Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

The Supreme Emperor was seriously ill, and it was no small matter. Once the mountain collapsed, all the officials and people in the world had to observe mourning.

For example, when the old concubine Zhen passed away that day, she issued an edict to the world: "Any household with a noble family shall not be allowed to have banquets and music for half a year, and common people shall not be allowed to marry for three months." (Note)

Because of her seniority, the old concubine still needs to obey such national mourning ceremonies, not to mention the Supreme Emperor Huanghuang, who has the virtue of a Zen position.What's more, today's pure filial piety, when the time comes, I don't know how to mourn.

So the atmosphere in the capital is very weird recently, there are many marriages, and more marriages are negotiated, but no matter the rich and powerful or the common people, the weddings are very restrained, not like the extravagant and exaggerated style in the past.

Things in the world are roughly one body with two sides, which vary from person to person.For example, in Dingcheng Hou's mansion, Mrs. Xie, the wife in charge, has to show two faces, one time sad and the other happy, depending on who is facing the person and what they are talking about. This sadness and joy change several times a day, which is really true. It's hard for Mrs. Xie.

But no matter whether you are sad or happy, they are all for the same thing-marriage.What is worrying is that Mrs. Xie Jing is not young, the marriage has not even been agreed upon, and it will be delayed for at least another year. If one or two senior members of the Xie family die later, I am really worried, thank you sir couple.It was Song Chendongyue who was happy to welcome him personally, because he was afraid that the Supreme Emperor would not be good, the two families of Song and Du negotiated, hurriedly went to the ceremony, and rushed to pass the door this year.

All the elders are afraid that something will happen later, besides, there are more families who delay their marriage until the end of the twelfth lunar month, so they simply don't care about single or double months. .

It's just that everyone felt that they had wronged Yun'an. The original auspicious day was in the leap month of next year, which was a very auspicious day for the zodiac.What's more, the situation in the capital has changed, Song Chen only has [-] days to take leave, on the [-]th day he has to go back to Kaipingwei, and the newlywed couple will be separated.

There is no need to go into detail about sending the engagement, posting the dowry, asking for a date, etc., just say that on the day of the kiss, the bride knelt in front of her parents' tablet and kowtowed, and the bride helped her up. Mrs. Li kowtowed farewell and called her "mother" in order to bid farewell to her foster mother.Mrs. Li cried like tears, and hugged Yun'an, she was so heartbroken that she couldn't bear to part with it.

Wang Ziteng was also among the relatives and guests, because all of them were very close relatives and friends. Everyone knew that Yun'an was not listed in the Wang family's genealogy. Besides, Du's eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jia, came from the Wang family. In reason, there is no theory.It's only moving that the love between mother and daughter in the hall is so deep.

It was easy to persuade.

Du Zhong bent his knees and was about to carry his sister on his back, but suddenly saw Song Chen who was supposed to be waiting outside, wearing a red robe, stepping towards the threshold. Song Chen raised his arm lightly, Yun An put his hand on his, and Song Chen supported her. Yun An stood still in front of Eucommia, and the newlyweds pulled up their red robes, knelt down and bowed three times.

The elder brother is like a father.

Whether it's Yun'an or Song Chen, Du Zhong can bear it.

The pious and dignified knocking of a pair of Bi people made Eucommia finally unable to hold back the tears that he had held back for a long time, and rolled down in a rustle.Not only him, three tear stains suddenly appeared on the underground red carpet.

There was no news in the hall, and everyone was affected by this atmosphere. It wasn't until the groom official helped the eldest uncle to carry the bride on his back, and they went out together, that the relatives and friends came back to their senses, and all hurriedly sent them out.Daiyu's tears couldn't be stopped, her handkerchief was soaked, her eyes were probably a little swollen, but this time she was also a relative of the man's family, and she had to go there with Lin Ruhai to watch the ceremony in a hurry, and she had no time to put on her makeup .At this time, Xue He quietly handed over a silk handkerchief wrapped with crushed ice: "After a while, the lady in the car should apply it to her eyes."

Xue Lufang wanted to praise her for her thoughtfulness, but Xue He pouted towards the handsome man in a dark red brocade robe outside the door, and whispered with a smile: "It's from Mr. Xie, don't worry, girl, it's through the eyes of Mr. Give it to me."

Daiyu's eyes were swollen like peaches. Hearing this, she looked over at Xie Jing and met Xie Jing's worried gaze. Her eyes met. Xie Jing nodded her eyes and smiled before getting on her horse.

For some unknown reason, Daiyu's eyes became hot again, and tears rolled down from them, but the corners of her mouth turned up in disobedience.

Lin Ruhai was not far away, seeing these clearly in his eyes, Lin Shangshu hummed softly in his throat, unable to deny it.On the contrary, Lin Shou, the head housekeeper, narrowed his smiling eyes: "Since the master is interested, why delay?"

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It's not just the Lin family who can't wait for a long time. Jia Baoyu's marriage is tens of times faster than Daiyu's.What's more, Lin and Xie's two families already have a tacit understanding, but Baoyu still has nothing to say.

Since Jia Lian succeeded to the throne and Jia Zheng moved out of Rongxi Hall, everyone in the Rong Mansion got sick one after another, and everyone else gradually recovered. Only Mrs. Wang's illness persisted, lingering on the sick bed, and the situation went from bad to worse.So Jia's mother became more and more anxious, lest Baoyu's head would be doubled with national filial piety and family filial piety, and marriage would become more difficult.What's more, Mother Jia claimed to be old. If one day she couldn't sleep, Baoyu would not even be able to hold the status of the Duke's grandson, and that would be a hopeless future.

This day is the twentieth day of the winter moon, and it will be half a month before Yun'an gets married. Because Sister Feng heard that she seemed to intend to leave Beijing, she hurriedly set up a banquet to invite the sisters to reunite.Tanchun, Xichun, and Xiangyun all arrived first, and then sat down in the flower hall. Hearing the voices outside, the three rushed out to greet them. They saw Sister Feng pulling Yun'an and the three of them, surrounded by maids and daughters-in-law.

"Why did you come in together? Could it be that you bumped into each other at the door?" Xiang Yun laughed.

Yun'an and Daiyu held Yingchun's arms, and said with a smile: "I was with my sister-in-law, but when I received a message from Sister Feng, I simply picked up Sister Lin, and we came together."

Everyone paid attention to her, and found that it was only ten days or so, and she was getting better and better, her appearance was still so beautiful, but the charm added between her eyebrows and eyes was like a peach blossom and red pistil, better than a year's spring scenery.

Tanchun came over to hold her hand, and said with a smile: "Back then you were sworn brothers to Jinlan. The second elder sister was originally a younger sister, but now she has become a sister-in-law. It's hard for you to call her smoothly."

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law is wronged for giving such a good girl from our family to her family!"

Everyone laughed, but Yingchun and Yun'an looked at Daiyu while laughing, thinking: What is it for the second in this line to be a sister-in-law?Depending on Xie Jing's age, most members of the family would address him as "Big Brother", so the little girl would be her sister-in-law, and when she met Lian Feng, she would have to address her as "Sister-in-law".

After laughing for a while, everyone sat down, and Ping'er Shun'er waited for the morning to bring good tea, tea fruit and so on.

After narrating the recent situation, everyone asked Yun An: "Are you really going to leave Beijing?"

Yun An nodded: "I'll be leaving tomorrow. I won't say goodbye when the sisters get together today."

Sister Feng frowned and said, "Why go all the way to Kaipingwei? Even if we don't know what's going on there, it's definitely not as good as Duzhong. You were born in Beijing, and the gold and jade have grown up so big. Could it be that your aunt and your brother are willing to go there?" Are you going to suffer that kind of pain?" As she spoke, she pushed Yingchun: "Aren't you going to persuade her?"

Xiangyun, Tanchun and others also persuaded, after all, Kaipingwei is close to the northern border, and according to the girls' thinking, it is probably a deserted place with few people.

Yingchun smiled and said: "I will persuade her when I found out, but I will not persuade her after thinking about it. After all, while we are still in the capital, we will not let her go without things..."

Before they finished speaking, everyone opened their eyes wide: "Are you leaving too?"

Yingchun didn't make it very clear, just said: "I heard that many young generals will be released a few years ago, following the rules of rotation and experience set by the Taizu, we will leave Beijing sooner or later."

As soon as I said this, others made me angry, Sister Feng became anxious first, and hurriedly said: "Is it stupid! This kind of rotation experience has been said for decades, but not everyone has to go through this experience, you Now she is also the serious daughter of my uncle and aunt, how can I rush to suffer when I go home and beg, and my uncle will do it with a raise of his hand!"

Then she pointed at Yun An: "You are also a stubborn person. My aunt loves you like an eyeball. If you open your mouth and say something, you will definitely get your father back."

After Sister Feng finished speaking, Daiyu couldn't help laughing first: "Sister Feng is not happy to say this outside, otherwise you will bring trouble to Master Wang, and there is no such reason." Could it be that the position of general is said by Master Wang Forget it, the military power has always been difficult to grasp, I heard that Master Wang has resigned from the post of Jiedu envoy of the Beijing Camp, and my father said that it is wise to advance or retreat.It's just that both the elder sister and the second elder sister couldn't point it out, so Dai Yufang spoke out.

Daiyu smiled and leaned over again: "Besides, Sister Feng is worried that the place is not good, and they will suffer. Good sister, don't worry, I have inquired carefully, and I have also checked Geography, and I know that Kaipingwei is on the Bashang Grassland. Thousands of miles of fertile soil, beautiful mountains and clear waters, is also a place of outstanding people, and the scenery is very different from that in Beijing. When they settle down in the future, we will go to various places as guests, and the journey will only take ten and a half months. Wouldn't it be great?"

Sister Feng, who was talking about it, couldn't help but smile and lick Daiyu's cheeks: "My girl Lin's mouth, I'm so excited! Come on, come on, I'm short-sighted, I didn't expect this to come up, I knew it earlier. There are still such good things for us, so I will not keep anyone."

Smiling for a while, Xiangyun couldn't help sighing: "All the sisters are here today, except for Sister Bao. After this day, the sisters will go everywhere. I don't know when we will meet again?"

Tanchun said with a smile: "It turns out that you have a broad heart, but now you are sad again, and you are talking about these nonsense things——sisters have their own homes, which is a good thing, and there will be more reunions in the future."

Xiangyun smiled and said: "We are reunited sometimes, but Sister Shanbao can't. Haven't you heard that Sister Bao has been named a nobleman, and now she is a serious 'Xue Guiren'!"

Everyone was taken aback and hurriedly asked when it happened, even Yingchun and Daiyu were busy with Yun'an's departure from Beijing recently, so they didn't know.

Xiang Yun hurriedly said: "It's just what happened in the past few days. I heard that it was because of the blessing of the Supreme Emperor. The matter of being selected for the Jin Dynasty that will be confirmed next year will be settled in this year. It's just that Aunt Xue and the Xue family Eldest brother doesn't have a rank, so he doesn't need to go to court to thank him, or maybe it's because the inner palace hasn't done a big job this time, so everyone doesn't know."

Others lamented Miss Xue's good fortune, and asked how many concubines were conferred this time, but Yun'an and the three looked at each other silently, feeling in their hearts: Even the first time after the succession to the throne, the beauties who filled the palace were hastily accepted. No, I'm afraid it's really bad for the emperor.I really have to leave quickly, the sky in this capital is about to change again.

Once the Supreme Emperor is gone, the old courtiers who are still greedy for power and position are really lost. There are also the former six princes who have kept a low profile in the past few years. The king of the county, there are still some clan members who are not easy to clean up among his party members, which is also a mess.But the biggest disaster is not these old ministers, but the few princes who have lived so far. And the ages of the second and third sons of the emperor are all about the same age—this time, there are more than a dozen people who should be selected as ladies, and they have been given rank titles. The reason for these concubines growing up.

The sisters were chatting and laughing, when they suddenly heard a report from outside: "Sister Yuanyang is here."

Sister Feng hurriedly said, "Come in, please."

Yuanyang came in and said with a smile: "Sure enough, they are all here. The old lady said that grandma and girls should not forget her. If she is not invited, she will come here by herself in a while."

Sister Feng quickly apologized and said with a smile: "It's not that the old lady was not invited, it was because the old lady said that she was not feeling well when she said hello this morning, and she didn't need to say hello, so we dare not disturb the tranquility of our ancestors."

Yuanyang smiled and said: "I heard that the second grandma brought our second aunt, grandma Song and the girls at home. The old lady is very happy, and the disease is half gone. Now Baba sent me to ask the second grandma if I could please Don't ask her to be an old man?"

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Our ancestors are willing to show you face, but we can't ask for it! It's just that our ancestors are here, and my small courtyard is not worthy of serving. According to you, where should we put this table?"

Yuanyang said: "There is another foreigner, or put it in the big flower hall, it is spacious and the scenery is beautiful..."

While talking, Sister Feng went to the upper courtyard to pick up Jia Mu in person, and Linmai winked at Ping'er.

"What outsiders?" Daiyu wondered, if there were outsiders, how could they have been here for half a day and no one said anything?

Without waiting for Tanchun to explain, Xiangyun snorted coldly, said to change clothes later, and left.Seeing that she looked bad, Tanchun hurriedly chased after her.Xichun also made an excuse to escape.

The three outsiders here were even more puzzled.

There was no one else around at this time, so Ping'er explained in a low voice: "It's Miss Fu, her maiden name is 'Qiu Fang'. Her brother was a former student of the second master, and now he is the sixth-rank general judge of Shuntian Mansion. The situation in his family Similar to Grandma Song, there are only two brothers and sisters. But this Fu Shi is not someone who loves his younger sister like Uncle Du. She relies on Miss Fu to be both talented and beautiful. The girl was delayed until she was 20 years old. The second master really liked this Fu Shi, and somehow he was moved by him, and he was afraid that he would betroth Miss Fu to the second master Bao..." Ping'er said here, and glanced at Daiyu .

After hearing this, Yingchun and Yun'an both knew that the following words should not be heard by a girl in her boudoir, Daiyu, they both laughed and said, "Go and see sister Xiangyun."

Daiyu agreed, walked around the screen, and stood at the back door. She clenched the veil tightly, and for some reason, she felt lost in a trance, but she didn't understand what was wrong?I couldn't help being bored in my heart, so I froze there and frowned, thinking, Xuelu Xuehe, unlike the servants of the Rong family, never dared to make up their minds for the master. Now that Daiyu was not leaving, she asked softly "Girl?" Daiyu didn't answer, but the two Xuelu stood behind her and dared not speak.

At this time, I heard Ping'er's voice in the front hall: "The old lady originally liked Miss Shi more, and even grandma said that Miss Shi and Second Master Bao have known each other since childhood, and it would be great if they kissed each other. But unfortunately The second master was a little dissatisfied, and wanted to appoint a noble woman like Grandma Zhu for the second master Bao, who knew that the meaning of dissatisfaction somehow got into the ears of the two wives of the Shi family, within a month Mrs. Baolinghou made clear about Miss Shi's marriage and gave it to the son of the Wei family. Later, he talked about several families one after another, but he was not satisfied. Instead, he told the outside to say that the mansion was to talk about the Zhao family today. Minger said that the Qian family was not good, and later Zhang Luosun's family, Zhao Qiansun Li, Zhou Wu and Zheng Wang's, Qing took other people's daughters as inappropriate people, and called people to talk about it well. The second master Very angry, for some reason, the old lady who suddenly said that Fu Shi was very good last month and didn't know how to report back, the old lady brought this Miss Fu to her house more than ten days ago, this Miss Fu Qiufang really has a bad taste Good looks, although not as good as you, but still a dignified beauty..."

"Because of the previous incident, Mrs. Baolinghou was very annoyed. Even Miss Shi is not as close as she used to be here. This time, Grandma invited Miss Shi because you all came." Ping'er As he spoke, he made a "six" gesture: "Miss Yun hasn't been to the door for almost half a year, and she just picked it up yesterday. Unexpectedly, the second master Bao was talking with Miss Shi last night, and he burst into laughter. Miss Yun said some words of persuasion, and Miss Yun was deeply annoyed, if she hadn't waited for you to get together, she would have ordered to pack up and leave."

Yun An is married, and although she is not used to others calling her "Grandma Song", there are some things that she should not avoid. She was curious, so she asked Ping'er, "Does Second Master Bao know that Miss Fu may be his future?" Wife? How does he treat Miss Fu?"

Hearing this, Ping'er pursed his lips and smiled: "Second Master Bao saw Miss Fu, and said to the attacker, 'It's really Qiong's lady, she should have been born in this rich family, and she shouldn't be called us. The turbid things have ruined Ling Luo Jinxiu', listen to this, this is embarrassing? Besides, Ms. Fu came to poetry, piano and chess. She is a few years older and has a more tolerant temper. The two of them have also written poems in the past half a month. , or playing the piano, perhaps because they are not familiar with each other yet, Second Master Bao doesn't treat her like sisters, there are some differences..."

When Daiyu heard this later, she suddenly came back to her senses, and for some reason the inexplicable boredom disappeared from her heart. The little girl smiled, which seemed to indicate that Baoyu was happy.She simply went to the backyard garden to relax.

After she left, Ping'er's pass was sold out: "In my opinion, Second Master Bao has just committed the madness of flattering girls again. How many times a year does he not commit it! However, Miss Fu's age and temperament are so different. It was quite similar to when the side concubine Yuan was at home that day. The second master Bao himself said that when he saw Miss Fu, he "remembered the big sister, and couldn't help but admire and obey her"-but he never had the power to do it himself, as long as the old lady and the second The master is willing, and this Miss Fu will be the "Second Grandma Bao" in the future." There is a sentence that Ping'er did not say, but it was Baoyu who said to Xiren, "The so-called elder sister is like a mother, and the elder sister treats me like a mother and child. I don’t dare to disobey what my elder sister says as if I obeyed my parents’ orders. However, Miss Fu is such a good person, how come I feel like my elder sister is in front of me when I see her, and I want to get up and obey her whenever she speaks. The insanity sickness not only offended Miss Fu, but also failed my original intention."

Both Yingchun and Yun'an married Mr. Ruyi according to their wishes. At this time, when they heard about Baoyu and Miss Fu, they couldn't help sighing.Yun An thought about it, this marriage might also be a good thing: Miss Fu has such an elder brother, who made her age wasted, and Jia Baoyu's coming here is also a life-saving straw; and since Jia Baoyu respects her like a mother and a sister, maybe Miss Fu On the contrary, if you can control him a bit, even if you can't get into the official position, as long as you control him so that he doesn't cause trouble, you may be able to be a "rich and idle person" all the time.

Ever since Jia Baoyu entered the Imperial College, she has become famous despite the frequency of her leave, but she has caused quite a lot of trouble.It is not known whether his knowledge has improved or not, but this noble young master with pink face, red lips and good looks has made several "friends" and spread a few romantic stories.

Yun An heard about Jia Baoyu's affairs, and some she didn't know about it: for example, Qin Zhong, the younger brother of the Qin family in Dongfu, somehow also got into their circle. After a good meal, even the Jia family school did not teach him to read. Qin Ye was transferred to a foreign post. This summer, he will wait for Qin Zhong to leave Beijing in the heat of summer.Ever since Jia Baoyu lost Qin Zhong, his confidant, his heart became more and more empty and unbearable, and when Jia Zheng was recovering from illness and had no time to control him, this young master became more indulgent, and attracted two officials and eunuchs from the two supervisors to fight for him. To cause a catastrophe.Although his name was not removed, Siye of the Guozijian told Jia Zhenghao that Jia Zheng was so angry that he couldn't take care of his illness, and swore to kill him, because the second room now lives in the yard next to the old lady. The mother rushed to stop him, and the old man was so angry when he saw Jia Zheng that he had to tell Jia Zheng what the old Taoist priest said that day.At this time, "Golden Suo" and "Golden Qilin", the two golden and jade marriages have already failed, and because Baoyu himself is not motivated, he cannot be blessed by the Imperial Academy's culture, so he has to find another "Golden Life" woman to marry... That's why Fu Qiufang came into my eyes.

Ping'er had some private conversations with the two new grandmas, and after a while, someone came to invite her.

No need to remember too much, the host and guest will enjoy themselves on this day.Mother Jia seemed to want Fu Qiufang to get close to the sisters on purpose, and kept letting her participate in the conversation, but after all, Miss Fu and the girls did not grow up together, they were deliberately intimate, and everyone was uncomfortable.Jia Mu sighed in her heart, but she couldn't help it.

Early the next morning, Yun'an bid farewell to brother-in-law, Mrs. Li, Mr. Chen, etc. In addition to his family members, he was also escorted by the Xinglong Bodyguard Bureau, with a dozen or so carriages, and left the capital for Kaipingwei.