A Concubine of Salted Fish in Qing Dynasty [Red House]

After the full moon banquet, Yun Shuyao couldn't help frowning when she saw a colleague she hadn't seen for a long time.

Since Aunt Mei's morning sickness, Yun Shuyao has never seen her behind closed doors. Her health...is really not good.

The makeup on her face was thick, and she looked not bad, but from her vain footsteps and breath, as well as the servant girl who had been helping her to support her, it could be seen that she was not in a good condition.

Under such circumstances, she still has to wear so many weighty jewelry on her head to add to her burden, what is she thinking?

Do you really think you are iron-clad?

Aunt Mei also saw Yun Shuyao at the same time, seeing the good look on the other party's face, Aunt Mei couldn't help showing hatred.

After Auntie's explanation, she knew that changing children was impossible, but this Auntie Yun was born to overcome her!

She entered the Lin Mansion's door with her front foot, and Yun Shi came with her back foot.

She was just pregnant on the front foot, and Yunshi on the back foot was also pregnant, and she even got pregnant with twins.

She gave birth to a daughter through all kinds of hardships, not to mention her body was broken, and it took several years of recuperation before she could conceive again. As for Yun, with such a heavy burden of twins, she not only gave birth safely, but also gave birth to Lin The eldest son of the government!

If there is no Yun family, her child is the only blood of the Lin family.

But now, the limelight has been taken away by the Yun family!

How could Aunt Mei fail to see, how many of those ladies and ladies were looking at Yun Shi who gave birth to twins?

How could this not make her teeth itch with hatred?

Yun Shuyao reminded her: "Aunt Mei, are your mother and the others here? It should be about the same time."

In public places, don't be too emotional and make people laugh, someone is already watching the fun.

Aunt Mei then withdrew her eyes and looked in the direction of the door.

The guests are divided into men and women.

The male guest went to the outer courtyard and was entertained by Lin Ruhai and the members of the Lin family who had broken the ice.

The female guests came to the inner courtyard and were entertained by the old lady and Jia Min. Among them, Jia Min was the main host. With the status of the old lady, few people in Xingtai Mansion needed her to personally entertain them.

The Mei family also received a post today, and if nothing unexpected happened, the people who came to the inner courtyard would be her aunt, sister-in-law, and aunt.

In the end, she also saw her sixth younger sister, the only daughter of her aunt, who is 13 years old this year and is now in her boudoir, and it is time to look for her husband's family.

Aunt Mei: "..."

She snorted coldly, letting her take advantage!

Then Aunt Mei saw the sign in Aunt Mei's eyes, and she lowered her eyes.

All right, all right, she knows what to do, and she won't do anything to this sister-in-law.

And at this time, Yun Shuyao also looked over... There was a very strong gaze, who was it?

When she looked over, the owner of that line of sight had already withdrawn, Yun Shuyao could only be sure that it was the direction of the Mei family.

Looking at it means a lot, Mei Jia, what do you want to do?

Yun Shuyao remembered it in her heart.

Then, under the leadership of Wang Momo, they began to entertain the guests.

She and Aunt Mei are not without tasks. Some officials are not with their wives but with their parents.

There are not many banquets in the prefect's family, and occasional banquets are also small banquets, but this time it is a big banquet, very formal.

That is to say, everyone is wearing flag suits.

Jia Min usually wears Han clothes, but today she is wearing a bright red flag dress, which is very attractive. If she didn't know it, she would think it was her child's full moon when she saw her dress.

Although this is true.

She is the aunt, the only person the child can call mother.

Yun Shuyao spent most of her time with her colleagues.

So she also saw that after a young woman of about the same age came in with an elder, her colleague obviously raised her head and greeted her aggressively, causing Yun Shuyao to see an intruder Big cock with red crown cocked up.

Yun Shuyao: "..."

What kind of hallucination is this?

She looked over and saw that the two people were not dressed like officials, and looked at Nanny Wang suspiciously.

Mammy Wang Encyclopedia took a look: "That's Zhou Juren's wife and her second daughter-in-law Fang Shi."

strange name.

But judging by the attitude of colleagues, whether they are acquaintances or acquaintances with grievances.

What would she do on this occasion?

Apparently, Nanny Wu was also worried.

She was afraid of Aunt Mei.

Follow her closely and make up your mind to stop it in time if there is any unexpected situation.

Because the number of guests coming was beyond imagination, there were always some guests who came without invitation but could not be driven out. Jia Min added manpower to entertain them but still couldn't entertain them, Yun Shuyao and Wang Momo were also counted by her.

For a while, I was too busy to pay attention to Aunt Mei.

By the time the full moon banquet was successfully concluded, Yun Shuyao's physique was exhausted, and Aunt Mei couldn't hold on halfway through, but it seemed that she had won the battle. Although she was tired when she left the stage, she was in good spirits. Looking at Jia Min, she was also Relying on the support of the nanny beside her, she can continue to stand.

There is another one tomorrow, which is the full moon feast for the twins.

Yun Shuyao: "..."

tired.

Aunt Mei who went back to rest was not feeling well.

Although looking at Fang Liuqing's pale face today, she let out a breath of anger, but she didn't show much limelight this day.

The one who attracted the most attention was the wife.

Then there was Yun Shi who was scrutinized openly and secretly.

And then there is her.

The wife is the first wife, the Yun family has a son, and she has only one daughter.

Still have to have a son.

Aunt Mei thought of this, looked at her slender hands, and hammered off the bed board resentfully.

On the second day, Aunt Mei became even angrier when she saw it.

Yesterday was her daughter's full moon banquet, and today is the full moon banquet for twins. The list of guests and the popularity of the guests are even higher than yesterday.

There are also many people who came here specifically for the dragon and phoenix twins.

Even if Aunt Mei felt she was rich, she was jealous when she saw the long list of gifts.

The old lady has spoken before, and these will be registered and kept for the children.

The two children over there are double shares, which are richer than the dowry she brought in!

Yun Shuyao was asked by many people today if she had any secret recipes. Yesterday they were still reserved, but today they don't care.

Quite a few of the people who asked were sonless married couples.

They are better than Jia Min only because their husbands have bastards, so they don't have the reputation of being jealous and doing nothing.

Who doesn't want to live by themselves?

Yun Shuyao could only smile wryly, she really didn't have the secret recipe.

However, some people asked for clothes for the twins, and under Wang Momo's guidance, Yun Shuyao agreed.

This is the same as Song Shi gave her two younger brothers' little clothes to press under the pillow, hoping for a good omen.

Afterwards, she was also surprised when she saw the long gift list.

The old lady has already asked people to count and make a list of these things.

Those that can last for a long time are sealed in boxes and moved to the warehouse for storage. When the children are older, they can take care of their own property.

Yun Shuyao also kept a copy of this list, after browsing through it, Yun Shuyao inhaled silently.

This is because Lin Ruhai deliberately spread the word not to accept expensive gifts. If he didn't let out the word, how much could he accept?

No wonder there is a saying called Three Years Qing Zhifu, One Hundred Thousand Snowflake Silver.

Qing magistrates have 10 taels, let alone dishonest ones.

What is the concept of 10 taels?

The annual expenditure of ordinary people is only a few taels or a dozen taels!

After the two full moon banquets were over, the old lady directly sent a message to let the busy guys take a day off to recover.

Only the necessary manpower is left on duty.

Yun Shuyao was tired, she recovered after sleeping at night.

In fact, the physical fatigue is not bad, the interpersonal communication, conversations, and talent recognition at the banquet are the most tiring. After a banquet, even if she did some homework, Yun Shuyao also felt dizzy.

But Jia Min and Aunt Mei who were not in good health reported illness directly, and Dr. Zhou got busy.

Jia Min is in better health, so he can prescribe two medicines. Aunt Mei is troublesome. Dr. Zhou originally advised her not to attend, but Aunt Mei refused to listen... Doctor Zhou just felt that his generous salary was worthwhile.

He is so busy.

The Lin family was exhausted from top to bottom, and there were only three children who didn't understand anything, sleeping soundly in their swaddling clothes, without any worries.

The full moon feast is over, but a wave of searching for Master Cicada is spreading rapidly.

Lin Ruhai had no children for many years before, but this time she had three children in one breath, who wouldn't be amazed at the mention?

Is he the only one who has heirs to worry about?

Absolutely not.

Asked the secret recipe, said no.

But at the beginning, the reason why Mrs. Lin took a concubine attracted many people's attention. After the full moon banquet, it spread quickly.

Everyone knows that there is a master named Zhi Liao who has real skills and can help people solve the problem of offspring.

More and more people are looking for his trace.

Not to mention the famous Xingtai Mansion, it is still spreading to a wider area.

But with so many people looking for him, still no one knows where he went or where he ended up.

It is precisely because of this that everyone has a deeper trust in the master's ability, and most people have found it so early.

But where is the master?

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After the full moon banquet, not all the clansmen from the Lin family went back, some stayed behind.

Those who remained belonged to the outstanding young adults in the Lin family.

Some were still studying and preparing to take the scientific examination. They came here thinking that they could occasionally get advice from Lin Ruhai. In addition, this was also part of the study tour, which would be beneficial to their studies.

Some have given up the imperial examination, and they want to come out to seek a future.

It would also be a good place to get Lin Ruhai's recommendation, or to be accepted by him as his aide or teacher.

When they came, Lin Ruhai ordered them to leave a separate courtyard in the outer courtyard, and they didn't need to change places for a long-term stay.

After a period of observation, it was found that there was no problem. For those who already had families, Lin Ruhai suggested that they could bring their wives and children.

After hearing this, the members of the Lin clan naturally wouldn't object.

Lin Ruhai thought that when his child grew up, he would only have maids and servants by his side, and no friends to keep him company.

As for the members of the Lin family, by bringing their wives and children here, their wives and children can also develop relationships with the prefect's family members.

If they have any unspeakable secrets, they can still express it tactfully through the mouths of their wives and sons.

And if their children can really grow up with the prefect's young master and lady, it will be of great benefit to their future.

Lin Ruhai is now a fourth-rank magistrate, what about ten or twenty years from now?

What position will he climb to?

-

After reporting, Jia Amnesty left Beijing, and first went to Jinling, the home base of the Jia family.

He is just a hands-off shopkeeper. When he comes here, his subordinates will do the chores. He only needs to show his face on some occasions and have a meal with the clansmen, and the task will be completed.

He, a first-class general, is not worth much in the capital, but it is different in Jinling, especially the two most promising houses of the Jia family are Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion. He, the head of the Rongguo Mansion, came here, and some of them wanted to please his clansmen.

He soon lost his mind about leaving.

The women here are different from those in the capital. When Jia She was urged to go north by the old mother, there were two more charming aunts beside her.

When he went south, he took a boat, but now he was going to Xingtai Mansion, he had to take a boat first, and then change to a carriage, which took up most of his time.

Going overland caused Jia She to complain unceasingly, and even two good friends couldn't make him feel better. He wished he could go back home immediately, and made up his mind that no matter what the old lady said next time, he would not torment himself like this again!

When he and his group arrived at Xingtai Mansion, a long follower came to report in advance.

Jia Min was overjoyed, and word spread throughout the Lin family.

It's a big deal that my wife's natal family is going to visit.

Jia Min has been preparing since he received the letter and knew that his elder brother was coming back. Now that he knows that he will arrive in a day, he checked again.

Fully demonstrated the importance to him.

The old lady didn't want to see the Jia family, but she didn't say anything, she just let Jia Min make arrangements.

This is her elder brother, how she treats him is up to her.

The only thing she did was to strengthen the fences of Meixiang Courtyard and Lanxin Courtyard.

There will be many servants of Jia's mansion following Jia Amnesty, and there will be a lot of people at that time, so she has to be prepared to deal with it first, so as not to panic when things happen.

"Young one, send my aunt's greetings, the eldest master has already entered the city." A long follower came to report in advance.

Jia Min immediately asked someone to give him a red envelope and asked someone to take him down to rest. She also wanted to go to the second gate to meet him.

It has been more than a year since she came to Xingtai Mansion, and the time of more than one year has passed extremely long.

Although it was the eldest brother who came here instead of the second brother who had a better relationship with her, she felt a little regretful, but she was also satisfied.

Lin Ruhai also came back from the Yamen after receiving the letter.

This is his eldest brother-in-law, the head of the Jia family's generation, and he came all the way here, so he naturally wants to show his importance.

Seeing that both of them were there, Jia Amnesty was also satisfied. He waved the fan in his hand and grinned: "Sister, brother-in-law, long time no see, how are you doing?"

There was a heavy tiredness on his face.

Jia Min saw his exhaustion, and immediately felt distressed: "Brother, please come in quickly, you have worked hard all the way, wash up first or eat something first, I have prepared everything for Big Brother."

"I'll wash up first." He ate some snacks, but he's not hungry now, but his whole body is stiff, and he wants to take a bath and then have a good sleep.

As for other things, he glanced at his sister and brother-in-law. His mother really thought too much. Aren't they doing well?She just thinks too much.

Thinking of this, Jia She was a little annoyed.

Forget it, come here. Although my brother-in-law's place is not as prosperous as Jiangnan, it's not bad.

He is the magistrate, and he is the most familiar with this three-acre land, so it's not bad to play happily here for a while.

It's etiquette to meet the elders before entering the door, but Lin Ruhai: "Mother knows that elder brother has worked hard, so it's not too late to see you tomorrow, elder brother go to rest first."

Hearing what my brother-in-law said, Jia Amnesty went to rest like a gentleman.

In fact, Mother Jia never expected the eldest son to be of any help to him.

Mammy Shi, who came with everyone Lai last time, is also among the people traveling this time.

The old man washed up and went to bed, she took the people to settle down, and then went to greet their fourth aunt.

By the way, I sent Jia Mu's letter.

Jia Min asked someone to move a stool for Nanny Shi, and couldn't wait to open the letter.

Mother Jia wrote to her that she had spent a lot of time inquiring about the master Zhizhi, but unfortunately there was no news. Jia Min also sighed a little about this, and then saw another piece of good news.

My mother wrote in a letter that there was an imperial doctor who had retired and was going to return to his hometown to take care of him. At that time, he would turn around and come to Xingtai Mansion. Mother Jia asked him to help her with a diagnosis and treatment, and asked her to treat her well.

Immediately afterwards, Mother Jia taught her daughter what checks and balances are in the letter.

Now the two concubines below her have children beside them, and their arrogance is high. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind in the backyard, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. There is no need for her to end up fighting with the two concubines. She can lift someone out and let them fight. She is in the stands Just sit down.

Seeing this, Jia Min felt glaring.

mother what does this mean?

Does this mean she wants her to push the maid beside her to compete for favor?

She can't.

In the past, the retired doctor was moved because his mother didn't know what price and favor he would have to pay, but now he was poured cold water because of this passage.

When Mother Shi saw her, she hurriedly said the words she had prepared a long time ago: "Grandma, of course, that is not the person you need to use, the old lady means someone else, I have already brought it, and it was specially trained Yes, it’s just a thing, don’t take it to heart.” Already infused with drugs, and with the deed of prostitution and the handle in hand, no matter how hard it is, it’s the most suitable for launching a knife.

Jia Min flatly refused: "Nurse, you don't need to say anything, I won't agree!"

Thinking of the concubines sent by her mother to the eldest and second brothers in the family, and the eldest and second brothers readily accepted them, she eased her tone: "Nurse, my master has a different temperament, he doesn't like these things."

Madam Shi doesn't believe it, which man in the world doesn't cheat?

He said he didn't steal, but his vision was too high, and he had pearls and jade in front of him, so he didn't see the fish he was interested in for the time being.

But she didn't expose it: "Grandma, the old lady doesn't mean to do this, but for your sake, think of the first thing, the person has already been brought, how to arrange it, of course, is up to you, grandma."

People stay first, and others will be discussed later.

A smile appeared on Jia Min's face: "In this case, let's go to the sewing room to fight."

Lock it up in the room for a while, and after a while find a family with a son to match it with, that's all.

She appreciated her mother's kindness.