Evening Shaohua in the Red House

There are two flowers blooming, one for each, but it is said that the old lady Liu insisted on retiring from the Jia family last time, but she was still not satisfied. The clothes are not made of good materials, or the maid and the mother-in-law are not attentive, and the elder daughter-in-law treats her mother-in-law harshly and indulges her servants.

Mrs. Liu and the Qian family valued enjoyment the most on a daily basis. In order to curry favor with the Liu family and get some blessings, the local rich merchants gave very expensive gifts every day for three festivals and two birthdays.

Mrs. Liu has the highest status, and she pays attention to ostentation when she eats and clothes. In the kitchen, she eats fat chickens, ducks, and various vegetables every day. The cost is naturally the best.

The so-called transition from frugality to extravagance is easy, but from extravagance to frugality is difficult. The two of them are used to extravagance, but now they are not used to it everywhere in the capital. Mrs. Liu was already dissatisfied with Mrs. Liu, so she made more and more use of it to find the bones in the egg.

Liu Yuan is well aware of his old lady's temper, but one is his own mother and the other is his wife, and it's not easy to favor both sides, so he can only make peace in the middle. Later, he was annoyed by the old lady's nagging, so he found an excuse not to go home. The military training in the camp made Mrs. Liu very angry.

Mrs. Liu naturally understood that this was Mrs. Liu's deliberate pickpocketing. She is a daughter-in-law, and due to filial piety, she could not talk back to her mother-in-law. I can't bear to go back to my hometown early.

The other side also ordered that the daily meals are still only thickened by two points according to the regulations of the main courtyard, and sent to Mrs. Liu, and the rest of the clothes and jewelry are only according to the old regulations of the officials, but the Qian family does not have such a good treatment. , one should reduce the cost of food and clothing by two.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian were very angry, but they couldn't break out. After all, Liu Yuan and Mrs. Liu were inferior to Mrs. Liu. Everything was done according to the rules, and no one could make a mistake.

Even so, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian still refused to go back. Instead, they stayed in Beijing for a long time. It seemed that they had made up their minds to spend the New Year in Beijing.

Mrs. Liu couldn't help being a little disappointed, but she couldn't help it. She had to ask someone to take care of her and report any situation in time. After all, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have the same temperament, and they have to make troubles from time to time.

The reason why Mrs. Liu refused to go back to her hometown was because she wanted to make a good relationship with her eldest grandson, but Mrs. Qian wanted to see her daughter more often during the time in Beijing.

It turns out that because of today's benevolence, read

All the concubines and concubines in the palace have been in the palace for many years and have left their parents. Therefore, in addition to visiting relatives, on the second and sixth of every month, the relatives of Zhunjiaofang enter the palace to greet them.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian have not been to Beijing for many years, and naturally they have never entered the palace. After returning to Beijing for many days, they finally got the opportunity, so they naturally refused to miss it. They handed over a sign early, please enter the palace on the twelfth day.

Concubine Li was very happy when she learned that her grandmother and mother had returned to the capital, so she hurriedly sent someone to pass on the message, and she already got permission from the empress to enter the palace on the twelfth.

On the twelfth day, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian got up early in the morning, hurriedly ate some breakfast, put on makeup, and went to the palace to pay their respects.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came from low backgrounds, had never seen any big scenes, and it was the first time they entered the palace, so they were a little trembling, but fortunately, Concubine Li was favored, and Mrs. Qian brought a purse to do things in private. The eunuch who led the way in the palace was very polite and never made things difficult. , all the way without incident, and arrived at the palace where Concubine Li lived.

When the mother and daughter met each other, they were naturally excited, and finally calmed down, and after talking about the cold and warm, they sat down again.

Before entering the palace, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian made up some palace rules, knowing that there might be the emperor's eyes and ears everywhere, so even though they were in the Concubine Li's palace, they were very careful, and only sat on the small half of the stool with their bodies slanted, which was very cramped. .

Seeing this, Concubine Li glanced at all the people serving in the hall, and said: "Go ahead, let us mothers talk freely for a while." It was Concubine Li who was brought into the palace from her natal family, so she naturally understood what the master meant, bowed and saluted, then turned around and ordered the servants in the palace to retreat, leaving only two confidant maids in the palace to serve.

Only then did Qian relax, and looked at her daughter carefully, and saw that she was wearing an orange-yellow satin jacket woven with white silk silk with a vertical collar, a red horse-face skirt woven with gold entwined with grape patterns, a bun with eight treasures and pearls on her head, and on her ears. Wearing a pair of gilt silver earrings inlaid with precious white jade longevity characters, leaning on the soft couch, she is charming and charming, graceful and dignified, and her whole body is more than a hundred times stronger than when she was a girl.

Qian couldn't help being both joyful and proud, and was about to speak, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Concubine Li's left hand resting on her lower abdomen. Although her clothes were loose, she couldn't hide her slightly bulging belly, her eyes lit up immediately, and she said in surprise: "Your Majesty is pregnant?!"

Mrs. Liu was also overjoyed when she heard the words, and she stared at Concubine Li's belly with burning eyes.

Concubine Li smiled when she heard the words, gently stroked her lower abdomen, her eyes were full of pride, and said: "I have been pregnant for four months, but I was seriously sick before, and the fetal image was not stable, Your Majesty is worried.

He never told the outside world that he has gradually recovered in the past few days, and the imperial doctor has seen him before and said that there is no serious problem. "

The old lady Liu immediately smiled, and said happily: "My mother is still very lucky. In just a short time, she will have a dragon heir, and she will give birth to a little prince in the future. The blessings of that lifetime will never be exhausted!"

Qian was even more grinning from ear to ear, he was already dreaming of the prince's grandmother, and said: "Your Majesty is a blessed one, this baby must be a prince, I just don't know how these days are like? What can I think of to eat?"

Concubine Li stroked her lower abdomen lightly, and said with a smile: "I don't know what's wrong, I'm just lazy, I vomited whatever I ate a few days ago, but I just want to eat sour food these days."

Qian Shi was overjoyed when she heard this, and said in a loud voice: "You can't be wrong!"

Concubine Li felt even more proud when she heard the words. Emperor Qingde's harem had not had an emperor's heir for many years. She had learned that she was pregnant earlier, and she was very happy. It won't be long before you can enter another layer.

After hearing the news leaked by Concubine Li, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian were even more delighted, and told Concubine Li to take good care of her life and give birth to a white and fat little prince.

After talking for a while, Li Pin suddenly thought of something and said: "There is one more thing I want to ask my grandmother and mother, has there been any discord between our family and the Rongguo Mansion recently?"

The faces of the Qian family and the others changed when they heard the words, and Mrs. Liu said a little uncomfortably, "Why did your mother say such a thing?"

Concubine Li frowned slightly and said: "I used to have a good relationship with the noble concubine of Fengzao Palace, and I often communicate with each other in ordinary days. These days, Concubine Xiande has become a lot colder. I thought that I did not offend her, so I thought about it Is there something wrong at home?"

Old Madam Liu's complexion darkened when she heard the words, and she said: "It's just a trivial matter, the empress is now pregnant with a dragon heir, how dare the virtuous concubine make her face look bad?"

Qian Shi was startled when she heard the words, and hurriedly looked at the few maids in the palace, but saw that the expressions of the three of them remained unchanged, as if they had never heard of it.

Seeing this, Concubine Li waved her hands and said: "Mother, don't worry, Hongxiu came from our family and has been with me in the palace for several years. The other two are also my confidantes and have always been loyal."

Only then did Qian feel relieved.

Concubine Li looked at Old Madam Liu and said, "Grandmother hasn't said exactly why she is against the Rongguo Mansion?"

Old Mrs. Liu curled her lips and said, "It's just that I didn't like the girl in their family, so I'm so small, and my mind is too small."

Qian Shi was on the sidelines to help explain the ins and outs of the future.

Only then did Concubine Li know the reason, she frowned slightly, and said: "

It turns out that the grandmother decided to withdraw the elder brother's marriage with the third girl of the Rongguo Mansion?It's strange that Concubine Xiande is indifferent to me, presumably it's because of this matter, anyway, this Rong Mansion is also in decline, and that girl is a concubine, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't get married, I will find a good family for my elder brother later. "

Concubine Li is extremely favored by Emperor Qingde, and after a long time, she has guessed that Emperor Qingde's thoughts are divided. She has long been dissatisfied with the four princes and eight princes, and will settle them one by one sooner or later. Now she just thinks that the Supreme Emperor is still alive. , That's why I didn't do anything.

Therefore, Concubine Li didn't care much about the Rongguo Mansion, and Concubine Yuan had no children and no favours, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

Only then did Mrs. Liu feel happy again, and she said with a smile on her face: "Your Majesty is still smart, and I thought so too. I have been inquiring all these days, but I just haven't found any good ones."

Concubine Li nodded and said: "Big brother's lifelong affairs are naturally not to be sloppy, and grandmother don't need to worry, just find out slowly." After that, she said to Qian Shi: "Chang'er is also fifteen, and mother should also give He looks good."

Liu Changzheng is the younger brother of Lipin's mother and compatriot. The two siblings grew up together since they were young, and their relationship is very good.

Mrs. Qian hurriedly said: "I also mean the same thing, but our hometown is a small place after all, good girls are hard to find, besides, they are all from small families, they are really unworthy, so this time I went to Beijing with your grandmother, thinking about living in Beijing. Find a family with a good family background, with good talents and good looks."

Concubine Li hurriedly said: "You have to inquire carefully, don't marry a troublemaker who will make the house restless."

Qian Shi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if the time comes, if you are optimistic about him, you must first ask your Majesty what she means."

Concubine Li was very satisfied when she heard the words, and suddenly remembered something, she said to Mrs Liu: "Speaking of marriage, how is my aunt doing now, do you have someone else?"

When Mrs. Liu heard the words, the smile on her face suddenly faded, and she sighed: "Not yet, your uncle fell in love with a family last year. He was the magistrate of Datong Prefecture. He was only two years older. He married a family before him. Fang's wife passed away due to dystocia and never married, but Pian Lan'er detested that man's bad looks and refused to agree with her life and death, so she just let it go and is still in her boudoir."

It turns out that this Qian Lan'er is the niece of Mrs. Liu's natal family and Qian's next-door cousin. Although Concubine Li and Qian Lan'er are a generation behind, they are not much different in age. good.

That Qian Lan'er is the only daughter in the family. Because of her beauty, she is extremely intelligent, and she can read and write. , now in Changzhou

The government serves as a general judge.

That Qian Lan'er thought that she was born in an official and was beautiful and talented. She wanted to marry a rich and noble family, and others would look down on her. Later, when she saw her niece entered the palace and became a concubine, she was even more unwilling and refused to make do with it, so she delayed until now .

Qian Lan'er is now 24 years old and has not yet married.

However, those rich and nobles thought he was poor and poor, and refused to seek a match.

After hearing this, Concubine Li couldn't help feeling a little sad, and sighed: "I understand what my aunt is thinking, but the daughter's family has a short flowering period, so it's better to find a good family as soon as possible."

Mrs. Qian nodded and said: "I also said the same thing. Your uncle wrote a letter a while ago and asked me to help you find out. Be sure to find someone for your aunt."

Mrs. Liu didn't care, and said: "This is easy. Lan'er is outstanding in appearance, talent and learning. Few men are worthy of it. Although she is two years older now, it is not a big deal. I don't believe that you can't find her in the capital." to the right people."

Li Pin heard the words and reminded: "Grandmother, don't just stare at those young sons and gentlemen, only the character can be learned well, and the older ones are also good, and the older ones know how to love others."

Mrs. Liu agreed.

After talking again, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law reluctantly left the palace until the female officer reminded that it was time.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to the mansion with smiles on their faces. Before sitting down, the old lady Liu ordered the girl to call Mrs. Liu over, and said: "Master, you go and find the list of daughters who have not left the court in Beijing. Me, remember that Xu De belongs to a noble family, no matter how rich your father and brother are, you must be above the third grade hall."

Mrs. Liu couldn't help being startled, and said, "What is the old lady doing?"

Mrs. Liu glanced at her when she heard the words. She would have lost her temper on weekdays, but today she was in a good mood, so she said impatiently: "You are confused, of course it is for Shang'er and Chang'er to see the girl."

Qian Shi also said: "Sister-in-law doesn't need to worry about this much, just get the list, the rest is up to me and the old lady to worry about."

Mrs. Liu was stunned when she heard the words, and she couldn't understand it. Where did Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian get the confidence to think that these famous ladies can be picked by them?

Mrs. Liu didn't think there was anything wrong with her thinking, and urged Mrs. Liu to get the list.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu knew that the two of them would not listen to any persuasion, so she stopped wasting her words and said flatly: "I have been in poor health for the past few years, and I mostly recuperate at home, and rarely go out to socialize. The girls are not very familiar with each other, and they can only remember a few families. If the remaining old ladies want to know, it is better to

Ask the mother-in-law to go out and inquire about one or two. "

Mrs. Liu became even more impatient when she heard the words, and said: "Forget it, I know you can't count on it, so tell me the few you know, and don't worry about the rest."

Mrs. Liu deliberately mentioned several daughters of the Hou Men's family. Originally, she was counting on Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian to retreat in the face of difficulties, but she did not expect that the two of them had no self-knowledge at all, and picked and picked the ladies from several families. Comparing family background, character, talent and learning, titles of father and brother, etc. one by one, the result is either dissatisfied with this one, or disliked that one, and they didn't like any of them.

Mrs. Liu looked at it coldly, she really couldn't listen anymore, she found an excuse and left, letting the two of them dream.

Within two days, news came out from the palace that Concubine Li was pregnant with a dragon heir, and now she has been pregnant for four months.

Mrs. Liu remembered the behavior of Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian after they returned from the palace that day, and she suddenly realized, no wonder the two spoke so loudly. She thought that she had already known about this from Concubine Li during the meeting that day, so she was confident , Even girls from ordinary official families don't like it.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian are both high-minded people. Now that Concubine Li is pregnant, the two have a reliance, and they will only act more recklessly.

Thinking of the invitations sent by Princess Dongping a few days ago, Mrs. Liu frowned. Princess Dongping's invitations were not only given to her, but also Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian.

In this dynasty, Dongping, Xining, Beijing, and Nan'an had four kings with different surnames. Only the king of Beijing was in Beijing, and the other three kings were away all the year round. Northern Xinjiang resisted the Tatars.

Liu Yuan came from Dongping County King back then. By chance, he rescued Mu Yun, who was still the eldest son at that time. After the old prince died of illness, Mu Yun took over the title of County King. Promoted to the current third-rank general.

This time Princess Dongping is hosting a banquet, and their family has to go out of reason and reason. However, according to the temperament of Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian, I don't know what jokes will be made. I don't expect them to make good friends when they go out. Thank goodness they don't offend anyone.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu's head started to hurt again, that's all, it's impossible to lock them up anyway, so I can only pay more attention tomorrow.

In the morning of the next day, Mrs. Liu cleaned up and went to Dongping Prince's Mansion for a banquet together with Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Liu.

At that time, many daughters of the imperial family had arrived, and they were all chatting and admiring the flowers in the flower hall. When they suddenly saw Mrs. Liu following an old lady, they knew that this person was the old lady of the Liu family. Everyone remembered what they heard in the past few days. Arrived

The news, I thought about it in my heart for a while, but nothing was missed on the surface.

Old Mrs. Liu was unable to talk to the wives because she had never read a book, and made a lot of jokes, so she returned to her hometown angrily.

For so many years, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian would rather stay in their hometowns than return to Beijing. One is because they are afraid of making jokes, and the other is because there are rich and powerful people everywhere in Beijing, who want to bow their heads everywhere. Kyoto is at the foot of the emperor, princes and nobles. There are many royal relatives in the clan, and the natal family of a mere concubine is nothing at all.

However, in the place of origin, the Liu family is a rich local family with a large number of people. The three sons in the family are all officials in the court. The eldest son is a third-rank guerrilla general. Even the wife of the local magistrate did not dare to be rude, and was very respectful and polite to Mrs. Liu.

Now that many years have passed, Mrs. Liu was a little uncomfortable seeing all the orders at the beginning, but then she thought that their family is not what it used to be, and her granddaughter is now pregnant with a dragon heir. With good fortune, they might be able to ascend to the supreme position in the future. Their Liu family has risen with the tide, so they can't help feeling a little complacent, and the slightest bit of discomfort has long since been thrown to Java.

As the saying goes, there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains to call themselves kings. Mrs. Liu was used to being flattered in her hometown.

Seeing that she was wearing gold and gold all over her body, wishing she could put jewels and emeralds on her head, and her speech and behavior were no different from that of a nouveau riche, they couldn't help laughing, but it was because she was old, and Li Concubine was favored again, and now she was pregnant with a dragon. For the sake of the heir, I can't help but tolerate a little too much.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qian didn't realize it, they only thought that everyone was afraid of their family's power, and they became more and more complacent.

Mrs. Liu sighed secretly when she saw this, but on the surface she had to help Mrs. Liu smooth things over and tried her best to prevent her from making jokes.

While talking, there was a sudden silence in the hall. Mrs. Liu looked up and saw Princess Dongping coming in, talking and laughing with a well-dressed woman in her thirties and 40s. The young woman came in together.

The one on the right is about [-] or [-] years old, wearing a pink and white satin bodice with gold trim, a light yellow embroidered white magnolia long skirt, and a bright red fox fur cloak, with an oval face. , with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a nose like a jade, the end is graceful and elegant.

The one on the left is slightly older, but his complexion is even more dazzling, with a high bun, curly temples, pearls, green hairpins and tinsel, shining dazzlingly

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A melon-seeded face, eyebrows frowning in the spring mountains, eyes full of autumn water, peach cheeks and almond dimples, jade skin and snow skin, with a moon-white base cherry blossom pattern sapphire blue satin-faced lapel lapel, and a pink swastika water-woven gold chain underneath. The smoked brocade skirt, the willow waist and lotus steps, are graceful and graceful. The beauty of her complexion is rare in the world, and she is like a fairy.

Everyone was stunned, and after half a day they came back to their senses, one of them sighed in a low voice: "Lin Ruren has such a look, I can't help being dazed no matter how many times I look at it."

Another person couldn't help but said bitterly after hearing this: "No, I don't know how much blessing the Gu family has cultivated to have such a fairy-like daughter-in-law. Not to mention this talent's appearance, no one can compare with the millions of dowry. "

Some people at the banquet today had seen it before, and some hadn't, they looked at it and asked, "What is the origin of this Lin Ruren?"

One of them laughed softly: "Don't you know, that's the daughter of Lin Shaofu's family. She just left the cabinet a few months ago and married the second son of the Gu family. No one has been able to match it for decades.”

Mrs. Liu thought about it, and she already understood the identity of this young beauty. Daiyu's ten-mile red makeup when she came out of the pavilion a few months ago was a sensation, and it is still talked about by people. Although she doesn't go out often, she has heard it .

I've heard that the daughter of the Lin family is a rare beauty in the world, and seeing her today, she really lives up to her reputation. She has such a demeanor that no one can compare to all the noble and humble women she has seen in her life.

Mrs. Liu was sighing to herself, but she didn't know that Mrs. Liu was even more heartbroken after hearing this, and she regretted it very much. If she returned to Beijing earlier and married this girl from the Lin family for her grandson, wouldn't it be a great thing.

The Lin family was extinct, so the large fortune naturally belonged to their family. Although the girl of the Lin family looked thin and not easy to give birth to, it didn't hinder her, as long as she had two concubines.

It's a pity that the other party is married now, so she missed this good opportunity, and thinking of passing by millions of dollars, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but feel heartbroken again.

Mrs. Qian couldn't help sighing, and whispered to Mrs. Liu: "It's a pity that the Lin family doesn't have a son, otherwise our Lan'er would have married."

Little did he know that the speaker had no intentions, but the listener had intentions. Mrs. Qian just sighed, but Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up and her mind became active. Although the Lin family has no son, there is still Lin Ruhai!

Everyone knows that the Lin family has not had a mistress for many years. Although Lin Ruhai is older, it is not a big problem. There are many old couples and young wives in this world.

Although he

Our family background is poor, but our niece is still a young girl, 24 years old, beautiful, and can read and write, more than enough for an old man like Lin Ruhai!

The more Mrs. Liu thought about it, the more she felt that it was a wonderful idea. She couldn't help but look at the ruby ​​plum blossom hairpin on Daiyu's head, the golden silk silk beaded little phoenix hairpin on her temples, the golden lantern pearl earrings, and the snow-white silk brocade fox hairpin. From the leather jacket to the suet and white magnolia flower pendant around the waist, I looked at them one by one, and the more I looked at them, the hotter I felt.

Rumor has it that the Lin family has a fortune of two to three million. It is impossible to marry all of them to their daughters. There must be more than half of them. With a large amount of property, the big deal is to remarry in the future.

Today Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng of Jia's Mansion came. Daiyu greeted Mrs. Wang and asked Sister Feng to talk and asked about Tanchun's condition. Can't be ignored.

Daiyu frowned, looked up, and met the staring eyes of old lady Liu.

The author has something to say: two more in one, [-] words is the limit, I really can't move...

ps: At the end of the last chapter, I made a minor revision, changing Xining County King to Dongping County King, which does not affect viewing.