[Red House] The Twins of Purple Pearls

The third son Liu of the Duke of Li's mansion was engaged to Miss Wen Liu, and they decided to marry at the beginning of March.

When it came to the spring banquet on March [-]rd, Wen Qingyuan came out to entertain guests with her second sister-in-law, Qi Shi, as the third grandmother of Liu.

Liu Ning'an's appearance was full of interest, and he was not as energetic as before when he was sitting with a group of girls, and he often followed Wen Qingyuan's figure from the corner of his eye.

Qi Tong is the niece of Grandma Liu's natal family. There are some things she can't say, but Ma Linfei and Liu Ning'an said: "I heard that your family married a new sister-in-law, and my mother came to drink your third brother's wedding. I lament the grand occasion of the Wenliu girl leaving the pavilion with ten miles of red makeup."

Only then did Liu Ning'an turn her head absent-mindedly, the corners of her lips twitching slightly as if she was about to say something, when she saw a three or four-year-old girl running towards her, "Auntie."

Presumably this is the eldest daughter of the grandchildren of the Liguo Duke's mansion, the uncle of the Liu family and Liu Tian, ​​the eldest daughter of the Xu family. Because she still obeys her mother's filial piety, she only wears a dark white jacket and skirt, with lily and silk flowers in her hair.The child in the nurse's arms was Liu Tian's younger brother Liu Shen. Brother Shen looked curiously at the many unfamiliar people in the courtyard, and curled up in the nurse's arms.

"This is my niece, Sister Tian, ​​and this is Brother Shen." Liu Ning'an got up and pulled Sister Tian to his side.

Although Sister Tian is not very old, her demeanor is graceful and charming.

Yanyu looked at Sister Tian carefully, and felt that Sister Tian and Yu Ming looked somewhat similar; perhaps it was not uncommon for a niece to look like an aunt.

After Yu Yun's death, sister Tian and brother Shen were brought into the house by the wife to take care of them, but the old lady didn't have much energy to take care of her grandchildren after all, and the second grandmother always liked children and often came to visit them.

The maid coaxed Sister Tian to play in the flower hall, and the wet nurse also went out with Brother Shen in her arms, only then did Liu Ning'an come back and sit down.

"Sister Tian and Brother Shen look so good!" Sheng Ping said with a light smile.

Only then did Liu Ning'an show a slight smile: "Sister Tian has loved following me since she was a child, and I love her too."

Sheng Ping then said: "My seventh younger sister, Lan Ping, is similar in age to Sister Tian, ​​and she also likes to cling to me."

Yingping chatted and laughed with everyone: "Fifth Sister loves Xiao Qi the most, and always takes Xiao Qi by her side. We sisters can't compare to Xiao Qi who is in Fifth Sister's eyes."

Everyone was talking and laughing happily, but Liu Ning'an still had a strange look of being out of his mind.

After the spring banquet, Liu Ning'an left them behind and took the Lin sisters to talk alone.

"Sister Ning'an, have you encountered embarrassing things recently?" Daiyu looked at Liu Ning'an's pale face and asked worriedly.

"Sister Yu, have you ever told the Xu family what my sister-in-law entrusted to you before she died?" Liu Ning'an looked uneasy.

Daiyu nodded naturally, and was even more worried when she saw Liu Ning'an like this: "Sister Ning'an, what's the matter?"

Yan Yu also asked: "Sister Ning An? If you have anything to say, you might as well just say it."

"Because you are the cousins ​​of my sister-in-law's natal family, I told you." Liu Ning'an hesitated for a while before saying, "Now that the Xu family's relatives are far away in the south of the Yangtze River, even if they have something, I can't ask about it. I am Poor Sister Tian and Brother Shen, their siblings lost their mothers when they were young, what will happen in the future."

Even though Liu Ning'an spoke in a cryptic manner, the sisters could hear some meaning.

Liu Ning'an took out the letter he had already written and handed it to Yanyu: "This is my letter to Mrs. Xu. I am a daughter at home, and there are many things that should not be revealed. Even if the Xu family asks about it in the future, don't say it was my idea."

If it's the family affairs of the Duke's Mansion, the sisters shouldn't ask about it, but now that Liu Ning'an is asking, they can only ask first.

Liu Ning'an hesitated and said: "Since my elder sister-in-law passed away, Mrs. Wen has been telling my elder brother about the marriage. She is a girl from the Xue family." It is also embarrassing for a girl who has not left the cabinet to talk about these things. After talking about her, he stumbled, "My second brother and my second sister-in-law have been married for seven years, and they have nothing to do with each other. Even the intercourse in my second brother's house has not come to fruition. The psychic Taoist met me, and led the Taoist to show my second brother and sister-in-law. The Taoist said that my second brother's heir had not yet arrived, and he had to adopt the same root boy to his knees before he could bear fruit. The second sister-in-law wanted to take Shen My brother has been adopted to my knees, and even the Qi family has come to persuade my father, mother and eldest brother to get them to agree."

Hearing such absurd things, Yanyu and Daiyu looked at each other, secretly regretting that they shouldn't get involved in the troubled waters of the Duke of Liguo.

Brother Shen is the eldest grandson of Duke Li's mansion, there is absolutely no reason to adopt the heir of the eldest son to the second wife.

Not to mention the origin of the psychic Taoist, Wen Qingyuan made all these troubles when he first entered the house, and Uncle Liu's successor was a daughter of the Xue family who was brought in by the Wen family. His intentions are already suspicious enough.The Wen family is the mother family of King Zhao, and the Xue family is the wife family of King Zhao; only the eldest son of the daughter of the Xue family who will be adopted by Brother Shen can be legitimately the heir of the Duke of Li. Emphasizing relationships can make the originally neutral Li Guogong wholeheartedly switch to King Zhao.

"Sister Ning'an, do you know how the marriage between the third son and Miss Wen Liu was negotiated?" Yanyu asked hurriedly thinking of this matter.

"It was the Wen family who forced the marriage." Liu Ning'an lowered his face, and his tone was obviously displeased, "At the beginning, my mother was discussing marriage for my third brother, and I had already exchanged Geng notes with that girl. Who would have thought that the Wen family invited Zhongshun The concubine was acting as a matchmaker, and she spread the word that the Wen family had decided to marry our family. The family who originally discussed marriage with my third brother immediately withdrew the Geng post on the grounds that they did not agree with each other, and no one dared to speak for my third brother. Kissed; until now it was really a last resort, and we got married to Miss Wen Liu."

Previously, they had only heard that the third son of Li Guogong and Miss Wen Liu were married, but they never thought that there would be such a thing before.

The Wen family is so powerful, as long as the Wen family shows any intention of getting married, who would dare to compete with the Wen family for the son-in-law?

Now that she understands the cause and effect, Yanyu feels timid instead.

If it was just a family affair between the Liu family, the Xu family would naturally be able to block it as the family of Brother Shen's son and mother; if other people's first wife died, even if they had no children, they would adopt a child from the second son to offer incense under the name of the first wife. However, he has never adopted the eldest grandson of the late first-law wife under the name of the second bedroom. If it is spread out in the future, the government of Liguo will be scolded by people poking the spine.

But listening to Liu Ning'an's narration, both the Wen family and the Xue family were involved, so I'm afraid it's not just the Liu family's family affairs, but the important affairs of Li Chu's family and country.The Xu family is already on the verge of defeat. For the current Wen family, getting rid of the Xu family is as easy as crushing a grasshopper.

The Liu family has been forced to marry Wen Qingyuan into the family, and now they are forced to marry a daughter from the Xue family as their clan wife. I am afraid that the Liu family will not want to be led by the Wen family in everything from now on.

Liu Ning'an said that she felt sorry for sister Tian and brother Shen, so she had no choice but to make such a move, but it might not be possible that Mrs. Liu was behind the scenes, and even wanted to use their sisters as pawns.

Therefore, although they vaguely agreed to Liu Ning'an, the sisters later reported the matter to Jia Minzhi: "Mother, my daughter also feels that this matter is of great importance, and she dare not directly make a decision. I hope mother will show me what to do." Do?"

"This is the family affairs of the Liu family, why are you so ignorant." Jia Min sighed, obviously unwilling to get involved in this troubled water.

"It's my daughter who didn't think carefully." Yanyu said with downcast eyes.

"This matter is indeed of great importance. I will leave Miss Liu's letter with me first, and I will think about it later." Jia Min frowned and just put the letter on the case.

Two days later, Jia Min called their sisters to him and told them: "You will send this letter to Yangzhou to Xu's family according to Miss Liu's wishes, which is not a breach of your promise to Miss Liu."

As for the family affairs of the Liu family, they couldn't say much about it.

Just thinking of the deceased Xu Yuyun, as well as the young sisters Tian and Brother Shen, Yanyu didn't show any pity. I'm afraid the government of Liguo will be a mess in the future.

Yanyu and Daiyu wanted to go back, but suddenly remembered something else, Yanyu turned around and asked Jia Min: "Mother, has Mr. Zhao come to Beijing recently? On the way back from the spring banquet, my daughter wanted to open the door. The corner of the embroidered curtain is breathable, and I didn't think about it, but I vaguely saw a person who looks exactly like Mr. Zhao."

In fact, she didn't meet Zhao Yue, she only guessed that Zhao Yue might have gone to Beijing, so she half-truthfully reminded Jia Min.

"Mr. Zhao?" Jia Min squinted his eyes as if thinking, and then shook his head firmly, "You must have misread it. Mr. Zhao is not in good health and can't stand the long-distance travel, so how could he come to Beijing." Then he laughed, "In the future Don't say such nonsense again."

Yanyu complied obediently: "Okay, mother, I will write it down."

Turning around, Daiyu asked Yanyu curiously: "Sister, did you really see Mr. Zhao?" She was also in the carriage at the time, wondering why her sister saw Mr. Zhao but didn't tell her.

Yanyu thought for a while and said, "Mother said Mr. Zhao would not go to Beijing."

Just like no one knew that Mu Ran was in the capital, and he became what others said was a flower picker hiding in the dark.

There are many banquets in spring, and after the spring banquet in the Liguo Mansion, several spring banquet invitations have been received one after another; Jia Min's original intention was to let their sisters have more contacts with the noble ladies of the capital, so he chose a few He left the invitation for the banquet, and after asking the two daughters what they meant, he agreed for them.

Among them are the Palace of the Prince of Jing and the Palace of Changqing Princess, and the rest are the family of Jiang Shangshu and Zhang Yushi.

Jia Min, Concubine Bei Jing, and Mrs. Qin, the daughter-in-law of Princess Changqing, all handed handkerchiefs from old times. Since the Lin family returned to Beijing, they wanted to invite Jia Min to tell the story, but there was no reason; They are relatives, and Yanyu Daiyu knows both girls.

"It's just that you must not have any more gossip." Jia Min urged her daughters, fearing that they would encounter something like the Duke of Li's Mansion again.

Yanyu and Daiyu naturally responded well, not mentioning anything else.

But he didn't see Liu Ning'an again at the spring banquet, and he didn't know what happened to the Liu family after that.