[Red House] The Twins of Purple Pearls

At the end of the new year, the mansion cut out new winter clothes and handed them out; Jia Min intentionally let his two daughters take care of the affairs, and let Qian Yi's daughter-in-law report directly to the girl for the annual gift and exchange etiquette for each mansion.

Human relations are the most trivial things, such as the in-laws of the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion and the Xu family in Tingshanhou Mansion, the family of the aunt-in-law who has two girls engaged, and various distant relatives and close friends.But because there are examples to follow, it is not too much effort.

Jia Min thought for a while after listening to their sisters' report, and then ordered: "Add a pair of geese in the cloud and two mink furs to the gift list sent to the Li family in Jinling to thank Mr. Li for taking care of Brother Yan. The dealer and Mr. The Zhang family's gifts are accompanied by two ruiyi pendants; the two wives are great matchmakers for the girl, and they will never forget the kindness of the matchmakers."

Yanyu and Daiyu re-wrote the gift list according to Jia Min's wishes, asked Qian Yi's daughter-in-law to register it in the warehouse, and arranged for Feng Guanshi to send the annual gift to each government before the year.

In addition, the New Year's gifts from various prefectures were registered and stored in the warehouse one by one, and then they took the account books and reported to Jia Min.

Jia Min sat on the soft couch and drank hot tea slowly. Hearing the crisp and clear voices of his two daughters, his satisfied smile grew stronger: "Very good, well done. Although the account books are There are old rules to follow, but this year's situation is different from previous years, and it will take a lot of thought to handle the old age well."

"Mother, fortunately, the rich mother took care of everything." Yanyu said.

Jia Min rewarded Qian Yi's daughter-in-law with a month's money, and then ordered the serving mother-in-law to set up a meal in the front room, and continued to talk to her two daughters: "The situation in the two son-in-law's homes is different from other homes, and more It's time to think about it. The only relative of the young prince Mu is the queen mother, but there were many affairs in the previous court, and the king didn't care about the family affairs of the courtiers; the young prince Mu went through accidents when he was young, so you can live a good life with him."

Unexpectedly, her mother would say this suddenly, Yanyu was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head in response.

Daiyu's eyebrows and eyes are curved, bright and clean like a crescent moon, and her smile is full of spring.

"Yu'er." Jia Min called her, and Daiyu suppressed her smile, and listened to her mother's instructing, "The historian of the Zhongjinghou Mansion is also related to our family. Your sisters are familiar with the historian's sister Yun, and they are familiar with the historian." You should know about the same thing.”

Daiyu nodded, "Sister Yun also said that."

Jia Min just said: "Marquis Zhongjing married a new wife, Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Baolinghou's natal cousin. Marquis Zhongjing never cared about the affairs of the backyard. Mrs. Fang was nominally It's brother Jin's mother; but she doesn't show her parentage, even though she's an elder, she's just a bride who just entered the capital, you just treat each other like an ordinary elder. Your serious mother-in-law is the late Mrs. Zhongjing Hou Yuanpei , Princess Jiang of Qingdu County, that is the adopted daughter of the first emperor and the first empress, and the daughter of the first king of Chu; the current sage is the grandson of the first empress, and the previous court especially valued it, which is even more related to Brother Jin In the future, brother Jin is a talented boy who knows how to think well, and he is a good boy who knows how to behave."

When mentioning Shi Jin, Jia Min's liking and satisfaction became more obvious, obviously he was even more satisfied and liking for this son-in-law.

In fact, it is difficult to be a stepwife of a high-ranking and powerful family, Gongqing Houmen, especially a stepwife like Fang who comes from a small family and has no heirs. It's just a puppet for the head.Mrs. Xing, the wife of Jia She in the Rongguo Mansion, and Mrs. Youshi, the wife of Jia Zhen in the Ningguo Mansion, are both heirs, and their status in the family is awkward. It is conceivable that Mrs. Fang's status is not much different from theirs.

Daiyu's face was rosy, and her eyes were downcast: "Mother, don't worry, I will write it down."

Seeing the appearance of their sisters, Jia Min couldn't help but chuckled, and said in a warm voice, "You don't have to be nervous. The two uncles are very good people, and besides, your father and I are here."

The two sisters were not in a high mood, they just quietly listened to Jia Min's instructions and kept their mother's words in their hearts.

"Ma'am, the meal is ready in the front room." Jiang Bi leaned down outside the embroidered curtain to report, and then Jia Min got up with their sisters: "I let the kitchen cook your sisters' favorite food."

Now that the dowry is being prepared for their sisters, Jia Min is even more reluctant; her own girl seems to be a newborn baby in her arms, waiting to be fed in her arms, but suddenly she has grown into the slim and graceful girl she is today.

After the end of the year, he followed Jia Min to Rongguo Mansion to see his relatives. Just when Lang Geer came back from Jinling, Yan Er was still talking with Lang Geer in the water pavilion as before.

Yanyu and Daiyu kowtowed to Shi Taijun in the main courtyard, and Shi Taijun took out the golden nudes that had been prepared and put them in his purse.

"Sister Yan and Sister Yu have grown up now. When the next year comes, it will be our sister Qiao asking my aunt for New Year's money." Sister Feng was talking and laughing beside her. Her eldest daughter Qiaojie was being hugged by the nurse. From time to time, he looked back at his weak daughter and said with a smile.

Sister Qiao's appearance was seventy percent similar to her mother's. She nestled in the nurse's arms and turned her head to look at the people in the room curiously.

On the contrary, Shi Taijun looked at his granddaughter lovingly, and said to Sister Feng: "Don't make fun of your sister!"

"The old ancestor is partial! Every time my aunt and sisters come over, the old ancestor doesn't remember us." Sister Feng joked.

"It's rare for your aunt and younger sisters to come here, so I let you talk about it." Shi Taijun has always liked Sister Feng's granddaughter-in-law, and he also talked with her when he heard her say this.

Jia Min looked at Sister Feng gently, her complexion was rosy, luxurious and graceful, and the sick look from the last time I saw her was completely gone.

Sister Feng had no intention of meeting Jia Min's eyes, she seemed to hesitate for a moment before showing her face.

Shi Taijun told Sister Feng to take her younger sisters to play, and then talked privately with Jia Min's mother and daughter.

Sister Feng has always been exquisite, and she took sisters Yanyu and Daiyu to admire the plum blossoms in the courtyard, and chatted with them casually; seeing Yan'er and Lang Geer chatting happily in the water pavilion from afar, Sister Feng's expression was in a daze. Showing the color of Mu Yan, he broke off a branch of white plum and played with it between his fingers.

Seeing Sanchun wearing a sapphire blue cloak coming out of the plum grove, Tanchun was holding a large bunch of red plum branches, and a red plum fell from his hair, which made people more beautiful than flowers.

"Second Sister-in-law, Sister Yan, Sister Yu." Tan Chuncai handed the plum branch to the servant girl who was following her, and stepped forward with a smile.

Yingchun was a little behind, like a spring breeze, and Xi Qingwan's face was as peaceful, just like Tanchun Xichun's two younger sisters, smiling lightly.

Sister Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled brightly: "You and Sister Lin have not seen each other for a long time, and you just happened to be talking."

Xichun has always been the best friend with Yanyu, so she came up to hold her arm: "Sister Yan, you go to see the paintings with me! I copied the paintings of the predecessors and put them in my room. I will show them to you when you come over." .”

Tanchun laughed when he heard her words: "Fourth sister has saved several big boxes full of paintings, and said that only sister Yan knows her best, so I should keep it for sister Yan to read."

"That's the third sister, you don't understand." Xichun argued anxiously and angrily.

Sister Feng was still standing there in the snow, watching the little girls playing in the snowy plums, and then she turned her head and told Ping'er, "Go and see if Auntie came out of the ancestral house? When Auntie comes out, you come and tell me." .” Ping’er responded and hurried back.

The girls were resting in the pavilion in the plum grove, and the serving maids hurriedly put out pastries and soufflés.

The jade flower porcelain plate containing the milk crisps is placed on the stove, and it is steaming hotly; red plum.

Drinking warm milk, the coldness of winter snow also disappeared.

The girls sat down on the stone benches covered with embroidered carpets and talked about the recent affairs happily.

Sister Feng was coming towards the pavilion, but she saw Ping'er hurrying over: "Second Grandma, my aunt is here." After hearing this, Sister Feng turned around and walked along the bluestone path, the melancholy expression just now was wiped away. .

Ping'er knew what was on Sister Feng's mind, but she was a little worried when she saw that Sister Feng was pinning her hopes on her aunt: "Grandma, before we report to our ancestors and wife, we will talk to my aunt first, in case my wife will If I know about it, I'm afraid it will cause my wife to misunderstand."

"What's the use of looking for a wife! In our current situation, I have to make plans for my children." Sister Feng lowered her voice with a downcast face, and her steps became faster. Ping'er carefully supported her: "Grandma, slow down." The snow is slippery, don’t slip your shoes.”

If Sister Feng listened to Pinger's nagging on weekdays, she would definitely say a few words about her, but now she just nodded blankly.

Jia Min was quite surprised when she heard that Sister Feng wanted to meet her in private, and it was Ping'er, the maid next to Sister Feng, who told her that she had listened to what she had said to Sister Feng before.

Xiaohong led Jia Min over, and when Sister Feng saw Jia Min from afar, she hurried over: "Auntie!"

"Lien's daughter-in-law." Seeing that Sister Feng was about to kneel down, Jia Min quickly put her arms around her, and Ping'er also supported Sister Feng; seeing her so shocked, Jia Min thought something had happened, "What are you doing? What happened?" What's the matter? Speak up if you have something to say."

Only then did Sister Feng retreat to the left and right, leaving Ping'er to watch outside, took a long breath and said, "Auntie, I really have no idea." After a pause, she continued, "The doctor said I'm pregnant."

Jia Min was pleasantly surprised when he heard it, but he didn't know: "This is a great joy!"

Sister Feng felt bitter in her heart: "I was very happy, but I met a Taoist who said that the spirit from Xishan got into my belly and was reincarnated as a girl to kill people. I was really scared. I didn't even come back." Dare to tell others about this matter, even my ancestors and wives did not dare to tell. Since the eldest sister was born, I have had two pregnancies, and I really don’t want to part with this child.”

Hearing that there were Taoists involved in it, Jia Min was already displeased; at any rate, he had seen a lot of wind and rain, not to mention that when Daiyu was young, she met that nonsense monk and Taoist, so she said that the second room of the Duke's Mansion and the Sanfang's grievances and grievances were also fought through the mouths of Taoists, she didn't believe the Taoist words of those monks at all, they were just defrauding people of money.

"Don't panic! Now that you are twins, don't worry about it." Jia Min comforted Sister Feng; now Rongguo Mansion has fewer and fewer children in this generation, Jia Lian and his wife have been married for many years and only have one beautiful sister. Jia Zhu died in the early days and only had one brother Lan. If Sister Feng could have another child, it would be a great joy. Why should I listen to Taoist nonsense? , you go with me, okay?"

Sister Feng understood Jia Min's meaning and thanked him quickly.