Weak Concubine [Qing Wear + Red House]

Aunt Nian's eyes flustered:

"Well, this matter is not very important. Where did you hear it? Did he go to you?"

"He is the son of the dignified governor of Huguang, and he is currently the second-class guard in front of the imperial court. Why did he come to me, a little Lan Ling guard, to recognize his relative?"

"This... you are cousins, how dare he look down on you? What are you talking about? He is a second-class guard?"

"The second cousin just won the champion of martial arts, and was named the second-class imperial bodyguard by the emperor, and the cousin of his maternal ancestral family was just promoted to be the concubine of the Yuan Dynasty. If it wasn't for my colleagues who asked me for news, I would still be kept in the dark.

Mother, can you tell me if the second cousin has visited our house since he came to Beijing, or posted a post to let people come to inform us? "

"This... didn't I go out some time ago, it seems that I came here at that time." Aunt Nian's voice was unclear, but her own son knew his mother very well, and knew that something must happen.

He didn't want to ask her in vain after listening to her lies, so he directly asked his wife to go back and press him.

His daughter-in-law came from a small family, because she only gave birth to two maids and no sons in the seven years since she entered the family.

Seeing Yan Chengsong questioning her, she was frightened and at a loss what to do.

"Master, I don't know what's going on with the concubine or the concubine. My wife is in charge of this matter."

Yan Chengsong was not satisfied with this daughter-in-law, but she was chosen by his mother, what can be done?

Impatiently said:

"Just tell me what you know."

"Yes, this happened more than a month ago. One day the housekeeper came in with a post, saying that my uncle's cousins ​​had come to Beijing, and they were going to visit my aunt the next day. My wife inquired, and it seemed that it was only two The cousin and the fifth cousin came, and the wife was not very happy to hear that the eldest cousin hadn't been to Beijing. She said that she was impatient with the reception, and she was afraid that she would live in the house again. Take my concubine to Hebei."

Yan Chengsong took a deep breath:

"And then? How do you reply to Nian's cousin and cousin?"

"There seems to be no reply."

"So the next day my cousin and cousin came to visit normally, but you were locked out? They didn't let you enter the mansion for a sip of tea, but instead brought the gift of ceremony into the mansion? So you didn't see each other when you went out. People, don’t tell me to receive guests, and don’t invite people to come when you come back? You only accept gifts, don’t you even understand "reciprocity with gifts"? Why didn’t you send gifts to Hunan during the festival, and didn’t give them to your cousin, Cousin giving something?"

"How does Grandpa know this?"

"I really don't want to know! But almost all the people around me know, and no one told me that they are all watching our house. Are you happy?"

When he met such a confused mother and daughter-in-law, he felt that sooner or later he would be killed by them.

He lives in the neighborhood, but he doesn't have much close relationship with the people next door, and he often makes troubles because of small things. Otherwise, he would have made up for this matter long ago, but what should he do now?

Going forward to recognize relatives, you will definitely be ridiculed and despised by others, but it will be fine if you don't recognize relatives?This serious uncle's direct children are in Beijing, and he and his cousin belong to the same bodyguard. Even if they are not in the same department, can he be regarded as not having such relatives?

What's more, why don't you recognize it? Since his father passed away, he has been supporting the family alone. His father is a bastard and has few connections. Walking around well, he even took the initiative to offend her, he didn't know what she was thinking.

How Yan Chengsong struggled to make up for the relationship was not clear to the brothers and sisters of the Nian family, but they chose an auspicious day and moved back to the Duke's Mansion where Nian's family was in the capital.

The house was not granted by the emperor, and the land was not as large as Jia's mansion, but in terms of meticulous prosperity, Najia's mansion is not as good as it is, especially the Nian's house is newly built, and the houses and gardens are full of vitality, among which the most exquisite One of the secondary courtyards is specially built for Jinyao. The small garden inside is planted with seasonal flowers, which is very lively and in line with Jinyao's aesthetics.

Nian Gengyao's yard is not far from Jinyao's place. The main yard is reserved for his parents and is naturally empty. There are also yards for the elder brother Nian Xiyao, the third brother Nian Shunyao, and the fourth, sixth, and seventh girls. The yard has been tidied up, and once people come over, they can live in at any time.

At present, except for Nian Shunyao, who is the same age as Jinyao, the three sons of the Nian family are all married.

The eldest son, Nian Xiyao, married the prostitute daughter of Huguang Wei Yihou, and Nian Gengyao married the only daughter of Lord Fucha, the third-rank Taichang Zhengqing in the capital.

The eldest daughter of the concubine was half a year older than Nian Gengyao, married to the Nian family to lead the army, a military officer with no foundation from the fifth rank, and the second daughter of the concubine married far away in Yunnan. It was a marriage arranged there back then. She died when she grew up, and the four concubine daughters were seventeen this year, and they were engaged to be married, but when they were about to get married, the husband suddenly disappeared, and now they are in the Governor's Mansion of Hunan.

The fifth daughter is Jinyao, the sixth daughter of the concubine is the same age as Jinyao, more than half a year younger, and the seventh daughter of the concubine is three years younger than Jinyao, all in Hunan.

Naturally, we have to set up a few tables after moving, and together with Nian Gengyao becoming the second-class bodyguard in the military championship a few days ago, this is a happy event. They all gave him a good deal.

Invite a two-day banquet, the first day is for the Nian family relatives and some nobles, and the second day is for close friends and colleagues. Of course, the real good friends don’t come on the day of the banquet. Brothers like Rong Hao and the Fu Cha family have always been there. I'm following along.

As the host, Jinyao naturally has no time to relax. The venue for banquets, resting and dressing rooms, the people serving everywhere, the arrangement of dishes in the kitchen, etc. need to be carefully considered and inspected by herself.

The most troublesome thing here is the waiter. Nian's family is in Hunan. This time, only a hundred or so people came with his brother and sister. Originally, there were only two or thirty people in the mansion. Nian Gengyao bought it before. Hundreds of people, but servants who have not been trained and trained, dare not order them with confidence. This is the first time that the Nian family has returned to Beijing to entertain guests after more than 30 years. The face is bad.

Fortunately, Jia Amnesty and Fucha's family each picked some experienced servants from their homes to borrow for emergencies, and they were able to handle it.

Naturally, a dozen or twenty people in the kitchen would not be enough for a large banquet. Fortunately, Nian Gengyao's friends had many well-connected people, so they invited the chef from Taibailou for him and ordered some complicated dishes there.

The matter is easy to say, but in fact it takes a few days of preparation to be ready. Jia She and Mrs. Xing come here early every morning, and light up the lights before going back at night. It is not too hard.

This time when he returned to the mansion, he met Jia Lian who was waiting at the door to greet him. Jia Amnesty yawned wearily:

"What's the matter? It's okay. Your mother and I are going back to rest. After all, we don't have a good son who can share my worries."

Jia Lian frowned:

"Isn't this family too busy to get away? For such a big event as mother-in-law, there are people coming to entertain you every day, and you have to repair the garden for your mother. Every day, my son can't stop running around!"

Jia She said coldly:

"Your Majesty is the second wife, and Baoyu is not too young. You and your husband have contributed money and energy, so you are not afraid of losing your fortune?" Even if Concubine Yuan has the ability to bring benefits to the family, it is for Jia Baoyu. How could it be possible to give him the cousin next door.

Jia Lian retorted without thinking:

"Master's words are too outlandish. We and the second uncle have no separation, so we are a family, and my mother is also our family's mother!"

Jia She was not in the mood to argue with him:

"Okay, since you're busy, go back early."

Only then did Jia Lian remember the purpose of being here, and said embarrassedly:

"Last time I offended my cousin because of the enclosure of the yard, but this time I didn't help much. I also asked my father to help me explain it in front of my cousin. We will definitely be there tomorrow."

"Your cousin won't bother with you about this." After talking, he entered the inner room, and Jia Lian couldn't sit down anymore, so he withdrew.

Waving his hands to reject Mrs. Xing's act of personally serving him to change clothes:

"You've been too tired these days, so hurry up and take a break. Those girls on the ground, who can't do it, have to work hard on their own."

Mrs. Xing's heart seemed to have been wiped with honey. After all these years of marriage, she had never enjoyed this kind of pampering, which made her feel that no matter how hard it was, it was worth it.

Leaning on the couch obediently, let the little girl wash her feet, and talk to Jia Amnesty in person.

"There is an empress in this family, not only Lian'er and his wife are more focused on the other side, even the servants in our house have a lot of hearts floating."

Jia Amnesty closed his eyes and said indifferently: "The girl is not working well, so she sold it and bought a new one. Aren't you afraid that no one will take care of you?"

The maids serving in the room were startled, and their minds regained their senses, and they became more serious in their work.

Swinging back, the couple lay on the bed, Jia She said softly:

"If, I mean, if you can be separated from this mansion, it will be like going out of the house, would you like it?"

Mrs. Xing was so frightened that she quickly opened her eyes:

"Master, what happened?"

Jia Amnesty shook his head:

"I just always feel that something is wrong. After this toss, the left and right families are left with empty shelves. It is estimated that there will be a lot of famines. The title is just audible and not practical. Instead of this, it is better to live in a single house for a few days. Days, I just ask for your opinion."

Mrs. Xing was so excited that her eyes lit up:

"What is the master talking about? Husband and wife are one. Naturally, I will go wherever you are. There is no need to ask. The master has decided and just needs to tell me how to do it."

Jia She patted Mrs. Xing's hand in a rare way:

"I've suffered for you all these years, don't worry, even if I leave here, I won't let you eat chaff." The only difficult thing is how to successfully separate out without damaging your reputation.

Besides, Yan Chengsong didn't let go of this rare opportunity to get close, and took the initiative to bring Aunt Nian to meet his relatives. He also followed him these few days, but Nian Gengyao gave him a high opinion and didn't embarrass him. , and introduced him to his good friends, earning Yan Chengsong endless words of gratitude, until it turned out that his cousin was willing to pull him.

In the evening, Jinyao enjoyed an essential oil massage while listening to Mother Fang telling stories.

"Mom, don't you think my aunt seems afraid to talk to my second brother today?"

Fang's mother "tssed": "That's because she was ashamed of the second master, and she was ashamed to see him."

"Oh? Is there something else happening that I don't know about?"