Why are there so many beggars today?" asked the daughter-in-law who was in charge of the carriage.These people were rarely seen in the west city in the past, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities would regularly drive the beggars away so as not to frighten the nobles.
"I heard that there was a disaster in some places, and some people who fled became beggars. These people would do anything to survive, and the Wucheng soldiers couldn't control them."
The two sighed for a while, saying that good people are better than slaves, but this ordinary people suffered a disaster without knowing that day, how can they enjoy the blessings with their masters.
"Brother, I inquired about it. The Wang family is planning to marry a daughter recently. There is no other major matter. It is not easy to inquire about Miss Du's inner house. I have spent some money, and I only know that the mansion is relatively safe recently. The person you mentioned Uncle, I’ve seen it before. I just found his house. The tiger cub is being kept there. Maybe I smelled you. The matter about Huzi is said to be fostered by his relatives. The house hanging in the tooth shop has also been taken back by the owner and will not be sold. I think Miss Du is fine." Song Chenyin didn't say a word, and the neighbor was very nagging, listening to him asking about the dog. He also said, "It belongs to a very handsome girl, the dog's very close owner, even if you buy it, you can't make it into a fighting dog."
Regardless of the other words, Song Chen who found his senior brother suddenly found that the word "Jiqingjun" was very appropriate for the younger sister of the Du family, but for some reason he subconsciously didn't say it in front of his senior brother.
Du Zhong nodded, and got up with some difficulty. His injuries were not healed, and he sneaked back to the capital because he was worried about his sister, and the two of them found out that someone in the escort agency had colluded with those robbers and revealed the route.
Thanks to Mr. Lin and Mr. Chen, Du Zhong already knew that this matter was related to the Zhen family in Jiangnan, but he couldn't find out the reason why the Zhen family did it. The Zhen family was also flourishing, so Du Zhong wanted to start with the internal thieves in the bodyguard bureau. .
"Let's go, brother Zhang is tied up tonight, and there will be a scene of ghosts taking their lives." Du Zhong smiled coldly.Since An An has taken back the house and will not sell it, it means that she knows that she is fine. In this case, let's let go and clarify the matter, so as not to meet An An rashly and cause trouble.
Song Chen helped him, and the two quietly left near the palace.
The two beggars who were salivating for rewards did not wipe off their sweat until they could no longer see anyone. The stump-like man stood up with such momentum, and his companion also looked like a Lianjiazi. Forget it—thieves like them almost fell into the hands of real bandits.
At Wang Ziteng's mansion, when Yingchun Tanchun was sent to Wutongyuan to accompany Sister Feng, Eucommia was sitting at the table, staring at a bunch of copper coins and a few silver coins spread out in a daze.Three or four silver pegs add up to one or two weights, but they are very exquisitely crafted. There are bottle-an-ruyi-style ones, crane-style ones, and begonia-style ones—these are things that women in the inner house can use, I'm afraid they are still young. Not too big, this silver curly is too light.
Sure enough, there were a few winter jasmine flowers embroidered on the corner of the handkerchief that wrapped the money. Du Zhong could do it.
Du Zhong smiled slightly, wrapped a few silver locks in a handkerchief and put them away. Although he is not a gentleman, he will not let other people's kindness be used as an excuse.
Song Chen came in from the outside, and saw the senior brother stuffing a handkerchief-like object into his arms, and a handful of copper coins on the table, he was quite puzzled: "Senior brother?"
Du Zhong smiled lightly: "Just now someone recognized me as a beggar and gave me some copper coins."
"..." Why are you still very happy.
"Let's not talk about that, Zhang Po, senior brother Zhang, is he at home?"
Song Chen sneered: "Senior Brother Zhang has been enjoying himself recently, and many people took turns to invite him to drink. Tonight, the big shopkeeper of Dongcheng Chunnan Silk and Satin Village is hosting him in Yixiangyuan..."
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"Girl, where is your handkerchief?" Xiuju asked softly.
Yingchun was stunned for a moment, the blood on her face faded, she just gave the money wrapped in her handkerchief to the beggar in a hurry.If the beggar comes to the door with something...
"Girl! Girl!" Xiuju whispered, "My God, you lost your handkerchief. How did you find it at this relative's house?"
Jia Yingchun's eyes were red, if the beggar came to find her, she would be killed by touching her head!The little girl never expected that the only out-of-the-ordinary kindness would put herself in a place of eternal doom.
Her somewhat excited heart turned cold, and the vigor and courage that had just risen turned to ashes.
"Miss Ying, what's the matter?" Everyone else went to support Sister Feng Baoyu's hot stove, Du Yun'an saw Yingchun who was sitting next time and shed tears.
Xiuju was a little flustered: "The girl just lost her eyes."
Yun An said with a smile: "I'll serve the girl to wash her face over there."
Xiuju is more grateful to Du Yun'an for helping to cover up the second girl's tears. The big day is still the happy event of the girl's own sister-in-law. If she sees the girl crying, she will definitely be unhappy.
In the west ear room, the little girls poured warm water into the washbasin, Xiuju took off the bracelet and ring for the sleeves, and Yun'an personally held the fresh handkerchief and served Yingchun's cleansing face.
After Yingchun finished washing, Yun Anfang removed the large towel that covered her skirt, opened the dowry on the case, and said with a smile: "This is what our girls use every day, maybe it is different from the one used by Miss Ying, please don't dislike it. "
Ping'er stopped at the foot of the gauze cover, nodded and said inwardly, Yun An did the right thing, which shows that she is indeed a sensible person.Although this Ying girl is not visible in the mansion over there, but her own girl is only this aunt, she should be more honored than others in Wutong courtyard.
Xiuju was so grateful for something, seeing that other girls were holding handkerchiefs in their hands, and her girl’s replacement bag was still in the main courtyard, if she really went to get it, there would be a big fuss, so she overtook the cloud Ann said in a low voice: "What do you think should be done?"
Yingchun, who had just passed by, also looked over, her warm eyes were like a pool of autumn water.
Yun An casually said: "When I welcomed the girl to get off the car, I also met my wife at the second door. Now that I think about it, I didn't see the girl's handkerchief at that time."
Xiuju let out a long breath, rejoicing: "I'm afraid it fell on the car, Buddha bless you!"
But Du Yunan looked at Yingchun's expression, he didn't seem to be relieved, his heart turned sharply, and he whispered: "Even if you fall outside, it's okay, Miss Ying, come with me, you can tell what I mean when you look at it."
As he spoke, he led her to the back, and at the same time ordered the little girl to pass the message in the main hall: "Just say please welcome the girl to walk around and look at our girl's yard."
Behind the three principal rooms is a building, where some of Wang Xifeng's dowry cannot be carried.
Du Yun'an has participated in checking and transcribing all the dowry lists and records. She knows what is in which box better than Ping'er.So I went straight to a red lacquered box and opened it: "I forgot Miss Ying's handkerchief in the car, here are as many as you want, please pick one for Miss Ying."
Yingchun waved her hand: "How can I take your girl's things." Besides, it looks like a dowry.
The two little maids who served smiled and persuaded: "These things are not in our girl's dowry, but they are prepared for easy use. Please feel free to welcome the girl."
Du Yunan flipped through the silk handkerchief in the box and asked Yingchun to look at it: "This was originally prepared for welcoming girls. We know that girls don't need needles and threads outside, but this box of handkerchiefs and another box of purses are convenient for the people in the girl's house. There are other girls too."
"Your ones are winter jasmine flowers, and the ones for visiting girls are roses. The fourth girl who didn't come this time is a mandala. Even Bao Erye Huan Sanye also has a box of purses. Bao Erye's is what he said before. I like the peach blossom style of Hongrui, and the apricot pattern around the third master. Our girl said that the two masters are still young, and the flowers are not too much. This way, she will not be in a hurry to make mistakes when giving things to her brothers and sisters in the future." The items visited here were originally arranged by the steward's wife and the eldest girl, and were used to give gifts to children of the same generation.
When Jia Yingchun looked at it, it was true that there were all kinds of winter jasmine flowers embroidered on those handkerchiefs, all in different shapes.
Yingchun took out one and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Du Yun'an then understood that the second girl's handkerchief might have been dropped elsewhere, so she just pretended not to know it and covered up the situation.According to her own thinking, although women's personal belongings are valued nowadays, if only the handkerchief sachet is obtained by others, there is nothing to do, unless there is a special mark added and this kind of thing is used as a token of love Yes, otherwise there are so many people in the world, if you embroider jasmine flowers, others will not be allowed to use jasmine flowers, and no one will embroider names on them, who can prove who the owner of this thing is.
This era pays attention to women's names and characters and avoids going out of the boudoir. It is ridiculous that every talented person in the history of those stories can pick up a handkerchief purse embroidered with a beautiful woman's boudoir name.It's not that this beautiful woman is in love, or that talented man is shameless!The more stories like this, the more difficult it is to call a girl from a good family. The whole room has to be alert to the girl not to lose her things.
After a busy day at the Indus Courtyard, it became busy again, and the atmosphere was even more tense than before.Ping'er checks things over and over again, especially the day after tomorrow is the day of "looking at the dowry", and the day after the eldest is the day of welcoming the worship hall!
On August 28th, the Wang family issued a dowry, 64 sets were fully loaded, and there were large red-painted boxes in one color. Four young servants carried the boxes with red poles for each lift.Before five o'clock, the servants were all wearing brand-new clothes, tidy up neatly, and went to the main courtyard to obey orders. They didn't look at the boxes and cages, but only looked at these people, and they felt very dignified.
Mrs. Li also didn't sleep well all night, and she asked the girl to pass her head, "Are the Quanfu people who will go with their dowry today ready?"
Li Song's family replied respectfully: "It's all ready. Miss Feng ordered Yun'an, Shun'er, and Le'er to go with the dowry today, and ordered Ping'er and Xi'er to come in with the sedan chair tomorrow."
Madam Li looked up at her: "Feng'er asked Ping'er to come in with the sedan chair tomorrow?"
Li Song's family bowed their heads and answered "Yes."
The wife just shook her head: "I can't help my mother." According to the current default regulations, the one who enters the door with the dowry will be the arm of the new daughter-in-law's housekeeper, and the one who walks through the door with the sedan chair is the housekeeper who is prepared for the son-in-law.
It's not surprising that Yun An Shun'er is used to trap a man's heart.This Xi'erle'er is a few years older, with a voluptuous figure, one can tell at a glance that this is the mistress serving the male master when it is inconvenient, and the two of them also have this kind of heart, so it is a tacit understanding between the master and the servant.But now that Ping'er is on top, of course it's because Sister Feng trusts Ping'er more, but Mrs. Li thinks that this matter is handled very inappropriately, causing the originally loyal and capable girl to sway, and also dissatisfied with the servant girl who was prepared.
"Forget it, I can't control it for the rest of my life. After all, it's a good thing for her to encounter setbacks while I'm here. Let her."
Before he could say a word, he heard footsteps outside, and the daughter-in-law from the corridor came in and said with a smile: "The eldest mother is coming to see the dowry!"
Here Mrs. Li is asking Li Song's family: "Is the eldest mother getting out of bed?"
Li Song's family said with a smile: "Miss Feng's happy event is also prosperous, big mama. I just went back and forth yesterday to say that mammy can sit up, and today I can get out of bed and walk around. It can be seen that it is a blessing and a double happiness!"
Mrs. Li said with a smile: "When it's the auspicious time for the dowry, I will help your old grandma come out. This time, let's keep your spirits up."
By Chenzheng, a group of people had already lined up neatly, and the crackling of firecrackers sounded.
The main courtyard was wide open, and from the gate of the main house all the way to the outside, each door was opened one after another, and the outside of the palace was already full of people watching the excitement, all guessing what the dowry was for this noble girl when she got married.
Quanfu people lead the big girls in charge to bid farewell to Mrs. Li.
The eldest mother was dressed in a red robe, and although she was still a little unclear, she was supported beside her beamingly.The whole main room was busy, everyone had their own responsibilities, and they didn't pay attention to her kind and chubby face, they were stunned when they saw Du Yun'an, stared at her for a while, then turned to look at Mrs. Li suddenly.
The two little girls are not very old and not tall, and it was difficult to support the fat old lady. Seeing her moving around now, they had to coax her softly: "Grandma, please be patient, we will be able to help you soon." Sit down."
Aunt Li was tortured by the illness again, perhaps the medicine she took was bitter and cold, but this person was more calm than before.She knew that this was Miss Feng's big day, and people outside were watching, so she couldn't plaster his wife's face at this time.
But when the old man saw Du Yun'an and the other two maids got into a small sedan chair and left in the dowry procession, he couldn't care less, couldn't help it anymore, and grabbed Mrs. Li's hand: " Keep, keep her, her!"
Mrs. Li watched the dowry procession slowly out of sight like a red dragon lantern. Thinking that Feng Geer would leave home like this tomorrow, she couldn't help but get red-eyed.
She patted Nanny's hand, as if persuading her was also comforting herself: "Girls will always go out when they grow up, as long as she lives well, she will be our heart."
Then he laughed again: "As the saying goes, 'Women don't stay in college, stay here and stay away to show hatred', that's all, I'll help my mother to see Brother Feng."
The more Aunt Li got anxious, the more she couldn't speak clearly, and when she got excited, her saliva fell down.Mrs. Li hurriedly patted her on the back: "Don't get angry, talk slowly if you have something to say."
He also quietly ordered the doctor in the mansion to go to the small courtyard to treat the grandma. It wasn't until the Rongguo mansion sent a red card with the words "Respect for the storage of the dowry, and the son-in-law of Yu and Jia Lianzai worship" in red (see note). Well, with a silver needle on my forehead, I was crying.
Du Yun'an was lying in the bed tent, still feeling like "I didn't know that I was a guest in my dream", so he became Feng Lazi's dowry girl?The one in peace and joy that "dead dies, dies and goes"?
"It's not until the second watch, and my sister is going to rest now?" Ruiyun and Ruixiang came in hand in hand, Ruiyun covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I never thought that my wife would love you so much, and you just gave it to someone else."
Rui Yun was dressed in peach red and her hair was tied up in the style of a woman. There was a shining phoenix hairpin on it, shining brightly under the candlelight.From time to time, Ruiyun raised his hand to support the hairpin.
Yun An lifted the curtain, but luckily her clothes were still in order: "Sister Ruiyun, this hairpin is precious, but the tail feathers are a little short..." It doesn't look like a phoenix, but like a pheasant.
Ping'er hurried in from the outside, and when he heard this, he couldn't help laughing.She was also afraid that Yun An would be bullied, but unexpectedly, if the girl didn't speak, she would be able to piss people off with just one mouth.
Ruiyun's face turned blue, and he was about to slap him two steps forward.Yun'an looked at her coldly, waiting to give her a hard time.
But Ping'er was righteous, grabbed Ruiyun's arm in a hurry, and said loudly: "The two girls have finished delivering the things for Uncle Ren, please hurry back, if you delay, all the doors should be locked!"
This is what Ruixiang said later: "The three of us are wives, and now we are parting. We only came to visit my sister because of the old relationship. Sister Yun'an doesn't appreciate it. I just have a word to remind Sister Ping'er, this sister Yun'an Something just happened at home, is it not auspicious to be Miss Feng's dowry?"
These words are heartbreaking.Since it hit Du Yun'an's sore spot, it also had to make her have a hard time in the future.
Ping'er's face was not good-looking, but Yun'an was not afraid: "Your words are funny. Is it auspicious or not for a servant to tell the master? According to you, just kick out everyone who has a change in the family, such as the master and the master. I have to avoid other people's affairs!" Du Yun'an counted on his fingers, the housekeeper of a certain house was flooded, and the wife and mother-in-law of a certain housekeeper were getting old... Ruixiang became more and more frightened the more she listened to it, and she really offended the whole family. People, what Du Yunan said included her aunt's house.
Du Yun'an made a small mouth, and nimbly put a big pot on Ruixiang. That's not too much. Her eyes rolled over the two bodies, and the meaning of scrutiny was very obvious: "I advise sister Ruiyun to have a snack, and now we are with Ruixiang. The elder sister became the people of the other side together, and the two of them are going for the same purpose, and if the one is done, the other must be left behind." It's better not to seal the two aunts at once.
Yun An smiled: "As the old saying goes, 'the citron in its early years rots first', what does it mean when someone stands on the dry shore and coaxes you to charge forward?" Who wouldn't say provocative words.
Ruiyun stared, but first looked back at Ruixiang suspiciously.
Just as Ruixiang was about to speak, Ping'er stopped him politely: "The clapper on the second watch outside is ringing, two girls, please hurry up."
As soon as Ruixiang Ruiyun stepped out of the Indus courtyard, the courtyard door slammed shut, and the old lady inside cursed: "What do you mean that something in the family hinders the master, I'll bah, eat the radish first and worry about it, what are you!"
Ruixiang's face turned pale, Ruiyun sneered, as if he had regarded her as an enemy.
No matter how harsh Du Yunan's words were, Ruiyun knew she was telling the truth.In the past, the two had different opinions, but now they are both staring at the aunt's seat. The eldest grandma is not afraid, and the girl next to her is not as honored by the wife as the two of them. This enemy is not the only one.
"What a powerful mouth! I underestimated you in the past!" Ping'er squeezed Yun'an's cheek: "I've been tired all day, you should rest soon."
"Aren't you going to sleep?" Yun'an pointed to the bed curtain opposite, there were not as many houses in Wutong courtyard as in main courtyard, and she lived in the same room as Heping'er.
"I still have something to go back to the girl." Ping'er paused, and then said: "Good Yun'an, you have been more careful recently, although the girl doesn't care about those things, it's just why you came, it always makes her feel uncomfortable of."
Why did Du Yun'an come to occupy a nest, isn't it just to hide from Wang Ren?After all, Wang Ren is Wang Xifeng's biological elder brother, and no one will be happy about this matter.
Besides, Mrs. Li even specially supported Du Yun'an, and asked Sister Feng to take a look. It seemed that my aunt thought that her brother was not as good as a girl.
Ping'er persuaded her: "Uncle Ren's place, my wife only gave Ruixiang and Ruiyun two, if you want to give it again, it will be shameful to spread the word. There is such a villain, not only slandering Mr. Ren, but also saying that his wife is spoiled." Nephew's words."
Wang Xifeng felt more comfortable now, but she still said: "This Yun'an girl, I think she is good, but now I can tell me whether it is black or white, what can I do?"
Ping'er laughed and said: "I think that's good! First of all, she is our wife's person, or the granddaughter that my wife asked the grandma to recognize. With her, the girl is not afraid that the mansion will forget you after she leaves the cabinet." , what is the most appropriate thing to send her to say. Second, since she is going to come back here after all, she is not afraid of being wooed by the uncle's family. She is a transparent person and knows that only helping the girl wholeheartedly is credit. Otherwise, just wait for your wife to punish you."
Ping'er secretly said a lot of good things for her, and Du Yun'an was very grateful.
But Ping'er said to her: "Now we are on a vine, and if you help me, you are helping me. These five people, Shun'er's shortcomings are not obvious, but Xi'er and Leer are going to the seats of uncle and aunt. If you work hard, you don’t know what will happen in the future—it’s just you and me, both alone, and both eager to be hired outside as husband and wife.”
Du Yun'an thought of the scene where Ping'er later made sandwich cakes and devoted all his energy to worshiping Jia Lian and Sister Feng's husband and wife, he couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and only hoped to repay her in the future.
In the early morning of the next day, Yinxian led someone to bring twenty pieces of bright red makeup satin, and replied: "This is a flower that just came out of Gusu. The master ordered the family boat to come back quickly. Miss, do you like it?"
Wang Ziteng remembered her and made Wang Xifeng smile. Immediately, he took a look at her hand and saw that it was a pattern of happy eyebrows, so he couldn't help but blush.
"Le'er make some tea!"
Yin Xian hurriedly refused, and got up after sitting for a while to go.Sister Feng gave Ping'er a wink, and Ping'er hurriedly sent it out in person, and after a while she came back and whispered, "She went to see Yun'an, and Aunt Jin also sent something to Yun'an."
Wang Xifeng nodded, put most of her resentment away, thoughtfully: "Sure enough, she is a smart person, she has only been in the mansion for a long time, but these people miss her."
Ping'er chuckled: "I'm right, one hero has three gangs, that's the reason."
Seeing Du Yun'an, Yinxian said, "Huzi is very good at my house. My brother likes something. When we go home, he secretly sleeps with the dog with his bed in his arms. The dog ignores him, and he even wipes the cat's urine—Huzi." But smart, how did you raise it?"
Yinxian was afraid that she would think of her brother's sadness, so she hurriedly said: "Why did Madam transfer you to Miss Feng? I heard it yesterday and made me jump."
Du Yun'an smiled wryly: "For the sake of Uncle Ren, the master values Uncle Ren, and the wife is afraid that I will stay in the main courtyard and cause trouble, so she will give me to the girl for two years."
In the afternoon of this day, Yin Xian made another excuse to visit Wutong Courtyard, and handed a letter to Du Yun'an: "My father hastily delivered the letter from the south."
Du Yunan's hands trembling as he opened the letter, after reading Brother Song Chen's letter, he forced himself to suppress his joy, and only shook his head at the silver thread.
Money comforted: "No news is good news, don't worry..."
After Du Yunan sent her away, he read the letter several times—the letter was written with a mystery, because both of them were afraid that someone would open it halfway and read it, so they agreed that if there was any news, they would put a black dot at the end of the letter. The news is one, and the bad news is two. If Eucommia is dead, there is no need to whisper.
Combining the black spots at the end of the letter to read the letter, although Song Chen still said "unfound" in the letter, he wrote an extra sentence, "I suddenly saw a short dagger with missing teeth in the market the day before yesterday.
However, Du Yun'an knew that the dagger with a piece missing from the scabbard was Du's father. Even the fishing net can't catch it.Brother Song Chen said that he saw an object instead of a person, even if he said he didn't see his brother, but his brother had sent him a letter!
Du Yun'an pressed the letter to his heart, cried and laughed, and cried with a smile.After a long while, the letter was still burned. After all, it was a letter from a foreigner, and it would be a disaster to keep it—— After hesitating for a while, the girl used her fingernails to dig out the piece of paper with ink spots, and carefully put it in her purse .
Until then, Du Yun'an let go of all his hesitation.
It's not that she doesn't want to ask Mrs. Li for help, or that she doesn't want to take advantage of the Li family and the Wang family.Life and death were no big deal, for her brother, it didn't matter whether there was evidence or not.But the reason why Du Yun'an is not moving forward is Madam Wang's heart for concubines like Jia Huan and Wang Xifeng for Jia Huan, especially Wang Xifeng, who was taught by Madam Li to treat the pregnant second sister You like that in the future— Jealous of Second Sister You, it can be seen that the heart of not being a concubine is the same.The Li family might help out because their siblings are grandsons and granddaughters, but Mrs. Li might not be able to tolerate the appearance of a grown-up bastard.This concubine has not been taught by her at all, and he will not be able to support him when he grows up. From Mrs. Li's point of view, perhaps it is better to adopt an ignorant child from the clan to feel at ease.
In case the Wang family of the Li family finds Eucommia, Mrs. Li or someone else who is good for Mrs. Li secretly kills him—Mrs. It is more in their interest that the family has no grandchildren and Wang Ziteng has no children.
It's too complicated here, and people's hearts can't stand the test. Du Yun'an can't gamble with his brother's life.But she really made up her mind that for a period of one month, if senior brother Song Chen hadn't found any clues after going to the south of the Yangtze River for a month, she would lift the cover: there was no news at that time, and there was almost no chance of Eucommia alive.
This girl is really ruthless. She originally made up her mind to tell Mrs. Li when Wang Xifeng came back from the three dynasties. There are also some evil thoughts in it: she knows that the son of the Li family is not well, and when he is gone, the Li family will have to help her because she is the only one in the Li family!Didn't Wang Ren plan to seek the Li family's wealth, and he didn't hesitate to harm others for this, and if he didn't let him suffer the consequences of his own evil, the whole plate would be empty, and this revenge would not be considered retribution!
Since Eucommia is not dead, Du Yun'an is even more unwilling to stay in the palace. She is afraid that Mrs. Li will use herself to control Eucommia, and Wang Ren, Prince Teng, etc... Her own sister, whoever falls into the hands of her, will be a trick.It's better to give Sister Feng a dowry. At that time, she will be in Jia's house and her body will be in the palace. If something happens, the two sides will hinder each other, and there is still room for turning around and reacting.
She simply wrote a few words and sent them to Senior Brother Song Chen. Senior Brother Song may not understand it, but the elder brother must know that this means not teaching him to show his face aboveboard, and everything will be discussed after the two brothers and sisters meet.
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From that day on, Du Yun'an settled down to take care of things in Sister Feng's room.
On August 26, Mrs. Wang suddenly sent someone to say that she would bring Baoyu and the others to visit her sister-in-law and niece.Mrs. Li smiled at Wang Xifeng: "When you leave the pavilion on 29, Baoyu and your younger sisters will have to be called 'sister-in-law'. This kind of sisters can no longer be called sisters-in-law. You can't come and see them off. It's your relationship with them, don't let it go."
Wang Xifeng covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "It must be Baoyu who made the trouble. No one else can do this. Except for him, no one else can ask the old lady and aunt for permission to come, and the two sisters-in-law Yingchun and Tanchun can still come to my sister-in-law. If you can't make up, it's all Baoyu's nonsense."
Mrs. Li pointed at Sister Feng and shook her head: "Look, look at her, my sister got up before leaving the house, she was ashamed and not ashamed, it's strange that the old lady over there gave her the nickname 'Feng Spicy'!"
Xifeng refused like a twisted candy, and Mrs. Li nodded her forehead: "Don't be a aunt who is short, you should put your mother-in-law in front of you, and hold her respectfully, so that she can feel comfortable. Brother Feng Son, when a woman marries, half of her is her mother-in-law. In the future, she will spend more time with her mother-in-law than with your uncle. It is not easy for you to have two mother-in-laws on your head, and you will have to follow the uncle and aunt next door in the future Hold on, is your mother-in-law useful? No matter what kind of person Xing is, if she wants to embarrass you, it doesn't matter how strong or capable you are. As long as she does it twice, all the prestige and decency that you have earned so hard will be gone. ——The servant no longer regards you as the master in his heart, you young mistress is worse than the steward's daughter-in-law!"
"That's the reason why a good daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law. It's not that a daughter-in-law can't do it, but that a daughter-in-law is inherently inferior to her mother-in-law. You also know that Mrs. Xing has a temper. Although she is greedy, it's best to coax people who are greedy for money. You just care about it." Li Xiaoqian is flattering, if you set her up, your life will be several times easier!"
After Mrs. Li finished speaking, she looked at the five dowry girls standing on her head: "Have you remembered, when your girls get angry in the future, please persuade them, and when you meet people in Mrs. Xing's house on a daily basis, you also need to be careful Three points are even more respectful to the ones from the aunt's place."
Everyone said in unison: "Yes, ma'am."
What Du Yunan heard Mrs. Li said was really good words. As long as Wang Xifeng remembered it, he would not offend Mrs. Xing as deeply as in the original book, but I don’t know whether Mrs. Wang Ziteng didn’t say this in the book, or Wang Xifeng didn’t. Take it to heart.
Near Jindong Street, Rongguo Mansion and a group of carriages are not far from Wang Ziteng's Mansion.
On one of the Zhulun carts, Jia Yingchun's nurse became more and more nervous, and took out some silver coins and copper coins: "This is the first time the girl is out as a guest, and it is the second wife's natal family. Master Wang is a high-ranking official, girl, don't be shy." , the old lady knew she was going to blame her."
Yingchun lowered her eyes, the nurse pushed her, and said: "Oh, why do I have such a hard life, the girl said something. Look at the third lady, she is so much younger, and her small mouth happens to be so old The wives like it, the girls are not loved by their parents in the east courtyard, and they are not as good as the third girl here, and there is no place for us people to stand!"
Jia Yingchun is just a ten-year-old girl, her mother doesn't love her father or her father, the nurse will only complain that she is not up to date, she swallows slightly: "How can I compare with my third sister? I live with my uncle and aunt. How can I overwhelm the real master here! I don't fight or grab, that's the reason."
Her nurse curled her lips: "They are all raised by the old lady under her knees. Other people's nurses and daughters can fight for mother's face. Why can't you do it alone! I only advise the girl, don't be like a gourd with sawing mouths, and take advantage of today Please flatter and flatter Miss Feng, you will be your sister-in-law in a few days, and you can't even kiss your sister-in-law."
After finishing speaking, he poked his head and looked outside, "It's almost here! Girl, describe it quickly, and I'll wait on the shaft of the car."
The nanny went out, leaving Yingchun alone in the car.
Jia Yingchun pushed away the handful of silver and copper coins, feeling distressed: Whose girl rewards the servants herself, but the nurse is not the same, she will only tell her to be obedient.
Wiping her eyes, the girl couldn't help being curious and quietly peeked out through the screen window, Jindong Street is more popular than Ningrong Street.
As I was watching, I suddenly saw a ragged beggar squatting at the base of the wall in front of him. The beggar hung his head, huddled in the corner of the wall, motionless, unlike other beggars who stopped passing vehicles and pedestrians on the side of the road from time to time.The woman who was pressing the carriage at the front spilled a few handfuls of copper coins, and those people rushed to grab them, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to say auspicious words, but the beggar still didn't fight or snatch it.
Yingchun looked at it, and suddenly something hurt her, thinking of the nickname "Er Wood" given to her by the servants in the family, she couldn't help her nose sore, this is just a piece of wood, if she becomes a beggar, she might starve to death stop.Seeing that other beggars were chasing after the leading carriage, Yingchun suddenly wrapped some copper coins in a handkerchief, and quickly threw them at the beggar when her car passed by him.
Jia Yingchun was furious for a while, and threw a bag of silver coins to the beggar, which was the only deviant act in her life, she didn't even dare to look at it, her heart was pounding.
She bowed her head to recover her breath.Yingchun's wet nurse poked her head in and saw her girl sitting obediently without peeking out, she nodded with satisfaction: "This is how a young lady behaves."
But the Eucommia under the wall, he squatted quietly, and when Junior Brother Song came back from inquiring about the news, he was suddenly hit in the chest by a hard object, almost splitting the wound on his chest, it took a while for his blood to churn to suppress the fishy sweetness in his throat go down.
After a while, Du Zhong regained his strength, raised his eyes to look at the carriage, then looked down at the things in his bosom, squeezed, is it copper coins?Du Zhong frowned slightly, and gave a warning glance to the two beggars who were peeking at them, and tucked the small bag the size of a fist into his bosom.
A few feet away from Wang Ziteng's mansion on Jindong Street, those beggars who were chasing cars snatched the last handful of money, and they dared not follow any more. After kowtowing and saying auspicious words, they dispersed.
Many people returned to the corner of Jindong Street, and continued to squat and wait for the next benevolent person.
"Why are there so many beggars today?" asked the daughter-in-law who was in charge of the carriage.These people were rarely seen in the west city in the past, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities would regularly drive the beggars away so as not to frighten the nobles.
"I heard that there was a disaster in some places, and some people who fled became beggars. These people would do anything to survive, and the Wucheng soldiers couldn't control them."
The two sighed for a while, saying that good people are better than slaves, but this ordinary people suffered a disaster without knowing that day, how can they enjoy the blessings with their masters.
"Brother, I inquired about it. The Wang family is planning to marry a daughter recently. There is no other major matter. It is not easy to inquire about Miss Du's inner house. I have spent some money, and I only know that the mansion is relatively safe recently. The person you mentioned Uncle, I’ve seen it before. I just found his house. The tiger cub is being kept there. Maybe I smelled you. The matter about Huzi is said to be fostered by his relatives. The house hanging in the tooth shop has also been taken back by the owner and will not be sold. I think Miss Du is fine." Song Chenyin didn't say a word, and the neighbor was very nagging, listening to him asking about the dog. He also said, "It belongs to a very handsome girl, the dog's very close owner, even if you buy it, you can't make it into a fighting dog."
Regardless of the other words, Song Chen who found his senior brother suddenly found that the word "Jiqingjun" was very appropriate for the younger sister of the Du family, but for some reason he subconsciously didn't say it in front of his senior brother.
Du Zhong nodded, and got up with some difficulty. His injuries were not healed, and he sneaked back to the capital because he was worried about his sister, and the two of them found out that someone in the escort agency had colluded with those robbers and revealed the route.
Thanks to Mr. Lin and Mr. Chen, Du Zhong already knew that this matter was related to the Zhen family in Jiangnan, but he couldn't find out the reason why the Zhen family did it. The Zhen family was also flourishing, so Du Zhong wanted to start with the internal thieves in the bodyguard bureau. .
"Let's go, brother Zhang is tied up tonight, and there will be a scene of ghosts taking their lives." Du Zhong smiled coldly.Since An An has taken back the house and will not sell it, it means that she knows that she is fine. In this case, let's let go and clarify the matter, so as not to meet An An rashly and cause trouble.
Song Chen helped him, and the two quietly left near the palace.
The two beggars who were salivating for rewards did not wipe off their sweat until they could no longer see anyone. The stump-like man stood up with such momentum, and his companion also looked like a Lianjiazi. Forget it—thieves like them almost fell into the hands of real bandits.
At Wang Ziteng's mansion, when Yingchun Tanchun was sent to Wutongyuan to accompany Sister Feng, Eucommia was sitting at the table, staring at a bunch of copper coins and a few silver coins spread out in a daze.Three or four silver pegs add up to one or two weights, but they are very exquisitely crafted. There are bottle-an-ruyi-style ones, crane-style ones, and begonia-style ones—these are things that women in the inner house can use, I'm afraid they are still young. Not too big, this silver curly is too light.
Sure enough, there were a few winter jasmine flowers embroidered on the corner of the handkerchief that wrapped the money. Du Zhong could do it.
Du Zhong smiled slightly, wrapped a few silver locks in a handkerchief and put them away. Although he is not a gentleman, he will not let other people's kindness be used as an excuse.
Song Chen came in from the outside, and saw the senior brother stuffing a handkerchief-like object into his arms, and a handful of copper coins on the table, he was quite puzzled: "Senior brother?"
Du Zhong smiled lightly: "Just now someone recognized me as a beggar and gave me some copper coins."
"..." Why are you still very happy.
"Let's not talk about that, Zhang Po, senior brother Zhang, is he at home?"
Song Chen sneered: "Senior Brother Zhang has been enjoying himself recently, and many people took turns to invite him to drink. Tonight, the big shopkeeper of Dongcheng Chunnan Silk and Satin Village is hosting him in Yixiangyuan..."
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"Girl, where is your handkerchief?" Xiuju asked softly.
Yingchun was stunned for a moment, the blood on her face faded, she just gave the money wrapped in her handkerchief to the beggar in a hurry.If the beggar comes to the door with something...
"Girl! Girl!" Xiuju whispered, "My God, you lost your handkerchief. How did you find it at this relative's house?"
Jia Yingchun's eyes were red, if the beggar came to find her, she would be killed by touching her head!The little girl never expected that the only out-of-the-ordinary kindness would put herself in a place of eternal doom.
Her somewhat excited heart turned cold, and the vigor and courage that had just risen turned to ashes.
"Miss Ying, what's the matter?" Everyone else went to support Sister Feng Baoyu's hot stove, Du Yun'an saw Yingchun who was sitting next time and shed tears.
Xiuju was a little flustered: "The girl just lost her eyes."
Yun An said with a smile: "I'll serve the girl to wash her face over there."
Xiuju is more grateful to Du Yun'an for helping to cover up the second girl's tears. The big day is still the happy event of the girl's own sister-in-law. If she sees the girl crying, she will definitely be unhappy.
In the west ear room, the little girls poured warm water into the washbasin, Xiuju took off the bracelet and ring for the sleeves, and Yun'an personally held the fresh handkerchief and served Yingchun's cleansing face.
After Yingchun finished washing, Yun Anfang removed the large towel that covered her skirt, opened the dowry on the case, and said with a smile: "This is what our girls use every day, maybe it is different from the one used by Miss Ying, please don't dislike it. "
Ping'er stopped at the foot of the gauze cover, nodded and said inwardly, Yun An did the right thing, which shows that she is indeed a sensible person.Although this Ying girl is not visible in the mansion over there, but her own girl is only this aunt, she should be more honored than others in Wutong courtyard.
Xiuju was so grateful for something, seeing that other girls were holding handkerchiefs in their hands, and her girl’s replacement bag was still in the main courtyard, if she really went to get it, there would be a big fuss, so she overtook the cloud Ann said in a low voice: "What do you think should be done?"
Yingchun, who had just passed by, also looked over, her warm eyes were like a pool of autumn water.
Yun An casually said: "When I welcomed the girl to get off the car, I also met my wife at the second door. Now that I think about it, I didn't see the girl's handkerchief at that time."
Xiuju let out a long breath, rejoicing: "I'm afraid it fell on the car, Buddha bless you!"
But Du Yunan looked at Yingchun's expression, he didn't seem to be relieved, his heart turned sharply, and he whispered: "Even if you fall outside, it's okay, Miss Ying, come with me, you can tell what I mean when you look at it."
As he spoke, he led her to the back, and at the same time ordered the little girl to pass the message in the main hall: "Just say please welcome the girl to walk around and look at our girl's yard."
Behind the three principal rooms is a building, where some of Wang Xifeng's dowry cannot be carried.
Du Yun'an has participated in checking and transcribing all the dowry lists and records. She knows what is in which box better than Ping'er.So I went straight to a red lacquered box and opened it: "I forgot Miss Ying's handkerchief in the car, here are as many as you want, please pick one for Miss Ying."
Yingchun waved her hand: "How can I take your girl's things." Besides, it looks like a dowry.
The two little maids who served smiled and persuaded: "These things are not in our girl's dowry, but they are prepared for easy use. Please feel free to welcome the girl."
Du Yunan flipped through the silk handkerchief in the box and asked Yingchun to look at it: "This was originally prepared for welcoming girls. We know that girls don't need needles and threads outside, but this box of handkerchiefs and another box of purses are convenient for the people in the girl's house. There are other girls too."
"Your ones are winter jasmine flowers, and the ones for visiting girls are roses. The fourth girl who didn't come this time is a mandala. Even Bao Erye Huan Sanye also has a box of purses. Bao Erye's is what he said before. I like the peach blossom style of Hongrui, and the apricot pattern around the third master. Our girl said that the two masters are still young, and the flowers are not too much. This way, she will not be in a hurry to make mistakes when giving things to her brothers and sisters in the future." The items visited here were originally arranged by the steward's wife and the eldest girl, and were used to give gifts to children of the same generation.
When Jia Yingchun looked at it, it was true that there were all kinds of winter jasmine flowers embroidered on those handkerchiefs, all in different shapes.
Yingchun took out one and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Du Yun'an then understood that the second girl's handkerchief might have been dropped elsewhere, so she just pretended not to know it and covered up the situation.According to her own thinking, although women's personal belongings are valued nowadays, if only the handkerchief sachet is obtained by others, there is nothing to do, unless there is a special mark added and this kind of thing is used as a token of love Yes, otherwise there are so many people in the world, if you embroider jasmine flowers, others will not be allowed to use jasmine flowers, and no one will embroider names on them, who can prove who the owner of this thing is.
This era pays attention to women's names and characters and avoids going out of the boudoir. It is ridiculous that every talented person in the history of those stories can pick up a handkerchief purse embroidered with a beautiful woman's boudoir name.It's not that this beautiful woman is in love, or that talented man is shameless!The more stories like this, the more difficult it is to call a girl from a good family. The whole room has to be alert to the girl not to lose her things.
After a busy day at the Indus Courtyard, it became busy again, and the atmosphere was even more tense than before.Ping'er checks things over and over again, especially the day after tomorrow is the day of "looking at the dowry", and the day after the eldest is the day of welcoming the worship hall!
On August 28th, the Wang family issued a dowry, 64 sets were fully loaded, and there were large red-painted boxes in one color. Four young servants carried the boxes with red poles for each lift.Before five o'clock, the servants were all wearing brand-new clothes, tidy up neatly, and went to the main courtyard to obey orders. They didn't look at the boxes and cages, but only looked at these people, and they felt very dignified.
Mrs. Li also didn't sleep well all night, and she asked the girl to pass her head, "Are the Quanfu people who will go with their dowry today ready?"
Li Song's family replied respectfully: "It's all ready. Miss Feng ordered Yun'an, Shun'er, and Le'er to go with the dowry today, and ordered Ping'er and Xi'er to come in with the sedan chair tomorrow."
Madam Li looked up at her: "Feng'er asked Ping'er to come in with the sedan chair tomorrow?"
Li Song's family bowed their heads and answered "Yes."
The wife just shook her head: "I can't help my mother." According to the current default regulations, the one who enters the door with the dowry will be the arm of the new daughter-in-law's housekeeper, and the one who walks through the door with the sedan chair is the housekeeper who is prepared for the son-in-law.
It's not surprising that Yun An Shun'er is used to trap a man's heart.This Xi'erle'er is a few years older, with a voluptuous figure, one can tell at a glance that this is the mistress serving the male master when it is inconvenient, and the two of them also have this kind of heart, so it is a tacit understanding between the master and the servant.But now that Ping'er is on top, of course it's because Sister Feng trusts Ping'er more, but Mrs. Li thinks that this matter is handled very inappropriately, causing the originally loyal and capable girl to sway, and also dissatisfied with the servant girl who was prepared.
"Forget it, I can't control it for the rest of my life. After all, it's a good thing for her to encounter setbacks while I'm here. Let her."
Before he could say a word, he heard footsteps outside, and the daughter-in-law from the corridor came in and said with a smile: "The eldest mother is coming to see the dowry!"
Here Mrs. Li is asking Li Song's family: "Is the eldest mother getting out of bed?"
Li Song's family said with a smile: "Miss Feng's happy event is also prosperous, big mama. I just went back and forth yesterday to say that mammy can sit up, and today I can get out of bed and walk around. It can be seen that it is a blessing and a double happiness!"
Mrs. Li said with a smile: "When it's the auspicious time for the dowry, I will help your old grandma come out. This time, let's keep your spirits up."
By Chenzheng, a group of people had already lined up neatly, and the crackling of firecrackers sounded.
The main courtyard was wide open, and from the gate of the main house all the way to the outside, each door was opened one after another, and the outside of the palace was already full of people watching the excitement, all guessing what the dowry was for this noble girl when she got married.
Quanfu people lead the big girls in charge to bid farewell to Mrs. Li.
The eldest mother was dressed in a red robe, and although she was still a little unclear, she was supported beside her beamingly.The whole main room was busy, everyone had their own responsibilities, and they didn't pay attention to her kind and chubby face, they were stunned when they saw Du Yun'an, stared at her for a while, then turned to look at Mrs. Li suddenly.
The two little girls are not very old and not tall, and it was difficult to support the fat old lady. Seeing her moving around now, they had to coax her softly: "Grandma, please be patient, we will be able to help you soon." Sit down."
Aunt Li was tortured by the illness again, perhaps the medicine she took was bitter and cold, but this person was more calm than before.She knew that this was Miss Feng's big day, and people outside were watching, so she couldn't plaster his wife's face at this time.
But when the old man saw Du Yun'an and the other two maids got into a small sedan chair and left in the dowry procession, he couldn't care less, couldn't help it anymore, and grabbed Mrs. Li's hand: " Keep, keep her, her!"
Mrs. Li watched the dowry procession slowly out of sight like a red dragon lantern. Thinking that Feng Geer would leave home like this tomorrow, she couldn't help but get red-eyed.
She patted Nanny's hand, as if persuading her was also comforting herself: "Girls will always go out when they grow up, as long as she lives well, she will be our heart."
Then he laughed again: "As the saying goes, 'Women don't stay in college, stay here and stay away to show hatred', that's all, I'll help my mother to see Brother Feng."
The more Aunt Li got anxious, the more she couldn't speak clearly, and when she got excited, her saliva fell down.Mrs. Li hurriedly patted her on the back: "Don't get angry, talk slowly if you have something to say."
He also quietly ordered the doctor in the mansion to go to the small courtyard to treat the grandma. It wasn't until the Rongguo mansion sent a red card with the words "Respect for the storage of the dowry, and the son-in-law of Yu and Jia Lianzai worship" in red (see note). Well, with a silver needle on my forehead, I was crying.
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