Survive in the world of Red Mansions

Princess Zhongshun, while flipping through the dowry list of her daughter Princess Jingya, told her daughter some details in the dowry list.

"Ya'er, don't be impatient. After you get married, although you don't need to take care of these shops and Zhuangzi directly, the companion who follows you will take care of it for you, but no matter how loyal the companion is, there is no guarantee that they will never have something wrong. You should be careful, so you have to look at these account books clearly, and you must understand the annual income, don't be fooled by those people who are united together."

Princess Jingya replied with a smile, "Mother and Concubine, don't worry too much, these people's deeds are in my hands, and besides, they still have family members in the palace, how can they have the guts?!"

"If the deeds and family members can guarantee everything will be safe, there won't be so many dowry maids sneaking onto my uncle's bed!"

"Mother Concubine..." Princess Jingya shouted coquettishly and embarrassedly.

"Silly girl, what are you sorry for? You will get married in ten days or so. If I don't tell you these things now, how long can I keep them? When your cousin Lin got married, there were ten companions in total. People, but your cousin Lin has the princess mansion, so even if there are these people, it is not too many. Having the princess mansion looks noble and sounds good, but it looks far away from the county horse. In the case of your cousin Lin, you You probably know it, how long have you been married, and in less than three years, you have a concubine of a cousin. Your cousin Lin, oh..."

"Mother Concubine, what happened that time was also an accident. Cousin Lin checked it herself later, and it was indeed an accident. This girl fell into the water and was rescued by Lu Jun's horse. It is impossible to marry someone else, so I have to let her be a concubine. Lu Jun Cousin Ma Helin also had no choice but to let Miss Fang in."

"Hmph, accident? Where are there so many accidents!"

"Isn't it an accident? What do you mean, Concubine Mu?"

"It was an accident. You also said that your cousin Lin checked carefully later. Whether it was Miss Fang or the county horse, everyone who followed them carefully checked. There was no problem. It was indeed all due to their own reasons. Delayed, or because of physical reasons, they walked away for a while. It was such a coincidence, just such a little gap of time, that the two met by the pool in the garden without bringing their servants, and this Miss Fang It just happened to fall into the water, it happened to be rescued by Lu Junma, and it happened to be discovered, no matter what, the answer is the same, but I don’t believe it’s an accident. Ya’er, do you think it’s an accident ?"

"I don't really believe in so many coincidences, but Cousin Lin has checked carefully and there is no problem. What can I do? In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not. It has already become a fact. Although Miss Fang was looking for death and life at the time, but In the end, I entered the Lu family. Last time I visited cousin Lin, I felt that she had changed a lot. Sigh, getting married is so annoying!"

"Your cousin Lin has been married to the Lu family for three years, because she has never been pregnant. Although Mrs. Lu didn't say anything, she was already quite critical of her. This Miss Fang, I only know that she is a cousin of Mrs. Lu's natal family. The daughter of Mrs. Lu's family, because her parents died, she was taken by Mrs. Lu to raise her. This girl Fang is very fond of Mrs. Lu, and she is very good at doing things. Mrs. Lu has no daughter herself. I heard that Mrs. Lu used to take She went out to socialize and said that she wanted to find a marriage for her.

But an orphan girl with low status and no dowry, so how can she be so easy to find, poor people don't like her, and good people don't like her either!Even if there are relatives from the Lu family who are interested in such an orphan girl, one can imagine who they are?This girl Fang probably has a high temper, how could she have a crush on those poor family children, or those who want to rely on the Lu family.Coincidentally, this cousin married a princess, and after getting married, she didn't always stay with the princess. The princess lived in the princess's mansion, and Lu Junma often lived in Lu's mansion. Didn't he just fancy this opportunity? "

What Princess Zhongshun said about her niece, Princess Lin, the eldest daughter of Prince Shunyi, was a guess, but it was actually very close to the truth.

In fact, Miss Fang really didn't think about being a concubine for her cousin at first. When she came to Mrs. Lu, she was almost ten years old, and she knew a lot about things. She was shocked, but she was also very clear about her identity and could not marry into the Lu family, so she was by Mrs. Lu's side every day, no matter whether it was to please Mrs. Lu or act coquettishly, she just wanted Mrs. Lu to find a good relative for herself in the future. Even if they are married, they still have the Lu family to rely on.

After Miss Fang was 13 years old, Mrs. Lu also began to take her out as a guest, which was also meant to show other female family members. The second son or capable bastard is enough.

I saw her following Mrs. Lu. Although I knew that Mrs. Lu did not have a biological daughter, but Shi Lang Lu also had brothers, I thought she was Mrs. Lu's niece, but every time I asked about her identity, everyone looked calm. It's okay to say twice, but after more times, Miss Fang knew that it would be difficult for her status to find a better marriage with her younger brother.

It turned out that this was indeed the case. Miss Fang had a good relationship with a nanny who served Mrs. Lu, and some things were not important, so they could still be found out.From this nanny's mouth, I learned that Madam Lu saw that her marriage had not been successful, so she thought of giving her some children from poor families, or concubines with lower status than before, but that's it, it's hard to find good conditions, Lu Madam can give her a dowry, but it's only one or two thousand silver, which is too much, not to mention that Madam Lu herself is not willing to part with it, and other members of the family also have opinions.

It was at this time that Miss Fang cast her eyes on Lu Junma. Although she was married, she did not live with the princess's cousin all the time, and often returned to Lu's residence. It is also a good choice to only live in Lu Mansion.In addition, Princess Lin has been married for three years and has no children. She is by Madam Lu's side, so she can't see that Madam Lu is dissatisfied.

She didn't choose to act in the Lu Mansion just to make others believe in her innocence. Also blame those people.

In fact, the seamlessness of that matter was also due to Mrs. Lu's secret help. Although most of the princess's mansion were brought by Princess Lin himself, there were still some people who came from Lu's mansion. .After Mrs. Lu knew what her distant niece was thinking, and what she was doing secretly, she felt that it would be nice if this niece could stay with her forever.If the daughter-in-law of the princess does not put on airs, she is also the princess, and it is impossible for her to set the rules. It made Princess Lin suffer from this dumb loss.

In the past, Princess Lin felt that she had this status. When she married into a family of third-rank officials, she was polite to everyone in her husband's family, and gentle and considerate to the county horse. He will not underestimate her, and dare not bully her casually.

But this incident gave her a resounding slap in the face. Although nothing was found in the end, as Princess Zhongshun said, she never believed that this incident was a coincidence, but since she couldn't find out, Then there's no need to investigate. With her status as princess, she will naturally have the opportunity to deal with those who should be dealt with in the future!

After Princess Zhongshun talked with her children about Princess Lin for a while, she turned back to her daughter's dowry, "There are six companions in total for you. According to the rules, you have a little less companions, but my lord Over there, you have discussed with your father early on, and proposed not to set up a princess's mansion, but to live directly in Lin's mansion. When your father and I mentioned that my uncle hoped that there would be no princess's mansion, I thought about living together. It will allow you and the county horse to spend more time together. Now that you have the matter of your cousin Lin, the concubine mother is really glad that she agreed at that time.

After you enter the door, you will be able to manage the house and the directors. The old people in the Lin family, the housekeepers, etc., can use them as much as they used to.There is only one son in the Lin family, the uncle, and the whole family will definitely be handed over to you in the future. Even if those people are servants of the Lin family, they dare not disobey you, so there is no need to replace all the things that are in charge of purchasing with you. people.If you oppress the former elders of the Lin family as soon as you enter the door, even if Master Lin and uncle don't say anything, you will always have thoughts in your mind, and you will not be happy.

The first wife of the Lin family, Lin Jiashi, is your deceased mother-in-law. After marrying into the Lin family, the entire Lin family was basically controlled by the people Jia brought over from her natal family. At the beginning, many of Jia's companions were cleared out. After Jia's death, many of Jia's companions were cleared out by the Lin family. "

Li Jingya looked at Princess Zhongshun with a look of admiration on her face, and asked with a smile pretending to be ingratiating, "Mother, how do you know this?"

"It's not a secret thing, and you can find out with a little thought. Many of the companions released by the Lin family have relatives in the former Rongguo Mansion. After these people were released from the Lin family, some of them were found. The relatives of the Jia family. After I took a fancy to Mrs. Lin, I asked people to inquire about the affairs of the Lin family, including the relatives of the Lin family. The servants of the Jia family are not tight-lipped. Don't be so surprised."

"Mother, what do you mean, do you mean that in the future, when you go to the Lin family, you will rarely use the companion room I brought over?"

"There are only six people in total, and there are quite a few farms and shops that you will marry as a dowry. In the future, no one will take care of these. Apart from these, there will not be many people left. When you marry into the Lin family, you will regard yourself as a member of the Lin family, a servant of the Lin family. It's not the same orders, do those servants still dare not listen to you? In addition to looking at the account books, you also need to find someone to look at your dowry Zhuangzi and shops in the future, although you will not be short of money. Don't care too much about it, but if you don't watch it yourself, these people are greedy for your money and will treat you as a fool. It's not convenient for you to go out, let my uncle send someone to watch it."

"Mother Concubine, isn't this too good? Even if it's inconvenient for me, I can ask my brother to send someone to watch over it. Otherwise, it's fine if those stewards are safe and sound. If there are really restless people, how embarrassing it is to be known by the county horse? "

"Ya'er, my uncle, I have been watching it for a few years. Although he is not very old, he is a successful person. As long as you are not a fool, you will not be too bad if you marry into the Lin family.

I know why I asked you to ask my uncle to send someone to look at some of your dowry shops and farms in the future. One is because it is more convenient for my uncle to be a man, and the other is that men always want women to rely on him more.If you entrust these matters to him, even if someone is corrupt, he will not laugh at you, he will only help you, and it will also make the county horse feel that you regard yourself as the Lin family, and think of everything as the Lin family. "

Princess Jingya listened to the princess's words, and continued after a long time, "Mother, the last time I saw Cousin Lin, I also met Junma Lu, and I saw Cousin Lin watching Junma Lu walk in. At that time, although she still acted happily and spoke softly, her eyes were calm, and she felt like seeing a stranger with nothing. Every time the cousin Lin I met before mentioned Lu Junma , with a gentle look on his face, his eyes lit up when he saw Lu Junma, but it's only been so long, I'm afraid I will be like this one day.

What happened to Miss Fang last time was an outsider like me. From the results of the development of the incident, I can guess that it is a trap set by Miss Fang herself. Doesn't Lu Junma know?

Lu Junma also said at the time that even if she entered the mansion, it would not be very good. After all, she is a cousin, so it is not easy to let her be a concubine. She is just a name, and after a year or two, she will be married off with a dowry.But not many days later, I heard that this cousin climbed onto Lu Junma's bed, and he didn't want to. If he didn't want to, could he still be forced?

Concubine mother, tell me, has this Lu Junma met this girl Fang a long time ago, otherwise, if you want to find a concubine, who is hard to find, and you have to keep such a cousin, you can't be beaten or scolded, Lin Tang My sister just wanted to deal with her, but since she was a good citizen, it was hard to do. "

"So what about good people? If you want someone to be sick silently, or let her disappear, there are many ways. What about my cousin, since she has no shame, is willing to be a concubine, and there will be more in the future." Whatever the consequences, she has to suffer."

Concubine Zhongshun looked at her daughter, feeling very distressed. She started to worry about these things before she was married, but women will encounter these things after they get married. After all, they can't avoid it. I can only let her know more about it. Teach more, and suffer less in the future.

"You are going to get married in more than ten days. I have also inquired about the affairs of the Lin family. You can rest assured that the two roommates in the uncle's room have been sent away. The two maids who have been serving the uncle since childhood, one of them I'm already married, and now the other one is in charge of the affairs of my uncle's yard. I heard that he is already engaged. It seems that after you enter the door, I will hand over the affairs of my uncle's yard to you, and then we will get married. This After you enter the door, two maidservants, you might as well show some face, so that my uncle will be happy too, after all, he has been serving him since he was a child, so there is always some affection.

Although the Lin family didn't have a mistress, they were really faultless in this matter. The house chosen for the son-in-law was not selected from the family's children in order to avoid trouble, and they were dismissed long before they got married.You also said that your cousin Lin’s county horse, one of the housemates grew up serving the landed county horse since childhood. With the affection of growing up together, men will always have a little bit of pity, and this woman I am familiar with everything about men, and I know what to do to keep a man's attention. Now I add a cousin, and I don't know what it will be like to compete?

In this dowry, the four first-class maids have been with you since childhood, and they are not too good-looking. In the future, if you marry out, or just marry the servants in the mansion, a few nuns will help you. You also think more about yourself.There are also eight second-class maids, four of whom are particularly good-looking. When the days come, if you want to find someone to serve my uncle, let these few. Seeing how the Lin family is doing now, these things should be up to you in the future The housewife is in charge.Of course, if my uncle doesn't want it, don't just focus on being a virtuous woman and insist on pushing my uncle to those people. "

"Mother Concubine, Sister," Princess Zhongshun, mother and daughter watched as the elder son Li Feng walked in with a smile, holding a box in his hand.

"Feng'er, why come here at this time, sit down quickly." Princess Zhongshun beckoned her son to sit down, and asked someone to serve him new tea.

"Brother, this is a good thing, open it and have a look."

When Li Feng opened the box, he saw a woman in Western clothes inside, very pretty. Li Feng twisted a few times, and saw the woman in the box spinning around while playing nice music Sound, very cute.

Li Jingya took the music box that Li Feng handed over, and said happily, "Brother, where did you get it? Get it here, give it to me, thank you brother."

"It was the boy from the Lin family who sent me a gift," Li Feng said with a smile, "I don't know what he thinks, but it's not appropriate to give me something like this, so I can only take advantage of you, haha .”

The princess scolded, "What are you talking about, kid? That's your brother-in-law. My uncle has often sent people to send some gifts since he was engaged to now. He is a caring person!"

Li Jingya held the box in her hand, her face was flushed, she just looked down at the little figure in the box dancing, and didn't say anything else.

Princess Jingya is just an ordinary young girl in Huaichun, and she is very happy to often receive thoughtful gifts from her future husband. At the very least, Junma himself did not blame her for the forced marriage at the beginning. body.It also made the Princess Jingya less panic about her new life, and her life after marrying into the Lin family.