Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

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Lin Wanru responded one by one. Along the way, it was getting late, and the majestic scene in the palace made Lin Wanru nervous, so she could only quietly calm down.

The maid guarding the door lifted the double curtains, laughter and the warm atmosphere in the room rushed towards her face. As soon as Shen Shi entered the door, someone came up to greet her and took Shen Shi's hand to say hello. Shen Shi also had a smile on her face. Say a few words to this one, and ask that a few words later, Lin Wanru stood behind with his hands down, didn't interrupt, just watched with a smile.

Soon someone noticed Lin Wanru and asked Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen said with a smile, "It's my sister's daughter, my niece. I'm bringing you here today for everyone to meet."

The lady with a round face and wearing a big red trousers smiled and said, "I remember that Yuan Niang brought a niece last year."

Chen said with a smile: "I brought my niece last year, this year my niece, and next year, maybe I will bring my daughter-in-law."

Everyone was a little surprised, thinking that Mrs. Shen finally let go of her promise to marry Chen Ruiwen, they all inquired, but Mrs. Shen smiled and looked at Lin Wanru without saying a word.

The people present were all human beings, they were taken aback for a moment, and then came back to their senses, it turned out that it had been decided long ago, they said it was a niece, but in fact they brought their daughter-in-law to learn more.

Suddenly, everyone smiled and congratulated, paying more attention to Lin Wanru.

Lin Wanru was a little embarrassed, she didn't expect her aunt to introduce her so directly, and she was afraid that tomorrow the whole capital would regard her as her aunt's daughter-in-law.

The round-faced lady took Lin Wanru's hand and said with a smile, "What's your surname? What's your name? You're such a beauty, and so is Yuan Niang. She wouldn't have brought such a beautiful niece to us sooner."

As he spoke, he took off a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets inlaid with rubies and put them on Lin Wanru: "It's my meeting gift. I know your aunt has a lot of good things, so don't hold them back."

Lin Wanru remembered Shen's instructions, accepted it with a smile, and bowed her knees to salute: "The little girl's surname is Lin. The small characters are Wanru, thank you madam."

Shen explained to Lin Wanru: "This is Mrs. Jin, a close friend of our family, you can just call me Auntie." Lin Wanru smiled and called Auntie again.

Mrs. Jin's husband is the deputy general who fought with Chen Yongming, and now he is General Fengguo, and has a very good relationship with the Chen family. Mrs. Shen brought Lin Wanru over here because she wanted to let her get to know old friends of the Chen family earlier, so that she could marry in easily. You have to learn from scratch.

She intended to praise Lin Wanru, so Mrs. Jin could see it.He even praised Lin Wanru out of fun. Among the other wives, there was also an old Mrs. Du from the Chen family, and her husband was also Chen Yongming's lieutenant general.At this time, I also gave a golden hairpin as a meeting gift, and kept saying congratulations.

Shen is in a good mood. She is not only the wife of Duke Qi, the sister-in-law of Concubine Chen Ying, and the aunt of the second and sixth princes.She is also the eldest daughter of the Shen family in Suzhou, and either of her two identities makes her very comfortable in the palace. She is always trying to flatter Lin Wanru at this moment, and everyone naturally buys face.

After a while, almost everyone in the hall knew that the marriage of Chen Ruiwen of the Chen family had been settled.Mrs. Shen brought her daughter-in-law with her, so more wives came to say hello.Taking the opportunity to meet Lin Wanru and inquire about her family background, some people who wanted to betroth their daughter to Chen Ruiwen, but now they have all failed, and they are secretly envious and jealous.

However, Lin Wanru noticed Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang's Mrs. Xing not far away.They were also wearing official dresses, but the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and sister-in-law were talking together.Their faces were not very good-looking, and Shen's talking and laughing so loudly, they didn't look back, and they didn't know if they really didn't pay attention or they didn't want to come over to say hello.

Seeing that it was almost done, Shen saw that Lin Wanru was being questioned by several wives. Not only did she not feel nervous or embarrassed, but she was generous. Shen could naturally see the envy in the eyes of the wives.

Not only did she envy Lin Wanru, but she also envied Shen Yuanniang for getting a good daughter-in-law. She became more and more happy and pulled Lin Wanru out of the crowd: "Okay, okay, don't frighten Wanru like a prisoner. Yes, I don't agree."

Mrs. Jin smiled and said: "Look, I haven't even entered the door yet, so I'm just protecting it." Everyone laughed, the words were too straightforward, although Lin Wanru kept calm, she couldn't pretend not to hear, her face flushed red , bowed his head and did not speak.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, several wives came, and everyone's attention was diverted. Only Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Du kept talking beside Mrs. Shen.

When the auspicious time came, only three drums were heard outside, and all the wives stood up according to their ranks. A female official came to accept the gifts for the queen mother and the nobles. After they saluted, they were led into the apse for a banquet by the maids of honor. .

Even though the Empress Dowager hosted the banquet, but the Empress Dowager's status is honorable, it is impossible for her to come out to accompany the banquet in person, even the noble concubine Roujia, she will only come out to say hello and accept the ceremony. Even so, there is still a banquet at the top, with empty seats , to show respect to the queen mother and nobles.

The ladies sat down according to their seats, and the maids served the dishes. Mrs. Shen quietly explained to Lin Wanru: "Your nobles don't see anyone now. When the banquet is halfway through, if the nobles want to see who they want to see, they will naturally ask the maids to summon them. Don't do it now." in a hurry."

Lin Wanru suddenly realized that there were many female relatives with orders in the imperial court, and it was impossible for the queen mother to meet them one by one. Hearing their congratulations, at this time, which family had a holy family and which did not, it was reflected. Those who spread the word to take away will be envied by everyone.

Sure enough, the banquet was only halfway through when Madam Ye was summoned by a maid beside the Queen Mother, and everyone watched Madam Ye leave with envious eyes.

The Empress Dowager came from the Ye family, so naturally she had to honor her natal family first. Concubine Roujia was the Empress Dowager's niece and also came from the Ye family, but the Ye family was very low-key, and Lin Wanru had heard of it in her previous life.

When Ye Chengsi, the elder brother of the Empress Dowager and the helmsman of the Ye Family, passed away, the funeral was extremely shabby, and few people went to mourn. Crying in the coffin, it was regarded as a rare thing for a while.

Some people say that the Ye family is trying to gain fame, but Lin Wanru understands that the Ye family is truly noble.

The Lin family and the Shen family in Suzhou are recognized by the world as scholarly families, but compared with the Ye family, they are obviously not enough. It is the Bao family. The ancestors of the Bao family were not born yet.

The Ye family originated in Jinling. It was a dignitary from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Many clan members had the status of princes. After the world was in chaos, the Ye family was divided into several branches. The few branches that left their homeland gradually declined. Only the main family who stayed in Jinling , After several ups and downs in the troubled times, it was finally preserved.

Leaving aside, let’s just talk about today’s Great Zhou world. When Emperor Taizu was still a commoner, the Ye family was already a famous family of officials and officials in the previous dynasty. After giving it to Emperor Taizu, the Ye family assisted Emperor Taizu to conquer the world.

Later, when Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, the Ye family did not take credit for it, but kept a low profile. Even if someone in the court deliberately sought refuge, they were all rejected by the Ye family. The Ye family once wrote a letter to Emperor Taizu to return to the countryside.

How could Emperor Taizu agree to keep the Ye family as officials in the court, but the Ye family still reduced the number of children who became officials from generation to generation, and gradually faded out of the court.

Until more than 50 years ago, the first emperor should talk about marriage, but he didn’t want to marry anyone. He only wanted to marry the daughter of the Ye family. The empress dowager's niece, Concubine Roujia, married the emperor again, and the relationship between the Ye family and the royal family gradually became closer in these two generations.

Even so, Ye Ancheng, the elder of the Ye family, is the only one who is an official in the court. He is the brother of Concubine Roujia. , all stayed in their hometown in Jinling, farming and studying in peace, not for the sake of fame, but to study knowledge.

Some people say that the Ye family is pretending to be noble, but Lin Wanru understands that this is a return to nature after seeing through the prosperity and splendor. If the Ye family is really just pretending to be noble, Ye Chengsi will not be so deserted when he dies.

But in this life, Ye Chengsi is still alive. Although the Ye family has no power in the court, it is a well-deserved first family. No one can deny this.

Not long after Mrs. Ye left, another court lady came to summon her. This time, five wives were announced at once. The leader was Mrs. Bao, the prince's aunt, followed by Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Wu's natal sister-in-law, Mrs. Jia, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Shen. Shi.

Ordinarily, it was an honor to be summoned by a nobleman, but Mother Jia didn't have any joy on her face, and Mrs. Bao, who was the prince's aunt, was second only to Mrs. Ye's noble lady, unexpectedly also looked unhappy.

Lin Wanru's heart skipped a beat, could something be wrong with Yingchun and Baochangling?To say that the only relationship between Jia's family and Bao's family is this marriage.

Lin Wanru was puzzled in her heart, but she didn't dare to neglect her actions, and obediently followed Shen to get up and leave the table.

The maid led the way and left the Chengyuan Hall to Zhaoyang Hall where the Empress Dowager and several nobles lived. The ladies did not speak to each other along the way until they entered the Zhaoyang Hall. No noise was heard, and because Lin Wanru was not summoned, Shen asked Lin Wanru to stay in the Nuan Pavilion next to him, and then go in when he was summoned.

Lin Wanru looked at the Nuan Pavilion and sat on the chair boredly. It didn't take long before a maid came to summon her. Lin Wanru adjusted her clothes and followed the maid into the apse.

Before entering, I heard a burst of laughter: "...it is said that Yuan Niang is not in a hurry to find a daughter-in-law, but now she is in a hurry, why didn't there be any news about it."

Another woman laughed: "What the Empress Dowager said is that I was still thinking about making Ruiwen my son-in-law, but I didn't expect Yuanniang to act quickly."

Lin Wanru followed the maid to the hall and stood still, a little nervous, but the etiquette was not forgotten after all, she knelt down and saluted, a maid came to help her, Lin Wanru was a little panicked, looked up for Shen, who was sitting in the second seat on the left side of the row of chairs , looking at her with a smile, Lin Wanru heaved a sigh of relief.

A gentle voice came from above: "Raise your head, let Aijia take a look."