The maid of the red house

Mrs. Wang hadn't finished speaking, the room was full of panic, their faces were ashen-colored, and Jia Mu had already fallen down, so panicked that people around rushed up, helped Jia Mu to lie on the couch, went to ask the imperial doctor, and pinched her again. People rub their chests.

Aunt Xue and Baochai stood aside, both panicked.

Sister Feng also forgot about visiting Daiyu in the afternoon and only cared about Jiamu.

Finally, Mother Jia regained her breath, thumped the Arhat couch and cried loudly: "Why is my mother so miserable? Good little prince, just lost like this, isn't this trying to gouge out my heart?"

When everyone saw Jia Mu waking up, they felt relieved and hurried forward to persuade them.

But Sister Feng took a step back and asked Mrs. Wang, "Ma'am, the little prince is gone. How is your majesty?"

Mrs. Wang's eyes were red and swollen from crying. Just now she came in in a panic. She had frightened Jia Mu so much, and she regretted it in her heart. She should have told Jia Mu slowly. After hearing what Sister Feng said, she said to Jia Mu: " It's okay for your empress, but it's very difficult in the palace, and no eunuch has come to pass the decree yet."

In Yuanchun Xiaoyue, Mrs. Wang had hoped that the prince's thoughts would be poured into water when he grew up, so she couldn't help but shed tears again.

When Jia Mu heard that Yuan Chun was fine, she was relieved a little, and then felt sorry for the prince who had lost her heart. If she gave birth to this prince, she didn't know how much glory the family could continue. Son, there must be someone in the palace who has come to deliver an order telling us to enter the palace and express our distress to the empress."

After hearing this, Sister Feng agreed, and hurried out to make people prepare the incense case, and then asked people to wait at the door.

But Mother Jia said to Aunt Xue and Baochai, "Our family has such a big accident that we can't entertain my aunt."

Aunt Xue's heart was sour, but she also knew that Jia's mother had always treated her family worse than Daiyu, and she was also worried about Yuanchun's safety. , Moaning and sighing constantly on the way.

As soon as Baochai entered the house, she went to Aunt Xue's room and said worriedly, "Mom, is your mother okay?"

Aunt Xue waved her hand and said: "As long as your mother is fine, it must be fine, otherwise your aunt would still look like this? Think about Feng girl, Xiaoyue has been raised for two years and she has recovered, but The empress lost a prince, after all, it will be uncomfortable."

Xia Jingui heard that Aunt Xue and Baochai had returned, so she raised the curtain, stepped on the threshold, and said, "Is this the return of pleading?"

Aunt Xue couldn't hold her back, she regretted it long ago, and ignored her at all.

Baochai got up to give up her seat, and said with a smile: "Why is sister-in-law here? I just came back from sister Lin, and I haven't rested yet."

Although Xia Jingui was domineering and domineering in Xue's family, no one dared to restrain her, but she was vaguely afraid of Baochai in her heart. No matter how she provoked dissension or made troubles, Baochai could always adapt to the situation, and finally rebounded and suppressed her unreasonably, so she looked sideways. Glancing at her, he clapped his hands and said, "Why don't I let you guys rest? I've come here to inquire about our family's future, but you're blaming me."

Aunt Xue sighed, grabbed Baochai, and said to her, "I have already inquired about some information, but it is of no use."

Xia Jingui sneered and said: "As far as I'm concerned, it's all the sins you did in the past! They are all relatives, and they are nobler than yours, and the granddaughters of direct relatives are not as good as you? How can the same girl live in the mansion for several years?" , why is it not as good as you? You were like this in the past, but now you are begging on others, it is no wonder that they can help you without hesitation!"

Aunt Xue couldn't help feeling ashamed and angry after hearing this.

In terms of closeness, they are Mrs. Wang's sister and nephew; in terms of status, the imperial merchants are not as noble as the officials and eunuchs.

Daiyu lived in Rongguo Mansion for seven or eight years. Although no one said that she lived here for nothing, when their family first came to Beijing, before Lin Ruhai died, some people said that about Daiyu. After moving in, no one said this, but many people still said that she was bitter, mean and loved to make fun of others, and they all praised Xue's family for being rich, and Baochai for being stable, peaceful and tolerant.

Therefore, there was nothing wrong with Xia Jingui's words today.

Hearing Xia Jingui's words, Baochai frowned slightly, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, the life and death of our family is now at stake, and we should work together. Why does sister-in-law say these things to anger Mom? Outsiders don't think so."

Xia Jingui raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows, and said: "It doesn't look like it? It doesn't look like what? Who told you to deceive people! You were so good at the beginning, but it has long since left empty airs. My son is still a murderer. I am innocent. When a girl marries into your family, don't talk about holding her in high regard, but my sister-in-law will blame me, and I don't even think about it, who else has a sister-in-law at such an age who hasn't left the court?"

When Baochai heard this, her face turned pale and she couldn't speak, but felt very bitter in her mouth.

Which daughter is not pregnant?Although she obeys the rules on the outside, she is tender and tactful towards Baoyu in her heart. Over the years, she has seen people who spend their days and nights like Xue Pan, and she also knows that few aristocratic princes are as good as Baoyu. She is willing to have a good relationship, so after waiting for many years, Xia Jingui ridiculed her so much.

Jia Zheng is a dutiful son. Although Mrs. Wang is willing wholeheartedly, Jia Zheng will not agree if Jia's mother does not let go.

Now that something happened to Yuanchun, I just hope that Yuanchun will be safe and sound.

Xia Jingui shook the handkerchief and said, "Look how many houses are like ours? Such an old girl is not afraid of being laughed at. She doesn't talk about looking for someone else, but she is still raised by her mother's family."

Aunt Xue was so angry that she pointed out that she didn't know what to say. Seeing this, Xia Jingui said, "I'm telling the truth."

After speaking, he threw the curtain and went out.

Aunt Xue burst into tears, took Baochai's hand and cried, "My good boy, I have missed you."

Baochai couldn't hold back her tears and said, "It's all my life, how can you blame mom?"

Aunt Xue wiped her tears with a handkerchief, gritted her teeth, and said, "I'll talk to your aunt tonight, at least I'll settle this matter first, I can't let others laugh at you anymore, and I don't know what good things those people can say." After finishing speaking, he asked someone to inquire about Mrs. Wang, and waited for Mrs. Wang to come back when she was free.

The little girl agreed and passed.

Not long after, the palace sent eunuch Xia out to pass on the Queen's order, and ordered Mrs. Jia Muwang to come into the palace to comfort Yuanchun.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang thanked Eunuch Xia for sending Eunuch Xia out. When she came back, Mother Jia put down her face and sent everyone away, leaving only Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang. Well, Eunuch Yu also mentioned Niangniang in front of the saint, did the saint take good care of Niangniang?"

Mrs. Wang said: "The sage has taken extra care of my mother, but my mother is very thoughtful, and it's like that in the palace."

When Jia's mother heard this, she burst into tears and said: "Yes, why did I forget? The concubines in the harem have used countless methods for their children, or for honor and favor, or for jealousy. There is only one empress in the palace. Block these open and dark arrows."

When Jia Zheng heard that Yuanchun was like this, he couldn't help but feel a little confused, and said: "The matter has come to this, what should we do?"

Jia Mu sighed, "It's a good thing that my mother is fine. My wife and I will enter the palace at five o'clock tomorrow."

Unexpectedly, Mother Jia was old after all, and she was very worried when she heard such news. She woke up twice at night and fell ill the next day. What my aunt said, I wish Jiamu would not enter the palace so that I could talk to Yuanchun about myself, so I entered the palace alone according to the rank and makeup.

After entering Fengzao Palace, Mrs. Wang smelled a strong medicinal fragrance.

Yuan Chun is now a confinement child, without makeup, her yellow face is becoming more and more haggard, and she is very haggard.

When Madam Wang saw it, her heart was cut like a knife, but she didn't dare to shed tears in the palace, and she didn't dare to mention the lost prince in front of Yuan Chun. , and get pregnant again in a few years."

Yuan Chun sighed: "I have been in the palace for more than ten years, and I finally got pregnant with this one. Next time, I don't know if I will have such a blessing."

Mrs. Wang felt even more distressed, so she had to comfort her in every possible way.

When Yuan Chun saw his mother, he felt a little better. He felt a little pain, and asked about the family affairs, and said, "How is Baoyu? How many books have you read? How long have you thought about ending?"

Speaking of Baoyu, Mrs. Wang said: "Baoyu has moved out of the garden and has moved in."

In fact, since Jia Zheng came back from the outside world, he thought he was also a person who gave birth to poems and wine, so he didn't control Baoyu much.Although he has moved out, he still wanders in the garden once a day, and then goes out to eat, drink and play with the children of his family, or ride a horse. He is very comfortable.

Yuan Chun heard that Mrs. Wang didn't say when she would end up, so she thought for a while and said, "Why did I forget that this year coincides with the National Filial Piety, and the autumn and spring are moved back for a year. Even if Baoyu makes progress, he will have to wait until next year to leave the stage." .”

Mrs. Wang nodded and smiled, then sighed again.

Knowing that Mrs. Wang was most worried about Baoyu's marriage, Yuanchun said, "Mother, just don't worry, Baoyu's marriage is up to me. I thought that I would see my grandmother this year and give her advice, but the old sage passed away, so I have to talk about it next year."

Mrs. Wang heard that Yuan Chun had not changed her mind, and still agreed to the golden and jade marriage, and she liked it in her heart. She said Aunt Xue's request yesterday, and said: "I also know this truth, but I can't make up my mind, and I feel uneasy. Bao girl will die in a year 20 years old."

Yuan Chun said: "Even if it is decided, it will have to be next year."

Mrs. Wang said no more.

Yuan Chun couldn't bear to see his mother worrying so much about his younger brother, and said: "Mother will say it's my intention when she goes back, and let the Xue family prepare quietly for the time being. When the filial piety is done next year, the marriage will be done."

Mrs. Wang said happily: "It's so good. I think the old lady will not disobey it. It would be even better if there is an edict."

Yuan Chun said: "When the decree is issued, marriage is given, but how can I have such dignity? It is beyond the limit. Only saints can give marriage, and royal children marry wives and husbands, even the empress dowager and empress dowager can't." To give marriages to the daughters of clan officials."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but said: "Hearing what your mother said, how can Lin girl get a marriage offer?"

Hearing Daiyu suddenly, Yuan Chun was slightly taken aback, and then said: "That's an extra favor from a sage, thinking of the old minister, the family can only be grateful and grateful. Is it possible to compare with Sister Lin for the sake of decency? Speaking of Sister Lin, Mother should also have more contact with the Zhou family, the Zhou family is in full swing now, we can't be far away."

Mrs. Wang said: "Master Zhou recovered this year, and I went to congratulate him in person."

Yuan Chun felt relieved, and said: "Our family doesn't have any worthy descendants, so we must not make things difficult for others and cause disasters."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang stood up and held back her hands.

At this time, the Queen suddenly sent someone to reward him with something, Yuan Chun couldn't leave the room, so he hurriedly asked Baoqin and others to thank him on his behalf. When the things were brought in to look at, Mrs. Wang guessed that they were just silk, satin, gold, jade and antiques.

Mrs. Wang said: "The empress is sympathetic to the empress."

Yuan Chun ordered Baoqin to be put away, and asked her to take some things from her ladder, and after a while, Mrs. Wang took them back, saying: "The empress is always just and strict, and treats everyone in the palace equally."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "As long as the empress is fair, it will be easier for the empress to live in the palace."

Yuan Chun hurriedly said: "You can't say these words!"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly covered her mouth, regretting her slip of the tongue.

Yuan Chunsu felt sorry for his mother, and when he saw this, he comforted him for a while, and said: "When mother returns, don't bother with the eunuchs anymore. Although mother is doing it for my own good, but the sage took extra care of me, which put me at the forefront of the storm and made me panic. If you are uneasy, it is better to save the money and buy a few more acres of land for the family."

Mrs. Wang agreed, but she didn't take it seriously in her heart. The sacrificial fields belonged to the clan, and most of them were inherited by the elders, so why should I do this.

Yuan Chun didn't know Mrs. Wang's thoughts, and said: "I heard that the Rong family ransacked the house? I didn't get much news in the palace, I only heard some vague words. I think when the sage first came to the throne, the Rong family wanted to send some money. The daughters of a side branch entered the palace, but when they first entered the palace to be selected, they were found out by their superiors and dismissed one by one."

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Yes, the Rong's family has been confiscated, and those people, such a big family, have been reduced to prisoners and have not been released yet. The poor princess of the Wang's family in Nan'an County has also been imprisoned." .”

Yuan Chun wondered, "Isn't there any idea in Nan'an County Prince's Mansion?"

Mrs. Wang shook her head and said: "How can I have no idea? I heard that the king of Nan'an County appealed to the saint and even excused the Rong family, but the saint said that if you marry a chicken, you will marry a dog. If you go to jail, you can only forgive the princess? Furthermore, the charges have not been clarified yet. When the investigation is clear, if the princess and the horse are not guilty, they will be released. Therefore, they are still in prison, but it is slightly better than others , a separate cell, and there is Nanjun Wangfu running up and down, so I didn't suffer much."

Yuan Chun couldn't help heaving a long sigh, and said, "When one is prosperous, both are prosperous, and when one is damaged, all are lost."

Mrs. Wang said: "Fortunately, our family is not very close to the Rong family. It is not as close as the Zhen family and the Rong family. If so, we have not taken care of my natal family. After marrying the girl of the Rong family, the Zhen family is the same as her natal family now. It’s the end. All the things confiscated by the former Zhen’s family have been changed. The houses, shops and villages have been distributed by the high-ranking officials and dignitaries. , there are only some clothes and cloth left, and it is said that some imperial merchants got them and put them in shops for sale.”

Yuan Chun worried: "Our family didn't help the Zhen family and the Rong family with anything?"

Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she refused to tell Yuan Chun about the collection of dozens of boxes of belongings from the Zhen family, and hurriedly said firmly: "No, for such a family, we are far away and it is too late, so how can we help them. "

Yuan Chun said: "That's good, I'm afraid that someone in my family will be confused."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "It's nothing, the empress can just rest assured to take care of her body."

Yuan Chun nodded, when the maid said it was time, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Mrs. Wang quickly comforted her and said: "Your Majesty, please don't cry. You hurt your eyes carefully. You will have a lot of time when you enter the palace in the future. It will only take about ten days if you can still come to say hello to Your Majesty." Give Baoqin a package of gold and silver and a stack of silver bills. In the palace, gold, silver, pearls and jade are better than silver bills. Ordinary people are unwilling to use silver bills, so they are not as trustworthy as gold and silver.

Yuan Chunfang held back his tears and ordered Mrs. Wang to go out holding the piano, and took the rewards with her.

When Mrs. Wang returned home, she went back to Jiamu first, and said, "Your Majesty has recovered, but her spirit is not as good as before. My Majesty also said that she asked the concubine's family to prepare the dowry of Bao girl first. She will be a national filial piety next year. Get married."

Jia Mu had just taken the medicine and was lying on the bed drowsy. After hearing this, she said noncommittally, "You are the one who decides."

Mrs. Wang immediately agreed, went back to the room, and asked Jinhuan Yuhuan to take out the rewards from Yuanchun, saying: "Send some to Baoyu, and some to my concubine's house, and invite my concubine to come over to discuss important matters."

Other than that, everyone else is gone.

Jinhuan and Yuhuan agreed and went to take care of themselves.

Mrs. Wang asked again: "Where is Baoyu? Why is Baoyu missing today?"

Yu Chuan'er came over and said, "Bao Yu went out today, saying he was going to see some family friends."

By chance, Yu Chuan'er met Xue Yan, who accompanied Madam Lai to pay her respects. Xue Yan told her that she might as well ask for a grace to hire her outside so that she could be filial to her parents. With Mrs. Wang's grace, she has already made an appointment for the second son of a wealthy family. After the ceremony, she was already scheduled to go out this year, but due to the national funeral, she postponed it for half a year and is still working in the mansion.

Mrs. Wang asked: "Who is following? Don't collide."

Yu Chuan'er said: "I have gone with eight boys, don't worry, madam."

Mrs. Wang was about to ask again, but she heard that Aunt Xue was coming, so she hurriedly greeted her in person.

Aunt Xue thought about Yuan Chun all night, and when she saw Mrs. Wang, she asked with concern, "Is your majesty all right?"

Mrs. Wang sighed: "It's just that. No matter how good it is, it's not good without my brother."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue quickly comforted her.

It took a while for Mrs. Wang to turn around, took my sister's hand and said: "I called my sister today, it is a great happy event, my sister is naturally happy when I hear it."

Aunt Xue was able to control Father Xue's concubine back then, but she never gave birth to a son and a half daughter, and she made good friends with the subordinates and others in the Rongguo Mansion. Naturally, she is also a smart woman with ability. A little bit, I didn't feel very happy, but I didn't show it on my face, I was surprised and said: "I am only worried about my mother, how can there be any happy event?"

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Your Majesty said, first ask you to prepare the dowry for Bao girl, and do it immediately when you leave the country next year."

Aunt Xue wept with joy: "Your Majesty, are you making decisions for Bao girl?"

Mrs. Wang nodded, feeling the same in her heart as Aunt Xue. The two sisters had planned for a golden and jade marriage for many years, and they finally got what they wanted. After all, it was the daughter and the mother who wanted to relieve the mother's worries.

Aunt Xue said: "When I go back, I will ask Pan'er to put a dowry on his sister. Just such a daughter, she must have a good time."

Mrs. Wang suddenly remembered the scene when Daiyu got married. The Xue family must not be inferior to her, so she smiled and said: "Your family has always been rich, and I am afraid that you will not succeed if you wrong Bao girl? Besides, I like Bao girl's personality. .”

Aunt Xue could only smile when she heard this.

Xue Pan respected his mother and loved his younger sister. Hearing the news from Aunt Xue, he immediately went to buy her a dowry.

Xia Jingui heard the news of Jinyu Liangyuan, thinking that the family is gradually declining, and the business is getting worse and worse, and it is not as good as the business of several Xinronghuanghuang merchants' families. He will pay all the family property of the whole family for his daughter, so it's rare that he didn't quarrel with them.

Baochai was so ashamed that she hid in her boudoir early, and Yinger Wenxing came to congratulate her.

Aunt Xue glared at Xue Pan, and said, "Why are you in a hurry? I didn't listen to your mother's order, and handled it quietly. This is still a national filial piety. Isn't it a crime for you to make such a big fuss?"

Xue Pan didn't take it seriously, and said, "What kind of crime is this? When the old concubine was gone, Brother Zhen in Dongfu often ate wine and sang in private. Just hide it from the outside world."

But Aunt Xue refused, Xue Pan had no choice but to obey, but it was so easy for him to be the uncle of the country's uncle, so there is no reason not to say it, whenever people saw him making furniture, jewelry, making clothes and shopping for things, he would ask him. So he triumphantly disclosed the happy event, although it was not very publicized, but eight out of ten people knew about it.

When Xueyan got the news, she was drying books at home.

Daiyu was originally from Gusu, and it is customary in Gusu to publish books on the sixth day of June, so Xueyan also brought out all the books at home and hung them in the courtyard. Just leave it to us."

Having said that, Xueyan was worried about damaging the book, so she just asked them to take it out, and brought two maids to place it for drying.

Jiang Miao was the youngest, and others didn't dare to ask him to do heavy work, so he came over with a book in his hand, and said to Xue Yan, "Master, this book has a musty smell."

A shelf was set up in the yard, and the shelf was covered with wooden boards. Xueyan and Zhao Yun were spreading the books on the shelf by category, checking each book one by one. He was very busy ironing it with an iron. Hearing this, he hurriedly turned around and took it, took a closer look, and said with a smile: "It's only a musty smell. Let it dry out and it will be fine."

Jiang Miao said in amazement, "Master, why are there so many books?"

Xueyan pursed her lips, pointed at Zhao Yun and said, "These are all collected by your teacher. Day after day, year after year, and after a few years, there will be so many. In a few years, there will probably be more. .”

After hearing this, Jiang Miao turned to look at Zhao Yun, and said with admiration, "The book says that you can travel thousands of miles after reading thousands of books. Has the teacher finished reading thousands of books? Have you traveled thousands of miles?"

Zhao Yun didn't answer, and said: "I'm here to test you, do you know the allusion of showing your belly to the outside?"

Jiang Miao was puzzled and said: "What does it mean to expose your belly to expose your books? To expose your belly is to expose your books, and to expose your belly is also to expose your books?"

Zhao Hui calmly explained to him, "Teacher, I know. It was about Guo Long who exposed his belly to the sun in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Rich and noble families used quilts and brocade fur to dry. Guo Long had nothing to dry, so he lay on his back during the day and night. People asked why, and the answer was: drying books."

Jiang Miao was even more puzzled, and asked, "Why are you drying your belly when you are drying your books?"

Zhao Hui said with a smile: "Mr. Guo is full of knowledge and knowledge, and there are hundreds of schools of thought. Drying your stomach is like drying a book."

Jiang Miao laughed and said, "So that's the case, it must be the book I'm reading in my stomach."

Zhao Yun glanced at Zhao Hui approvingly, Zhao Hui finished his answer and said, "Teacher, can the disciple come here and borrow the teacher's book?"

Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Just come here and tell your teacher's wife, but these books are not allowed to be damaged."

Zhao Hui was overjoyed and agreed again and again.

After working for half a day, she managed to finish all the books. Xue Yan only felt sore all over, and laughed to herself that she was used to enjoying it, but she was tired all of a sudden. However, a few students in the courtyard had already moved out the drum stools and picked out a few books. Sitting under the shade of the flowers, I read the book with gusto.

Xueyan and Zhao Yun didn't care, and just asked the servant girl to watch.

When I went back to the house and changed my clothes, I was ready to tidy up, and then I heard Daiyu send someone to deliver things.

Xueyan walked out the door and saw Zijuan coming with a few girls and women, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Hey, what kind of wind is blowing today? It brought my sister here, this is a distinguished guest."

The students in the courtyard suddenly saw Zijuan's ostentation, and her appearance and dress were not inferior to that of Xueyan. Xueyan didn't make up any makeup because of the book today, and only wore old clothes, while Zijuan wore a jade hairpin and a shirt on her upper body. , and gentle and elegant, a group of people didn't know where to put their hands and feet, Zhao Yun hurriedly greeted him, nodded to Zijuan, and then led others away.

Zijuan looked at the calligraphy and painting in the courtyard, and said with a smile, "Are you also posting books? I didn't expect there to be so many."

Xueyan invited her into the house, asked Cui Liu to pour tea, and left Xiaolan outside to read the books, Fang said: "Don't you guys dry them? I'm afraid your books are ten times more than ours." The Zhou family was exhausted. After a hundred years, and a scholarly family, the most indispensable thing is the collection of books.

Zijuan listened with a smile and said: "The house is full of books, and the girl said, it must be the same here, so she sent me here. One is to give you some fresh snacks and fruits to taste, and the other is to give you some Four new books, three come to see you."

Xueyan pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "These errands can be sent to anyone at will, why bother you?"

Zijuan took a fan and fanned the air, looked around the room once, and said with a smile: "Come and see how you are doing, and then see how your family is, the girl expects me to remember, and then go back and tell her Woolen cloth."

Xueyan felt a warm feeling in her heart, and said: "Is the girl feeling better?"

Zijuan said: "It's just that I got some heat. I saw you last time, but you can take two doses of heat-relieving soup. Recently, the prince of the empress in the palace died. The girl went to the mansion over there a few times to comfort the old man. Mrs."

Although Xueyan had expected it long ago, when she heard such news, she still couldn't help sighing, "Is it Xiaoyue, Your Majesty?"

Zijuan sighed: "That's right, the flowers bloomed but there were no fruits. I heard that the mother is very haggard. Besides, the old lady is already old, and since she heard the news, she has become worse and worse. I was sick, and I called the imperial physician three or four times a day, and the girl went several times, and every time I came back, I was sad for a long time."

Xueyan said: "Things have already come out, no matter how sad it is, it's useless, all I can do is to appease the old lady."

Zijuan nodded, then said with a sneer: "There is one more thing that you will find interesting after listening to it."

After hearing this, Xueyan hurriedly asked what was the matter.

Zijuan told her what the Xue family was doing, and finally said: "I really don't know what to say, when is this? The old sage sent his soul, the empress lost the prince, the old lady is sick, and the whole family is very complicated. Dare to talk and laugh loudly, their family would like everyone to know about it. The girl said that she didn't intend to ask about it in the past, and only then did she know that the empress ordered to buy the dowry quietly first, and then do it next year. Unexpectedly, Uncle Xue has such a temper, and I don't know how many people will see it. It's a joke, it just didn't spread inside."

Xueyan shook her head and sighed, if there were rules in their family, it would not be like this.

Zijuan complained a few words, and said: "One more thing, the girl said, you bought land in the south, what are you going to do with it? The last time I saw you, it was because the girl had sunstroke and lost energy, so I forgot to ask you."

Xueyan smiled and told her the result of her discussion with Zhao Yun, saying: "When will the girl send someone, let me know."

Zijuan clapped her hands and said, "I thought of going there with the girl. The girl said the same thing. Because your family doesn't have many servants, Mr. Zhao must go there in person. He also said that if you want to, just wait and see. Since it has been a year since I returned to the south last year, it happened that I should have rented the ancestral house to help the children of the clan to study and so on, so I sent a lot of people there, so I don’t have to worry about safety on the road.”

Xueyan smiled and said: "So the girl said that she has a good understanding with me!"

Zijuan spat and said, "Even if we have a good understanding, it should be you and Mr. Zhao, the girl and the uncle."

When Xueyan heard this, she immediately laughed, overjoyed.

Zijuan asked: "The girl said, I don't know if there is anything in your house, so I asked me to ask when I will be free."

Xueyan thought for a while and said: "The twentieth of this month is our old lady's birthday. Although it's not a big deal, I still have to kowtow to pay homage to her birthday. Why don't I just go at the end of the month, and I'll be relieved when I finish cooking earlier."

Zijuan kept the date in her heart. At that time, Daiyu would have to send someone to send a birthday gift, and said in her mouth: "The girl also said that when buying a house and land transfer, in addition to the silver, you also paid three cents of the tax. You I bought a house and land, is the money at home still enough? If it’s not enough, just tell me, and the girl will send someone to bring some later.”

Xueyan was even more grateful to Daiyu, and hurriedly said: "Go back and thank the girl for your troubles. There is no need for the girl to send money. We don't spend much here. It is only a hundred taels of silver for a year. It doesn't matter where you save a sip. That's it, besides, I only used my dowry silver, and the family's hundreds of taels of silver haven't been moved yet."

Zijuan laughed and said, "That's right, you still have rent for the house and land, so you won't be hungry anyway."

Xueyan suddenly thought of Zijuan's parents and family, and said: "You have already followed the girl, and your parents and family are still working in the mansion?"

Zijuan was stunned, and sighed: "I'm trying to persuade my parents and brothers to ask for grace to come out of the mansion, and live a rich life in their own village, wouldn't it be good? With me following the girl, no matter what others do I can't bully my family either. It's just that my parents don't want to part with the monthly money in the mansion and the oil and water they can get every year, so they don't want to."

Xueyan persuaded: "You should persuade me more, anyway, you are not working in that mansion, it would be better to come out earlier."

Zijuan looked at her for a while, she always admired Xueyan, so she nodded and said: "I'll persuade you when I go back."

Xueyan knew that the Rongguo Mansion must be the fate of copying the house. Although Zijuan's parents relied on Rongguo Mansion, there were many disadvantages. She has a deep relationship with Zijuan, so she persuaded her, but what she didn't expect was that Zijuan's parents were very stubborn, they didn't listen to Zijuan's advice, and still stayed in the mansion.

Zijuan came back from Xueyan's house and called Daiyu back.

It was already late at that time, and Daiyu was watching people collect the books. After listening to her reply, she smiled and said: "Snow Goose has hills and valleys in her chest, so she will definitely not let herself have nothing. Forget it, she is not short of money to make her go home." , I won’t give it away, I will give her more if I get something for the festival in the future, it’s better for her to give it to others than to buy it.”

Looking forward to June [-]th, it is Mrs. Zhao's [-]th birthday. The national filial piety has not yet come out, so there is no wine, only a group of children kowtow to celebrate her birthday.But because of Zhao Yun and his wife, all decent families in the town sent people to give birthday gifts, and all the sons and daughters-in-law of the Zhao clan came over, which was very lively.

Because in the town, Xueyan's dress is not as gorgeous as before, but it is more elegant.

At that time, everyone gave birthday presents. Xueyan was the daughter-in-law of Zhao's family and the head of the house. Dried noodles, and a pair of golden longevity peach long hairpins.

When the old lady Zhao saw her, she was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear, and immediately put the long hairpin on her head.

The second room also gave these things, only a pair of long hairpins were missing, and two gold rings were added.

While presenting gifts, I suddenly heard Daiyu send someone to bring a birthday gift, and kowtow to the old lady for her birthday.

Hearing that Daiyu was giving a birthday gift, Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao didn't know what to do. They stood up quickly, and it was Xueyan who came out and said with a smile: "Mother and Mrs. just sit down. Since they are here to pay their respects, there is no reason for birthday stars to go out." ?”

So I went out, please come in to meet each other, Zijuan didn't come this time, only two women came, kowtowed to Mrs. Zhao, and gave me a lacquered hundred-shou picture screen, and four pieces of gauze of various colors , a small golden birthday star, a string of agarwood pearls, and some longevity peach noodles, etc., are just common things, but to the Zhao family, they are all top-notch.

Mrs. Zhao was very grateful, and said: "Please come here, but I don't dare to drink now, so I will be neglected."

The person who came here understood, and said with a smile: "The country's filial piety is the leader, and we should abide by the rules. It is our blessing for the old lady to reward us with a bowl of noodles."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhao hurriedly ordered someone to send her to the table.

The Zhou family came to eat the noodles, said some auspicious words, and then left.

Xueyan sent it out, and said with a smile: "Go back and tell the eldest grandma, tomorrow I will go to pay my respects to my wives and grandmas."

The visitor said with a smile: "My wife and the eldest grandma and the eldest girl are all thinking about grandma. The wife of the former son also said why grandma hasn't passed for half a month. The eldest grandma said that the old lady in the house celebrated her birthday and was helping at home. Madam Just known."

Xueyan smiled and said, "Mrs. Lao and Grandma remember it. Thank you for me."

The Zhou family came back.

Xueyan withdrew and went back to the house, and saw that everyone was looking at the things Zhou's sent, and they couldn't say anything without compliments, because Niu asked: "Daughter-in-law Yun, look at this screen, it's very beautiful and rich. It also has a meaning, how did you get it? Tomorrow my old lady celebrates her birthday, I want to give one too, it’s very decent.”

Everyone looked at Xueyan, and they also knew that today's old lady Zhao gave Daiyu a gift for her birthday, and it must be for her sake.

Xueyan smiled and said: "This is the pigment for painting. It is made of gold leaf and glue. It can be used for calligraphy and painting, and can also be used to decorate paper. It can be added to the lacquer on furniture, but it's just for a good look. The wood of this base is rare, it is boxwood."

Chang's suddenly said: "I remembered, you honored me a while ago with a fan, and the top is so shiny like this."

As he said that, he showed the folding fan in his hand to everyone. It was made of bamboo bone clay gold surface, which was very beautiful.

Xueyan nodded and smiled, this is Zhao Yun who came back from cutting a pole of bamboo on the mountain, and made fans at home by herself.

Niu said: "Since this is the case, I will trouble you to draw a picture for me tomorrow."

Xueyan smiled and agreed, and said: "I don't know what day it is? If it's recently, it was said earlier that at the end of the year, Xiangxu will travel far away."

Niu was surprised and said, "You've only been at home for a few months? Are you going away again?"

Mrs. Zhao was also busy asking questions, very worried.

Xueyan said: "It's doing business. I'm going on the same journey with the Zhou family. Because there are so many people going, I'm not afraid."

When Mrs. Zhao heard that she was going with the Zhou family, she felt relieved and put away the birthday gift from Daiyu with great care.

Niu told Xueyan that it would be next month, and when the people dispersed and went home, Xueyan told Zhao Yun about it, and soon drew a picture of a hundred years and gave it to Niu. As for the base of the screen, it was no longer Xueyan I can worry about it.

At the end of the month, Xueyan packed Zhao Yun's bags and set off with the Zhou family and others, all the way south.

After Zhao Yun left, the mandarin couple slept alone, Xueyan felt bored, so she simply went out in the morning and came back in the evening, or went to Zhou's house to talk to Daiyu to explain.