Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

The auspicious day for sealing calculated by Qin Tianjian this year is the 22nd, which happens to be the day before the stove sacrifice. From the emperor to the county magistrate, they are sealed as usual.After the seal, the palace rewarded the princes and ministers as usual, most of which were "Sui Sui Ping An" purses and some lucky oranges, venison, roe meat and other various tributes.Those who are especially solemn can also be rewarded with the characters "Fu" and "Shou" written by the imperial pen.

On the 24th of every year, the emperor writes the word "Fu" in the Daming Palace. This has been a common practice for the [-]th year since the founding of the country.It's just that this time it's different, the sage was suffering from an old illness, so he only wrote the first word "Fu" with a pen, and asked the princes to write it for him.

In this dynasty, the eldest son of the middle palace was also the former prince, who passed away due to some old events in his early years, and was posthumously named 'Prince Yizhong'; the second prince died early; now the third prince is actually the eldest son, and has quite a support A supporter of the belief of "be fit to grow but not to be virtuous"; the fourth prince is serious and practical, not good at winning people's hearts, and the small group of people who support him are mostly such officials; In this industry, 1 people can't find him for business; and the sixth prince is the one with the highest birth mother status among the princes who live here. Although Concubine Zhen died early, there is still Concubine Zhen in the palace. A group of ministers fought against the supporters of the third prince under the banner of "making a son more valuable than growing up"; there were also a few younger princes, none of whom had the strength to compete with the brothers above.

The three, four, five, and six princes gathered in Xinuan Pavilion, and each wrote a picture of "Fu" for today's reading.The sage squinted his eyes and saw that the third child was beautiful and exquisite, the fourth child was stable and stable, the fifth child was vain and feeble, and the sixth child was vigorous.

Now disgusted, he used two fingers to pinch out the fifth prince's fangs and claws but invisible and boneless characters and threw it out, "Get out!" The fifth prince hurried forward to catch it, and hurriedly slipped away with a smile on his face.

The remaining three, four, and six three all stood with their hands down, and among them, the three and six princes all had expectations in their eyes, looking at him with burning eyes.The sage lived up to the expectations of the two of them, and ordered the eunuch to compare their handwriting in front of his eyes, "The handwriting of the third child is powerful! The handwriting of the sixth child, although still childish, is very energetic. good."

A simple sentence made the two Highnesses feel elated, and at the same time, they both regarded each other as the only great enemy.Unexpectedly, the Jun father sitting high above changed the subject: "It's all good. Today, the three of you brothers each have fifty sheets of 'Fu'."

Three and Six turned their heads to look at the fourth child, a little unwilling, but the three brothers saluted together: "Yes."

"Find a place to write it by yourself!" After receiving today's hint, the inner prisoner of the Daming Palace came forward and asked the three highnesses to write separately.

After a while, Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the palace, came in and reported: "The third highness is in the upper study, the fourth highness is in the next room, and the sixth highness chose the south study."

I saw that today's eyes were half closed, as if sleeping but not sleeping. After a long while, he suddenly smiled and said: "The third child is to show that he does not forget his roots and respects the virtuous and respectful. The sixth child, young and energetic, has gone to my South Study Room. There is a domineering attitude of "who can give up me". Fourth child, fourth child, fourth child has this temperament..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Huangmen came to report: "Your Majesty the Fourth Highness has finished writing, and has retired from the palace."

He laughed at the sage: "Look, look! I'm avoiding suspicion with Lao Tzu!" Is it because he is afraid that he will finish writing before his brother, and he will be suspected of seeking favor by himself.

"Bring it to me."

Dai Quan hurriedly took the stack of red paper, and personally served the emperor to inspect it.The sage seemed to be very patient, and he carefully read each of them. Dai Quan hung his hands in the air, and he was so numb that he heard the sage ask, "How many?"

Dai Quan hurriedly replied: "Exactly fifty."

The sage pointed to the little eunuch who was serving just now: "Say it."

"Returning to the Holy One, there are still ten sheets in the west room. His Highness said that if there are any that are not in line with the holy will, they can be replaced."

The sage nodded: "The fourth child is calmer than others, and has solid physical strength, and he doesn't have those flamboyant brats."

Dai Quan didn't dare to speak, he was sweating coldly when he heard the sound of the chiming clock ticking in his ears, and prayed in his heart for the other two ancestors to come quickly.

But even if Dai Quan begged the gods and Buddhas again, the two His Royal Highnesses waited for nearly an hour before presenting the word "Fu" written in front of the emperor.

"Retire." He didn't see these two sons now, so he raised his eyelids and glanced at the two stacks of red paper, and ordered Dai Quan to check it for him.

Dai Quan had no choice but to go through them one by one, and replied: "The Third Highness has used many kinds of writing methods, and each of the fifty sheets has different characters. The Sixth Highness has chosen the fonts of Wang Youjun, Yan Lugong and Mr. Yuzhang, and each book has twenty sheets. .”

"It's all ingenious, thank you!" The third child is talented, and he also intends to show off his talents. The sixth child deliberately chose three fonts he likes, and wrote ten more, showing his thoughtfulness.

The Holy One smiled inexplicably, the rewards were different, but it seemed that a bowl of water was level.The three princes who had just returned to the residence had to rush into the palace to thank them and kowtow outside Xinuang Pavilion.

"Is the father satisfied?" the brothers asked.All the little Huangmen are flattering and flattering, and the rewards in their pockets are more than what they get in a year.

Seeing that the third prince and the sixth prince seemed to be full of ambition and left, it seemed that the fourth prince's fifty identical and well-behaved blessings were a bit inferior. When Xiao Huangmen complimented him, he was so dry that he couldn't think of many good words.Only Dai Quan realized that most of the saint's body had actually recovered, but his energy was not as good as in previous years. He observed the saint's private expression, and he did have the idea of ​​choosing an heir - but the saint's body was far from what the outside world said If it is bad, then it is wrong to behave at this time, and it is also wrong not to behave. A sage can turn admiration into suspicion in a single thought.His Royal Highnesses Three and Six blindly please the Holy One, but ignore the unfathomable Sacred Heart. It would be better to be as comfortable as His Highness Fourth, being neither close nor far away as before.

Afterwards, the Daming Palace gave several stacks of blank tribute papers to the princes, and asked them to mention their characters and give them to the disciples.This is another thing that has never happened before. This kind of paper for awarding is made every year in the Soviet Union according to the standard. Making an extra inch is a serious crime.The letter paper is made of silk, painted with cinnabar, and painted with golden clouds and dragon patterns. The most important thing is the significance of respect and supremacy.

At this time, the third prince and the sixth prince were good at investigating the holy will, and they refused to stand out, so they put these red papers into a high cabinet and worshiped them.On the contrary, the fourth prince followed the edict and wrote some auspicious words of blessing and longevity to reward his disciples and several direct ministers and officials in the court who had always been respected by him.

Wang Ziteng is one of them. Coincidentally, the word "Fu" bestowed by the Daming Palace was also written by the fourth prince.In addition to these two "Fu" written on imperial paper, there are also two "Fu" and couplets written by the third and sixth princes on official cloud paper.

Wang Ziteng was silent for a long time, it was the first time he got the letter of blessing written by the fourth prince, His Royal Highness was cautious, Wang Ziteng never got any pen and ink from him when he stood in line secretly.Nowadays, the meaning of the aboveboard reward is particularly different, that is, it has nothing to do with the faction, but only represents the meaning of His Royal Highness’s admiration and admiration for capable ministers—since His Royal Highness was allowed to participate in politics, there has been a habit of giving blessings every year. Factions are far or near, just look at what they can do, as long as their political achievements are sufficient, even ministers with different political views who have been hostile to each other can get it.

For example, when he served as the governor of the Jiangnan River, the Fourth Highness died of his uncle's corruption in the front foot. On the New Year's Day, he sent the governor with his own handwriting "Fu" and another "Shou" character to others. Lao Tzu, His Royal Highness is also very careful considering that this lord is in mourning, so he specially does not use vermilion, but uses golden paper to write "Fu" and "Shou"...

It can be said that getting the blessing of the Fourth Highness has nothing to do with choosing sides, but just the recognition of one's merits. Although there are many people who disdain the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, in fact, who doesn't want to get this kind of recognition.In the secret place of many courtiers' hearts, a piece of blessing from the fourth prince is even more important than a gift from the emperor, because this is the affirmation that can only be obtained by doing business in a serious manner.

And the Fourth Highness is magnanimous, even if he gives you a blessing, it will not delay his participation in you in the future——Take the former Jiangnan River Governor as an example. A section of an important river broke its embankment, and the fourth prince who was sent as an imperial envoy found out that he was cutting corners, etc. This His Highness, who had only sent a blessing to the Governor half a year ago to express his admiration, quickly lifted the cover and sent the The first governor and his family were exiled to Mobei.

With this "blessing", I set up a plan for Wang Ziteng to advance and retreat: the ancients said that "a man who knows his confidant dies", as long as the transition is well laid out, if the current Chan is in the Fourth Highness as in Wang Ren's dream, Then when the "Supreme Emperor" and the "New Emperor" disagreed, Wang Ziteng didn't have to be troubled by the reputation of "pure minister", and he had to be willing to be the pawn of the "Supreme Emperor".

Wang Ziteng regained his composure, but the smile on the corner of his mouth could no longer be concealed: "What else?"

"The emperor bestowed a pair of 'Sui Sui Ping An' big purses, one for each of the eight treasures of gold and silver. Four pairs of small purses with gold, one for each of gold and silver, and one for each of gold and silver coins." Wang Fu replied, and also Pass the list of prince rewards to Prince Teng.

Wang Ziteng thought for a moment: "Leave the big purse and two pairs of small purses for the ancestors. Send a pair of small purses to Rongguo Mansion, one for each of the two masters, and one for Aunt Xue." The small purse with gold was worn on the lapel of his sable fur, and he went to the gate of the palace and paused to the ground.

This is also a custom in Beijing. Purses are a must for rewards in the palace. During the festival, princes and ministers will not only enshrine their ancestors, but also give some to relatives and friends of similar status to show mutual respect. Deep kindness.And the princes and ministers who have been favored will also hang the imperial purse on their collars, and kowtow to the gate of the palace to thank them in a grand manner.

Ordinary hereditary nobles only receive spring festival rewards from Guanglu Temple every year, and burn the yellow cloth bags containing the rewards in the ancestral hall furnace to worship their ancestors.Ningrong and Rongfu had no holy relatives for a long time, so they had no choice but to use this bounty bag printed with "Emperor's Grace Yongxi" to sue their ancestors that they still received the favor of the emperor.

Because of this, whenever Wang Ziteng sent someone to deliver the imperial purse, it was the most glorious day for Mrs. Wang.The whole family would gather at Jia Mu's place to admire the pair of little purses together, and then they would be carefully carried to Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, and they would hang them in their respective halls with their own hands to show the emperor's favor to the guests.

It was already the 27th of the twelfth lunar month when the Wang family sent the imperial purse. This year, Mrs. Wang was not the only one enjoying this glory, but Xifeng and Du Yunan were also included.Especially Yun An, although the identity of the goddaughter is embarrassing, on the surface she is the closest one.

Because Mrs. Li specially sent a small purse that was just replaced last year's imperial gift to add blessings and longevity to Du Yun'an, it attracted even more attention.

"Good boy, come here." Mother Jia laughed.

Du Yun'an had no choice but to walk from the back of the girls to the front, and was pulled up by Jia's mother into her arms: "This is because your mother loves you and cherishes you, and it's because of your kindness! I'll bring it for you." As he spoke, he hung the half-worn Ping An Ruyi purse around Yun An's neck with his own hands.

"Say good luck to the old lady." Sister Feng hurriedly pushed Yun'an.

Yun An did as she said, and Mother Jia laughed from ear to ear: "Go and give your aunt a blessing too."

Mrs. Wang clenched the handkerchief tightly in her sleeves, but she had to greet her with a smile, and confessed her heart and soul in front of the whole family.

After a while, the intimacy of the aunt and nephew was over. Mrs. Wang and Du Yun'an both pressed the upper left abdomen quietly to prevent the acid water in the stomach from rushing up.

Mother Jia also ordered the maids who served Yun'an to congratulate her master. Ping'er, Shun'er and other people who were close to her from the Wang family also came up to make fun of her, and Mother Jia really liked it even more.Du Yun'an had no choice but to help these people again, unexpectedly Zhou Rui's family was also among those congratulating, Yun'an's face stiffened with a smile: "Sister Zhou, you are being polite."

Mrs. Wang saw it at a glance, and rolled her eyes angrily, but luckily no one was looking.She hated Zhou Rui's family for losing face, but she didn't know how afraid Zhou Rui's family was at this moment, and she didn't know why there was an uncle and wife's ear god hiding beside her wife, so she said those bad things about Du Yun'an. Rui and his son-in-law Leng Zixing were beaten severely.Zhou Rui's family was still looking for revenge for the beating person in the streets and alleys. Who would have thought that the housekeeper who came to deliver things from the uncle's house today said in her ear: "If you dare to make troubles and make troubles to harm Miss An , next time it will be more than just a small punishment."

Zhou Rui's family wished to go back to a few days ago and stuff their mouths with horse manure for talking nonsense.What about Wang Situ and Diaochan? This compares my uncle to Wang Situ. If it is true that my uncle has a heart to use his righteous daughter to climb high, then isn’t the person who is going to accept the girl from An’an the treacherous minister Dong Zhuo and his ilk? Ignorant, but also know that Dong Zhuo is a villain who deserves death for his crimes.If I really let my uncle know this, can I forgive myself?

Besides, Zhou Rui's family also realized that it was the most unreliable and stupid idea to use his wife's power to punish Du Yun'an.If Du Yun'an was still a slave, even if he was doted on by his uncle and wife, his wife would still find ways to get mad at her, even beating her up to force her to get out by herself.But now, although this person has a weak foundation, he is already a jerk. As long as he is a jerk, he has to take a step back.Even for the concubine in her house to visit her sister, the wife has to give up three points in a serious way, not to mention that this is a niece and a guest—the wife never likes Miss Shi, but after all these years In the past, did my wife ever do anything to this young lady?A few days ago, when she and Baoyu were tired from playing, they took a nap together, and the wife ran into her. The wife had to put on a smile and tell the girls to watch carefully, so that Miss Shi didn't catch a cold.

Zhou Rui's family said a lot of good things, He Yue held back her laughter, and winked quietly at Du Yun'an.Du Yun'an knew that the little trick of the two of them had worked, and suppressed a smile, allowing Zhou Rui's family to hold his hand and flatter him.

——If Zhou Rui's family knew that it was Du Yun'an who had reported to the gods, uncles, and uncles, they would be furious right away.

It turned out that Mrs. Wang and her accompanying room, Zhou Rui's family, looked different that day. Although there was no other movement, Du Yunan, who was very cautious due to these changes this year, took care of her.

Du Yun'an was far more sober and prudent than her brother Du Zhong, or the bright and clear girl that everyone thought.Putting aside the love of his aunt Mrs. Li, Du Yun'an knew that he was a tool used by Prince Teng to restrain his elder brother, indirectly restrain Mrs. Li, or even have the Li family.Du Zhong has no heart to recognize his father, and Du Yun'an has none at all. Wang Ziteng's deep scheming and cruel methods are definitely not acceptable to his brother and sister. Du Yun'an is still awakened by a nightmare. In the dream, Wang Ziteng knew about his brother. Because of her identity, she became the best handle to control and manipulate her brother's fate!Eucommia was born in the countryside, and the wildfire in Yun's heart, which was unwilling to be controlled by others, was well passed on to her son, and Du Yun'an's unconscious influence over the years, Eucommia can only thrive if it is rooted and free Wild trees, wind, frost, rain and snow are all nourishment. If you must move him into the greenhouse and follow Wang Ziteng's will to grow into what he wants, you don't need those profit-seeking people to make troubles, and Eucommia can suffocate himself to death .

Du Yunan stayed in the Rong Mansion peacefully, just hoping not to attract Wang Ziteng's attention. After a year or two, Wang Ziteng straightened out the Li family he had taken over, and there were countless important events in the court. The son left it behind.At that time, just find another legitimate reason to avoid it.If no serious reason can be found by then, Du Yun'an even plans to use her marriage as a cover - she can marry far away, and she doesn't mind being a concubine in the future, as long as she can leave the cannibalistic vortex surrounding the interests of the Wang family. .

Ever since she was recognized as a "goddaughter" by Mrs. Li, Du Yun'an has actually been working hard on these people around her. Mei Yue, Heyue and the others only think that they are born to be friends, and they naturally get along like sisters, but In fact, Du Yun'an spent a lot of time trying to find the thread of his words and deeds towards them. If he tightened it, he might not be able to win their hearts, and if he loosened it, he might be looked down upon by them, and he would end up with no prestige. How can there be feelings for no reason?Although sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity, there must be countless foreshadowings and advances in front of it. Otherwise, if you foolishly hold a heart, what you get will probably be contemptible. Human nature is like this. Although Du Yunan has more eyes, it is not bad.

Mei Yue and He Yue are sincere to her, so Du Yun'an has to be worthy of them, and even bear their future - because of this, even though Mei Yue and He Yue came from the royal family, she was originally a member of Mrs. Li, but now not only The body contract, and even the heart are all biased towards Du Yun'an.

The matter of frightening Zhou Rui's family was the work of several people.

Mrs. Wang was hostile for no reason, so Du Yun'an naturally wanted to inquire.I'm afraid Mrs. Wang can't imagine that these little girls who are like cats and dogs she has never looked down upon would be terrible if they have the heart, so there is no need, just one or two rough envoys who are stubborn with Mei Yue and the others The little girl is enough.Mrs. Wang is behind the big girls like the daughter-in-law in charge, Caixia Caiyun, and those old wives with bad mouths, but she always ignores those little girls who are not even qualified to enter the house, and are bullied and ordered by the big girls and mother-in-law at will. son.However, these little girls undertake most of the work of the main house, sweeping the floor and removing dust, watering flowers and birds, shoveling snow and picking up fallen leaves...There is no place where these little girls don't work at the base of the wall, under the window, on the terrace, or in the bushes .That day, the daughter-in-law in charge of the main courtyard saw that the weather was bad, and she was afraid that it would snow, so she ordered the little girls to move all the flowers and trees outside the three small main rooms of the main courtyard to the corridor, and two of them were bullied. I did a lot—listened to everything that was said in the room.

The two little girls are still young and can't remember everything, but a few words are enough.

Only then did Du Yun'an realize that for some reason, Wang Ziteng was going to take Jia Yuanchun out of the palace, and Mrs. Wang was even missing something, and hated him because of Zhou Rui's family's nonsense?

Du Yun'an thought about it all night, and felt that Zhou Rui's family should be on guard more than Mrs. Wang.No matter how Mrs. Wang is, she is generally an orthodox housewife of a rich family. She has some deep-rooted thoughts, she should be decent and noble, and she is tightly restricted by her own rules. Just a few words.Or the villains of Zhou Rui's family are more lethal, and they don't need to do anything else. As long as she starts from the big kitchen, she can disrupt the "Xanadu Xiaotiandi" that was built with great difficulty in Pingminglou-daily delivery of meals, delivery of evenings, and delivery of food. It's colder, and the things you cook should be less restrained, not to mention that Daiyu Yingchun, who has a weak spleen and stomach, can't stand it, but the girls below can't eat well, and they will have resentment for a long time.

This girl was afraid of Ye Changmeng's suffering, so before Zhou Rui's family could make other obstacles, Yun An immediately sent letters to her elder brother and Senior Brother Song with the mother-in-law bought by her family.Du Zhong and Song Chen didn't waste much effort, they gave Zhou Rui and Leng Zixing a hard meal, without leaving any clues.

Today, Wang Ziteng's mansion sent people to deliver things, and the people in Du Yun'an's house were used to Mrs. Li would definitely send her cronies to bring some things to Yun'an. The only ones who came often were the housekeepers, including He Yue's mother-in-law Well, He Yue doesn't have to do anything else, she just needs to tell her mother a word when she sees the opportunity.No, He Yue's mother repeated her daughter's instructions in the ears of Zhou Rui's family, and the matter was settled!

Zhou Rui's family was so frightened that Yun'an and the others just felt happy.He Yue was still thinking in her heart, tell this 'Sister Zhou' to be suspicious, let's see how she finds out that unfounded ear god, and see if she dares to play tricks behind her back!