Weak Concubine [Qing Wear + Red House]

"Mom said that mother did not marry my father as the second wife because of the delay in keeping filial piety. What is that?"

"My wife kept the filial piety of the old Duke and the wife of the Tai, and it was only twenty-nine years since she came out. It is not too late to get married within two decades of this dynasty. How could it be because of her age?"

"Is that because of the old lady's calculations?" Jin Yao had a guess, after all, it is normal for a stepmother to intervene in a stepdaughter's marriage.

Mother He sighed:

"That's not it. It's enough to enter the palace with your wife's talent, appearance and character to be an imperial concubine! It's not that our master is not good, it's just that we are not the most suitable. Let alone the age difference of eight years, we still have to continue. To be the eldest son, to be a mother as soon as she enters the family, is not to be taken lightly or seriously. The wife has also suffered a lot of grievances in those years."

Jin Yao sneered:

"I guess the old lady did it on purpose."

Isn't this obviously revenge? She married Rong Guogong as a stepmother, and she was angry with Mrs. Tai. A pair of serious sons and daughters, mother and uncle, poked her lungs, and now she has found the same for her mother. Let mother feel her experience back then, which is to spread several layers of hatred on mother.No wonder my mother didn't go out with Jia's family all these years.

Knowing all this, Jinyao felt sorry for her mother even more. Fortunately, her mother is smart, and smart people can live well no matter where they are. Now with the filial piety of their three brothers and sisters, it will only be better in the future.

"The aunt was originally a concubine, but because there were only two heirs in that generation, the master and the aunt, the aunt was valued a bit, and she was raised by the old lady at that time.

When my wife entered the mansion, my aunt had been married for four or five years. "

"Then she probably didn't have much contact with her mother, so why is there such a big resentment? In the past when I was young, she gave ordinary pens and inks to the second and third brothers, but prepared everything from food and clothing to the eldest brother. No matter how big or small, it's as if the mansion doesn't feed the elder brother."

Another time, the things given to her were so perfunctory that they were the same as those of the other sisters. This made the mother, who had never been as knowledgeable as her, finally turn her face, and the two families had no further contact.

Fang's mother was Jia Wei's dowry, so naturally she looked down on the aunt who was at odds with the master.

"The aunt looks shrewd, but she is actually very confused. She was married for four or five years and had no children, so she loved her natal family's only nephew a little more.

The reason for taking such precautions against Madam is because the former Madam was afraid that she would treat the uncle badly before leaving, so she gave the aunt a lot of money to help her take care of the uncle. The aunt has always been greedy for money, so she naturally agreed.

She thought that the master would favor her with just her younger sister, and that she would just have to thwart her new sister-in-law and it would be over. She didn't expect that she would take advantage of her when she met his wife. "

Jinyao nodded, she got it, she originally wanted to embarrass the newcomer for some money, but later she got really angry because she couldn't take advantage of it compared with her sister-in-law in front of her.

This is not a big deal. It is not impossible to stop the married daughter and the splashed water.Seeing her aunt acting like this, she thought there was so much hatred.

After listening to the story and taking a bath, I saw Xizhi come over as soon as I came out.

"Miss, just now the sister Yuanyang from the old lady's yard came to pass a message, saying that the old lady asked the girl to come and have dinner together."

"Understood, it's a good thing I didn't wash my hair just now. Do a simple hair style and just wear a few velvet flowers. Isn't the old lady unable to leave the mandarin ducks for a while, why did you ask her to pass the message?"

"I heard that Sister Amber is ill."

Jinyao understood.It should be embarrassing to say that they are sick. There is another reason for this. The old lady said that the second brother was full of brats on the second day, and there were not many maids to serve him, so she wanted to give him the amber. The second brother declined.

It's really funny, her mother doesn't put people in her elder brother's room, but here a step-grandmother wants to do it. Is her second brother so easily deceived?

The old lady likes to be lively. Most of the time, her room is the most crowded. When Jinyao arrives, the girls have already arrived. Jia Baoyu is snuggling next to Jiamu, being amuse by her arms. The girls are sitting on the chairs on both sides. , but there is also a feeling of a hundred flowers blooming.

There was ice in the room, and it was cool to come in, and she was refreshed after taking a shower. Jinyao was in a good mood, and greeted Jia Mu with a smile:

"Old lady, all the sisters are here, but I am late!"

Mother Jia smiled kindly:

"Get up, it's hot, you can't stop running outside, and you won't be afraid of getting heat."

"No, the weather outside is cooler than at home. I don't feel the heat when I see those selling delicious and fun things." Skillfully avoiding Jia Mu pulling her to sit next to Jia Baoyu, she sat down on Lin Daiyu around.

The witticism made Mother Jia and the girls laugh:

"After all, I'm still a child, I love to be lively!"

Jinyao who is in a good mood doesn't bother to care about whether there is any mystery in her words, after all, she is a decent elder, even if she wants to make trouble, she has to have obvious reasons, these small fights don't need to consume her reputation.

"No, I think when I was a child, I always wanted to go to the street all day long, and I always felt that the food outside was better than the food at home!" Wang Xifeng quickly smoothed things over with a smile.

"Look, I'm not the only one who is greedy. This is called 'heroes see alike'. I also bought some pastries to give the old lady and sisters a taste."

"Okay, then let's try the snacks brought back by your hero and see if they are sweeter than the ones at home!" Jia Mu smiled happily.

Baoyu stared at him from the side, looking like he wanted to start a conversation, but he didn't know where to start, which made his teeth ache.

Jinyao couldn't appreciate his "weak" beauty, so after meeting and saying hello, she ignored him and went to talk to the old lady and sisters.

"Sister Nian, is there any fun outside? Are there any shops on the street?" Xichun asked curiously.

This sudden question stunned Nian Jinyao:

"There are people coming and going on the street, and it is naturally very lively. The shop sells everything, rice, grain, cloth and satin, jewellery, study, etc., you can sell everything you can think of. Why hasn't the fourth cousin visited? "

"Let's not talk about the fourth sister, even the second sister and I haven't been out. Judging from my cousin's tone, is it possible that she also goes out at home on weekdays?" Tanchun was also surprised.

Jia's mother emphasized that women's lack of talent is virtue, and she usually didn't care how much they read. As for going out, she rarely went out, so how could she allow them to go out and hang out.

The few girls who came to visit as guests did not dare to open their mouths. How could a girl from a poor family be so particular about her.

On the other hand, Xue Baoqin traveled with her parents when she was young, and Daiyu was taken to the streets by her father when she was young, but unfortunately I don't remember much of that time when I was young, and I have never gone out since I was seven years old when I came to Jia's mansion. Hearing this topic, they all came together with interest.

Although Jinyao sympathizes with the cousins ​​who are not free, she is not afraid of offending others. Since they asked her, she answered:

"Before I was ten years old, I was studying at the ethnology school, and I had to go out every day. After studying for half an hour, I could go to play when I came back.

Later, my mother practiced my hands in the shop, and occasionally went out to visit the shop, and the sisters who were close to me also invited each other from time to time, so they went out quite frequently. "

Unexpectedly, the girls present were stunned when they heard her first words.

"Cousin Nian, you... have studied in ethnology? Do you have women's studies in your ethnology?"

"There is no special women's school for ethnology. My sisters were all taught by female teachers hired in the mansion. As for me, I was young and ignorant at that time. When I saw that my third brother was going to go to the ethnology school, I clamored to go. Parents left But I agreed, pretending to be a boy and going to study with my third brother every day. The enlightenment classes are all four or five years old, so there is no taboo. I will not be able to pretend to be a boy until I am in my teens. Taught by Ms.

"Wow!"

"And other things?"

"Cousin Nian is so happy!"

With crystals in Daiyu's eyes, she turned her head:

"My aunt and uncle must love my cousin very much, right?"

Jin Yao smiled and didn't answer, you are so sad, let me say, if you talk too much, you will be misunderstood and show off in front of you.

But in fact, it was her parents who loved her.

The Nian family is also a big family with more than a dozen generations. How could there be no clan rules, allowing women to study with men.

It was her mother who was smart and took advantage of the loophole. In order to satisfy her wish, she specially invested a sum of money in the ethnology school, opened a separate courtyard, specially invited a famous old master to sit alone, and hired several other gentlemen.

Every descendant of Yan Nian's family can be enlightened here, and those who have excellent grades in the annual evaluation of origin ethnology can also enter the new college, those who maintain excellent grades can continue to enjoy education here, and those who are poor are expelled.

There are good and bad children of big families, some of them really go to school to study and want to get fame, and naturally there are those who come to take advantage of it and come to spend money and pen and ink.

This innovation greatly encouraged the young people in the clan who wanted to make progress, but inadvertently rectified the style of study, so the elders of the clan had nothing to say.

Even so, there are not many female students in the school, even Jinyao, there are only five or six of them.

Mother Jia didn't take it seriously when she heard this:

"Girl's family should still regard chastity as beauty, and there is no need to take the number one scholar exam. It is enough to know a few words without opening your eyes. If you know a few words, you will be serious."

All the girls here are girls who like to read. They disagree with what Jiamu said, but no one refute it. Tanchun even agreed immediately.

"Cousin, isn't it very peaceful in Huguang? Otherwise, it shouldn't be safe to go out based on my cousin's outstanding appearance?"

Jinyao glanced at Tanchun who asked the question again, and smiled meaningfully:

"Naturally, I can't go out alone. I have more than 20 skilled guards, and there are so many maids and women who follow, wearing veiled hats. I don't think there are many apprentices who dare to block the way."

Tanchun's face was a little bit flat after eating a soft nail, and he didn't dare to pick up the topic with Jinyao anymore.

Jinyao snorted coldly in her heart, don't you care about the concubines the most, then let you be more aware of the difference in resources enjoyed by the concubines.

All those next to him clicked their tongues when they heard this.

Wang Xifeng was the most daring to say, clapping her hands:

"My God, doesn't that cousin need fifty people to wait on her?"

"Seeing that there are so many people, there is also a lot of work. Let's not talk about this, how about my cousin eating these red bean rolls? If you think you can go back later and get some for sister Qiao."

"Then thank you for thinking about her. It's soft and sweet. She likes it like this. Let her kowtow to you tomorrow."

"It's just something to eat, so why use her to kowtow to thank you, there's no need for it."

"Then I'll have the cheek to accept it, and you don't need to ask someone to deliver it. I'll just ask someone to pick it up later."

"Sister Feng, isn't she afraid that cousin Nian will regret it and won't give it back, so she will come to get it by herself, is she not ashamed?"

"Hey, how do you know that I think so? Don't say it if you know it. How can I have the nerve to ask for it?"

Everyone in the room was amused by her, and Zhu's sister-in-law Li Wan said to Jin Yao:

"Cousin shouldn't give her face, look at her~"

"I didn't know this before. If there is any delicious food in the future, I will cover it up and eat it secretly, so as not to let my second cousin see it."

"Don't be afraid. I have a good nose. It's useless for you to hide it. I can smell it just by smelling it."

"It's the first time I've seen someone call me a dog's nose!" Li Wan teased.

Mother Jia wiped her tears with a handkerchief after laughing:

"Are you brothers and sisters going out tomorrow?"

"Yes, tomorrow I will visit the Prince Yong's Mansion, and the day after tomorrow I will go to my second sister-in-law's married family Fu Cha's house."

Yes, I can't go to Fucha's house tomorrow, because Nian Gengyao received a reply from the Banner Master Si Age Yongjun's mansion that he will rest at home tomorrow, so he can come to visit.

"Oh?" Mother Jia sat up straight.

"When you go to Yongjun Prince's Mansion, you should be more serious! The Fourth Prince is on good terms with the Crown Prince. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, the Fourth Prince will be the Prince. If you make friends with the Fourth Prince, you can also help the family."

Jinyao didn't bother to argue, she just said "yes".

Jia Mu also talked about the fourth princess Nala:

"A few years ago, when the Fourth Prince was dividing the mansion, he met the concubine and the concubine at a banquet. She has a good personality. Then you have to restrain your temper. Don't say the wrong thing and offend the concubine and you will be fine..."

He talked a lot, and almost told Jin Yao that he was asleep.

This old lady is really old, she has no vision at all.

Did she think that their Nian's family was Jia's, that they had to pretend to be grandsons when they saw a royal relative?No matter what her father said, she was also a governor who controlled one side's military power, even in front of the emperor.Many of the other children's in-laws of the Nian family are officials, and their relationship network is not small.

It would be embarrassing for her and her elder brother to do what she said. Not only would the emperor lose face, but the emperor would probably not be happy either.

Jinyao got up early the next morning to freshen up.

In fact, the brothers and sisters brought a lot of things to Beijing this time, most of them were soil rituals, which were used to give gifts to Beijing.

Their Nian's house is decorated with a white flag, and the owner of the flag is the fourth elder brother, so on the first day they came to Beijing, they sent a post to visit, and the gift was very solemn.

But apart from the fourth elder brother, other elder brothers and father's colleagues and friends who are old and young also want to give away, it's just the difference in the amount of things.

Today Jinyao chose a water-blue flag dress, combed her hair in a matching bun, and only picked up two expensive headgears, which is fine.It's not to compare her beauty, she is already gorgeous, if she dresses up a bit, it will become a door-to-door provocation.

Nian Gengyao cleaned up faster than Jinyao, and the two brothers and sister took a few carts of gifts to Prince Yong's Mansion.

The regulations of the royal residence are naturally different from those of the public residence, and these Jinyao don't bother to look too much. They enter from the south door, pass the screen wall and change into sedan chairs, and men and women are separated. The nuns sent by Sifujin took them to the main courtyard.

"Nian Jinyao greets Sifujin, Sifujin is auspicious!"

"Get up, she's such a beautiful girl, Mrs. Nian is really good at taking care of people, look like this looks like a flower!"

"Fu Jin praised it absurdly, but it's a little tidy. It's not as good as what Fujin said."

Jinyao chuckled, and casually looked at Sifujin when she sat down. She was not yet 30 years old, and she was dressed in a purple flag dress to look more blessed. There were not too many headdresses on her head, and only two long tassels and big hairpins were more brilliant. Simplicity is simplicity. But it looks a little old-fashioned when paired together, or they are called old-fashioned.

His facial features are well-proportioned, neither outstanding nor ugly, and he speaks very kindly, obviously for the sake of the Nian family.

In other words, she vaguely remembered that the fourth elder brother had a side Fujin surnamed Nian, and she didn't know if this person was herself or one of her younger sisters, which was interesting.

The trip to the Four Princes' Mansion went smoothly. Both parties wanted to make friends, and the atmosphere was naturally harmonious. There was a meal left at noon. Jin Yao ate with Si Fujin and Li Ce Fujin, and Nian Gengyao entertained him in the front yard of the fourth master. During the period, Wu Sidao and Dai Duo, the staff of the mansion, were called to accompany him.

"This young man is really handsome!"

"The family status is not low, the second-class son of the governor of Huguang."

"Status is inborn, it's rare that someone with this background is still motivated. I heard that this time he is here to take part in the civil and martial arts exam!"

"Civil and martial arts test?"

"That's right, young master is a juren this year, and he will take part in next year's general examination, and he has also registered for this autumn's martial arts examination."

"Isn't that both civil and military?"

"Who is both civil and military?"

"Sister Yueying is here!"

"Well, which son are you talking about?" A tall man with a different temperament from the maids came in.

"Sister Yueying went out early in the morning. I don't know. The prince has guests here. The son of Huguang Governor Nian's family is here to give gifts. I heard that his sister is here today. I don't know what kind of character Miss Nian is like this year!"

"What? Nian Gengyao is here? Has he left?" Yue Ying was shocked.

Regardless of her appearance, Yueying galloped in the corridor, and when she arrived at the Funan Gate, she happened to see Nian Jinyao get out of the car and leave.

A glance from afar was enough to shock her.

"Could it be that this is Nian's side concubine who will favor the Crown Palace in the future?"

Although the fourth prince wanted to cultivate Nian Gengyao, but there was a difference between master and servant, so it was impossible to send him away in person, and naturally he did not see Jinyao who came with him, and the two missed him so perfectly.