[Red House] The Twins of Purple Pearls

On the day when the palace examination results were released, historians sent people to announce the good news. Shi Jin ranked third and was named Tanhua Lang by the Holy Master.

When Shi Taijun heard the joy outside, Nanny Lai came in with a smile on her face and reported: "The old lady is overjoyed! Uncle Jin of the historian was appointed as Tanhualang by the Holy Lord, and he is now parading in the streets!" Nanny Lai came to Jia's house from the Shijia with Shi Taijun. , I am very happy to hear this.

"Brother Jin has been selected as Tanhua Lang?" Shi Taijun suddenly heard the good news, and quickly got up to confirm it again with Madam Lai, before saying hello, "Brother Jin is promising now!"

Sister Feng also laughed happily and said, "Congratulations to the ancestor! The Shijia Brothers Jinbang High School, this is a great joy!"

All the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law also congratulated Shi Taijun and Xiangyun.

Xiangyun was overwhelmed with surprise, and kept talking to his sisters: "Big brother has been studying hard, so I knew he would be successful in the exam." But Shi Jin didn't expect Shi Jin to be ranked third.

Tan Chun also laughed and said, "Our Uncle Lin is Tan Hua Lang, and now Big Brother Shi has also become Tan Hua, which makes us all feel a little bit of honor."

Then I heard that the historian had a banquet, and Mrs. Zhongjinghou invited the old ladies, wives, grandma and girls to the banquet.

The sisters of the Lin family followed Jia Min. I heard that they only invited their own relatives, namely the Jia family, the Lin family, Mrs. Zhongjinghou's natal Wen family, and the wife of the Shi family, Zhuang Shishi, and the eldest daughter-in-law, Grandma Zhuang, to congratulate her. .

Originally this was a great joy, but it was a bit more like a grand banquet.

Shi Jin went to the Qionglin banquet in the palace, but he was not there.

Zhongjinghou talked to the male guests in the front yard, and Zhongjinghou's wife Wenshi entertained the female relatives in the backyard.

"I alarmed my aunt because of this matter, but it is really our junior's fault." Mrs. Zhong Jinghou heard that Shi Taijun had arrived in person, and hurried out of the house to greet her.

"This is a happy event! How can it be called a shock." Shi Taijun said with a smile.

Just as he was talking, he saw Wen's sister-in-law, Mrs. Wen Er, the third wife of the Liguo Mansion, Wen Qingyuan, and Miss Wen Wenming, the ninth daughter of the Wen family, came in, and Mrs. Wen also came over with a smile on her face: "Congratulations, Auntie! Congratulations, Auntie! "It seems that I just saw Shi Taijun and his party, and said with a smile, "The old lady is also here! Congratulations to the old lady!"

Wen Qingyuan and Wen Wenyuan followed Mrs. Wen Er, and Mrs. Wen Er took their sisters to talk to Shi Taijun: "This is our Xiaoliu, and now she is the third grandma of Liguo Gongfu. Yes. This is our ninth girl, who just came from Los Angeles."

Nine Girls stepped forward and saluted Shi Taijun generously: "The little girl Mingyuan has seen the old Taijun."

"It turns out that Miss Nine is called Mingyuan, she really is a good name!" But seeing Zhuang Shishi and Grandma Zhuang coming in from outside the courtyard, they looked cold and cold, Zhuang Shishi raised his voice, and only went to Shi Taijun to say hello, "aunt!"

Shi Taijun was even more delighted to see Zhuang Shishi: "You also came back to Beijing?"

Zhuang Shishi responded: "My master just returned to Beijing to resume his post, and the whole family came back together."

Jia Min exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Zhuang Shi, and Sister Feng also talked to Grandma Zhuang, and soon became acquainted with Grandma Zhuang.

Mrs. Zhongjinghou welcomed them into the house and sat down, and ordered her subordinates to prepare a banquet. She only talked to the wives and grandmas; Miss Wen Jiu, who was following Mrs. Wen Er, said with a smile, "Ming Yuan, you go out and play with Miss Jia and Miss Lin too!"

Xiangyun didn't seem to want to play with the girl from the Wen family, but stayed away from Wenming only because of her aunt's orders.

"I heard you just came back from Los Angeles?" Xiang Yun pouted and asked Wen Wenming.

Miss Wenjiu is not as bright and flamboyant as her sixth sister, she also looks like Xiaojiabiyu, and said softly: "My father works outside Los Angeles, and I grew up in Los Angeles, and I just returned to the capital a few days ago. .”

She was also taciturn, and did not take the initiative to answer the conversation with them, but just listened quietly.

The wives and grandmas in the room also talked, Mrs. Zhuang Shi accompanied Shi Taijun, and Mrs. Wen, Mrs. Wen Er, Jia Min, Sister Feng, Wen Qingyuan and Mrs. Zhuang all sat down beside her.

"Now that Brother Jin has achieved fame, the master is very happy." Wen said to Shi Taijun with a smile, and Shi Taijun also smiled and said to her: "Brother Jin is also promising!"

Zhuang Shishi, however, had a strange air of yin and yang: "Brother Jin is also diligent in learning. If it were someone else, how could he have such abilities."

Zhuang Shi and Wen have always been at odds, but fortunately Zhuang rarely met Wen in the south of the Yangtze River these years, so there was no trouble.

Wenshi ignored Zhuang Shishi's words, and said with a smile on his face: "Brother Jin is not young anymore, and now that he has achieved fame, it should be time to talk about marriage." She looked at Mrs. Wen Er, Mrs. Wen Er understood and played the oboe with Wen Shi one by one: "Brother Jin is not the same as in the past, you mother must choose a virtuous and virtuous daughter-in-law for your brother's life, so that the family can be reorganized." rule the country."

Hearing them singing together, Zhuang Shi looked at them with a sneer.

"I really fell in love with a girl. I used to worry that it might not be suitable. Now that Brother Jin has achieved fame, I think it is a perfect match." Wen Shi and Mrs. Wen said to each other, and then turned to Shi Taijun and said, "If It is our brother Jin's blessing to have my aunt serve as a great matchmaker for us." Wen clearly expected that Shi Taijun would not refuse.

What matters most in marriage is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, so why not worry about it?

Mrs. Zhuang Shi already knew that the marriage that Mrs. Wen told Shi Jinxiang was far away from the civilization of Miss Wen Jiu who came from Luocheng; In the hands of the Wen family, it is really a beautiful thing to kill two birds with one stone.

It's just that Zhuang Shishi had already spoken before Shi Taijun answered: "Sister-in-law is really confused! How can aunt be Brother Jin's big matchmaker? If it spreads, it would be impolite to think that our family is rude!" After a pause, he sighed again. Said, "Besides, my cousin is still here, my sister-in-law is a little anxious to talk about this in front of her future in-laws."

Wen's and Mrs. Wen's expressions suddenly changed. Wen's obviously didn't understand what Zhuang Shi said, and Jia Min also looked at Zhuang Shi in surprise.

"Could it be that you don't know?" Zhuang Shishi pretended to be shocked, admiring their unpredictable expressions, and then said leisurely, "The Princess Qingdu had already arranged a marriage for Brother Jin, and it was Cousin Min. A girl from the family, with a pair of Pisces jade pendants as tokens. Now that brother Jin and the girl from the Lin family have grown up, it is truly a match made in heaven!"

"Well, I've never heard of this?" Wen looked at Jia Min's expression and was a bit puzzled before he dared to say, "Could it be that my aunt used this to make me happy?"

"How dare I speak nonsense about such an important matter." Seeing Wen's behavior, Zhuang Shi secretly sneered in his heart, but he didn't know who Wen's hypocrisy was for.

When Zhuang Shishi mentioned the Pisces jade pendant, Jia Min remembered it.At that time, Princess Qingdu was still alive, Shi Jin was just born, but Jia Min had been married for many years and was not pregnant; when Shi Jin died for the third time, Jia Min came to congratulate her, Princess Qingdu took one of the Pisces jade pendants for Jia Min, and said He hoped to bring her an heir, and jokingly said: "If you have a daughter in the future, you can be my brother Jin's daughter-in-law, and you will repay me."

Originally, this was only meant as a joke, but after Jia Min gave birth to sisters Yanyu and Daiyu, Princess Qingdu died of illness, and no one mentioned this incident again.

Now that I suddenly remembered, Jia Min had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't know what to say.It's just that Wen's and Mrs. Wen'er still stared at her fiercely, insisting on her giving a conclusive explanation.

What Zhuang Shi said is not false, Brother Jin is also a good boy, but how can she rest assured that her daughter will marry into the tiger and wolf den of Zhongjinghou Mansion; How can a daughter-in-law be related?

"Even if it's true, if my cousin doesn't want to, we can't force my cousin to nod." Wen Qingyuan suddenly covered her lips and chuckled; these words seemed to embarrass Jia Min, but they also happened to make Zhuang Shi followed the vine: "Grandma Liu San is young and ignorant after all. Cousin Min's sister is still young after all, and it is normal for her to be worried as a mother. Just listening to what my sister-in-law means, it seems that she is not I am very willing." With a dry laugh, he continued, "After all, this is what Qingdu sister-in-law meant, even if she is a little dissatisfied, I can understand, after all, who can be closer to you than my own niece?"

These words were heartbreaking, and he directly said that the Wen family wanted to arrange for a girl from the Wen family to marry in, even disregarding the will of the previous wife.

Wen's complexion suddenly became particularly ugly. She thought that Wen Qingyuan was a perceptive person, but she turned out to be an idiot: "Your sister is right, how can I mean that. The sister of the Lin family is a good girl." , if we Brother Jin can marry such a beautiful woman, it will be our blessing." As for how unwilling she is, she can only compromise for the time being and make a long-term plan later.

It was originally Shi Jin's celebration banquet, but it turned out like this, as if it was a matter of Shi Jin's marriage.

After the banquet started, Wen's gaze kept on looking at Yanyu and Daiyu, as if she was already plotting.

Jia Min could see clearly, and his heart became more and more dissatisfied, even a little bit of resentment towards Zhuang Shishi.

After coming out from Zhongjinghou's mansion, Zhuang Shishi pulled Jia Min and said, "Sister Min, I was reckless in this matter. Even if you blame me, you should."

"The agreement between me and Princess Qingdu back then was indeed true, so it was nothing." Jia Min sighed, feeling more and more bitter, "If Princess Qingdu is still here, even if Brother Jin is white, I am also full of heart." Huanxi married my sister. But your sister-in-law Wen is easy to get along with. I love my sister too, and I don't want to see her suffer in the future. Besides, the Wen family also has brother Heng, and the Wen family is powerful. I pity Brother Jin for being lonely, and I also pity the hearts of parents all over the world."

"Brother Jin is my nephew, and I can't bear it! Brother Jin is promising now, but if he is allowed to marry a daughter of the Wen family, his life will be over. It's also because our farm doesn't have any girls of the right age. That's when I remembered what happened between you and sister-in-law Qingdu." Zhuang Shishi also wiped his tears and said, "Besides, your two sisters are still young, and you and Mrs. Lin love her. Jin Jin My brother is the Tanhua Lang handpicked by His Majesty. Since His Majesty can appoint Jin Ge'er, he must not care about the relationship between Princess Qingdu and the Mu family. At that time, we can find a reason to keep my sister for a few more years. Brother Jin's foundation has been stabilized; after all, Wen's family is only a stepmother, no matter how old she is, can she still be older than the princess princess?"

Zhuang Shishi's persuasion was so persuasive, but Jia Min was not willing to do so. It was only when she said, "Since your Majesty has appointed Brother Jin to be a Tanhualang, he must not care about the relationship between Princess Qingdu and the Mu family", her heart lightened. It made some sense.