The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

It turns out that today the dragon raises its head, and as a rule, the emperor and empress would take their princes and ministers to farm in Huangzhuang to show that they attach importance to farming.

This was a good thing in the first place, but Situ Yu made a decision early on. One month in advance, someone kept provoking Situ You and his brother and sister.

To be honest, for more than a month, the life of the two brothers and sisters was really difficult.Being disgusted by the emperor's father, not to mention being stupid, and ridiculed by the brothers and sisters in the palace, coupled with the gossip inside and outside the palace, the two of them almost went crazy.

Although the empress tried to persuade them from time to time, Situ You and Situ Ya were always proud of their identities as the first prince and princess, so they couldn't listen to them.Therefore, every day is like a powder keg that is about to explode, and it will explode if something goes wrong, and there are countless palace people who will be punished in a day.

But the suffering of those people, in the eyes of the two brothers and sisters, was not as good as one-thousandth of what they suffered. Therefore, their anger did not dissipate, but intensified instead.Later, he even hated the Jia family and Situ Yu who stood in the way at the beginning.

This is not the case when Situ You saw the leisurely Situ Yu when he first arrived at Huangzhuang today, and thought about how his plans were ruined by this person, how could he not be angry!

Therefore, seizing an opportunity when no one was watching, Situ You taunted Situ Yu and made several harsh words.It's like you are just an idle king, but I am the queen's own, with a noble status, and I will go further in the future.

After hearing what he said, Situ Yu only acted obediently, frightened out of his wits.The more irritated Situ You went to the sky, his words became more and more unpleasant, and the meaning revealed in them made people dare not think deeply.

And after Situ You finished scolding Situ Yu, he turned his head and scolded Yingchun: "Don't dare to be born as a concubine, but to be brought up as a concubine by fate, just put on such a big air! The Lord thinks highly of her, so he wants to be with her Talk to me, shame on your face!"

"Oh, wait for me to take another step, she still expects to be my concubine, and the two concubines are delusional! At that time, maybe people will still complain about King Shen, saying that you blocked her Qingyun Road What! Hahahahaha!"

Situ You said happily to himself, but Situ Yu couldn't bear it anymore.

If he was the only one insulting himself, Situ Yu felt that if he could bear it, it would be over. After all, a little intolerance would lead to a big conspiracy. He has been hearing bad words since he was a child, but there are many more.But when it comes to Yingchun, Situ Yu feels that the other party is too much. She is an innocent girl who is loved by her parents, brother and sister-in-law because of her family background, so she has to admit to your plan?

To insult the Situ family even if the calculation fails, is really a shame for the Situ family, and it is also a masculinity.

Moreover, Situ Yu has always had some ladylike thoughts in his heart when it comes to Yingchun, but now that he has Jia Lian's words, that secret idea is brewing more and more, and it grows into a towering tree.Otherwise, he wouldn't have given away the jasper hairpin with ganoderma lucidum and bamboo knot pattern, which is really a keepsake, and it is especially meaningful to Situ Yu.

So Situ Yu and Situ You confronted each other, and the two quarreled a few words, because after all, Situ You belonged to the side that made trouble without reason, so of course they couldn't quarrel with others.

A disagreement, coupled with embarrassment and anger, Situ You wanted to attack his little uncle, but by chance, the emperor, empress and a group of ministers saw him seriously.

Situ Yao was furious, and immediately scolded: "Nizi! You unfilial and disrespectful naughty son! Although King Shenjun is not a few years older than you, he is also your uncle. If you speak disrespectfully to him, I only treat you as young. I don’t know anything! But you still dare to punch and kick your elders! Your books have been read into the dog’s stomach!"

"If you dare to attack your little emperor uncle today, will you dare to attack me tomorrow?"

These words are too serious, not only Situ You knelt on the ground sweating profusely, but also the Queen and Tai Tuo and others knelt down one after another, hoping that Situ Yao would calm down.

"Fifteenth brother, tell me, what's going on today?" After scolding his son, Situ Yao pointed the finger at King Shenjun again, and asked in a neither happy nor angry tone, "Why are you two here?" Make a fuss?"

Situ Yu showed embarrassment on his face, he didn't dare to tell the truth, he just knelt down and said: "It's all my brother's fault, my brother was too young and aggressive, and angered the second prince for a while, that's why there was trouble, I also ask the emperor to make amends .”

Situ Yao looked at this younger brother who had a very low sense of presence in the usual days, and did not wake him up. Instead, he waved his hand and summoned a hidden guard: "Ying Qi, tell me, what is the dispute between King Shenjun and the second prince today?" ?”

This Shadow Seven is the second prince's guard today, and he never shows up in front of others on weekdays, and only comes out to save the second prince's life when life and death are at stake.Situ Yao didn't want to expose him, but too many people saw this matter today. If he didn't explain clearly, Situ You's reputation would be completely ruined. Even he, the emperor and elder brother, would probably be talked about. Bullying the younger brother Shenjun Wang.

Ying Qi cried out in Tsing Yi, her head and face were covered, only a pair of sharp eyes were exposed, probably because she seldom spoke, her voice was so hoarse and unpleasant that even men and women could not be distinguished.

The words he spoke were brief, but at least he explained the matter clearly: "The second prince was angry with the events of years ago, and ridiculed King Shenjun, and later brought out the girl from the Jia family. His words were not very respectful. He said that if he was more One step, the girl from the Jia family will not be able to become a concubine in the future, King Shenjun refuted this a few words, and the second prince made a move."

After Situ Yao understood it, he smiled instead of anger: "Okay, okay, this is my good son!"

Situ You's face turned pale with fright, and he never thought that he would be seen by everyone by such a coincidence, or by so many people and the emperor together.But if there are fewer people, he can fool them. After all, although he is not particularly fond of his son today, he is still much better than King Shenjun.

But there are so many people here, and there is even Jia Lian among them!

Jia Lian was silent at the beginning, just as if it had nothing to do with him, but after hearing what Ying Qi said about the girl from the Jia family being a concubine, his complexion suddenly changed.

He stepped forward and bowed and said: "My sister is young and ignorant, I don't know where I offended the second prince and made you so dissatisfied with her? I am here to apologize for my sister, and I ask the second prince to forgive me a lot. This happened to her."

What else could Situ You say, so he murmured in a low voice: "Master Jia is serious, Lingmei didn't offend me, it was just a misunderstanding."

Who knew that Jia Lian didn't buy it. After hearing his words, his face became serious, and he said seriously: "Misunderstanding? My sister is a boudoir girl, how important is her reputation? The second prince is a nobleman. Although my sister's family is poor, she is also my father and mother." If the heart and soul of the grandmothers and elders in the family are used for no reason, and the elders in the family know about it, I don't know how heartbroken it will be!"

"How can the second prince not know the words of fear in people's words! Sister She was already very lonely and unhappy when she encountered it a few years ago, and now she has lost her reputation in front of so many people. The minister can only send her home Temple Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, spent the rest of his life like this, and it can be regarded as full of face for my daughter of the Jia family!"

As soon as these words came out, Situ Yao's face became a little embarrassing, and what happened a year ago was also a stupid thing done by his own son!

It's just that there was no quarrel at that time, Situ Yao just pretended not to know because of his face, he didn't compensate the Jia family, and he didn't punish Situ You ruthlessly, which made him daring to make such a incident again.

"What's the meaning of Aiqing? This matter is not your sister's fault. It's clearly the second child's misbehavior. I will make decisions for you brothers and sisters!" Situ Yao put on a smiling face, thought for a moment and said, "I Do you vaguely remember that your sister is also fifteen? She was supposed to participate in this year's general election, so I decided to give her a marriage in advance, so I don't have to go through that process!"

Bestowing marriage is bestowing marriage, this was Situ Yao's earlier plan, there is nothing to say.

But it's hard to choose who to give it to. After all, the Jia family has formed a relationship with Situ You, and Situ You even said that the girl of the family is not even worthy of his own concubine, so how can she marry the princes again.This is not a marriage, but an enemy. Now Situ Yao wants to win over Jia Lian, so naturally he can't act like this.

At this moment, Situ Yu stammered and said, "Minister, I have something to say. Brother Huang, Miss Jia has been implicated by my younger brother. I feel ashamed in my heart, and I would like to take the position of concubine." Marrying a girl from the Jia family must be treated with courtesy and will not hurt her face."

As soon as he finished speaking, Situ Yao went to look at Jia Lian's face, and found Jia Lian's expression of reluctance. If he hadn't been concerned about the occasion, he might have started a quarrel in front of everyone.

The hesitation in Situ Yao's heart suddenly dissipated a lot, and he couldn't help asking: "What do you think Jia Qing? My brother is not married yet, and he is honest and honest. He has no fancy, so he will definitely not wrong your baby." younger sister."

Jia Lian snorted, and muttered in a low voice, "An old man wants to marry my sister!"

Because he was close to Situ Yao, the words were heard by the present, and he almost didn't choke on his saliva.

Speaking of which, Situ Yu is indeed not young, already in his twenties, Yingchun is just a 15-year-old delicate girl, so it seems that she is really unworthy.However, Situ Yu still has a part of the responsibility for the current situation. He himself has always been invisible and transparent, so Situ Yao naturally forgot to help him manage the marriage.

Also because of this, Situ Yao no longer doubted that the two would join forces, but instead focused on bringing about this marriage.

"Ahem, Jia Qing, my brother-in-law is really good, with a rare and honest personality. If you trust me, how about I become a matchmaker today?"

He had already mentioned this point, how could Jia Lian dare not agree, so he reluctantly nodded his thanks and said: "Thank you for the kindness of my emperor, the whole family is very grateful."

"Hahahaha, good! Today I will be a matchmaker!" Situ Yao laughed loudly.

Immediately after ordering the eunuch Bingbi to write down the imperial decree, Situ Yu stammered and interjected again: "Emperor, brother, today seems to be a ceremony for the daughter of the Jia family, why don't you give her a word? What is the age of my younger brother?" That girl is much older, and I really wronged her, so it can be regarded as the imperial brother, you are helping the younger brother to give the Jia girl a favor."

Situ Yao nodded when he heard the words, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Drinking Kong Jia, Weiqi Lingyi, why not call it Lingyi."

Both Jia Lian and Situ Yu thanked each other, and only then did the words of bestowment in the imperial decree follow.

It was also because of the interruption of this marriage that the second prince escaped for the time being, and today's farming can be regarded as going on smoothly.

Jia Lian explained everything like this, Yingchun bowed her head silently, and asked softly after a while: "Prince Shenjun and I have never met before, how could he speak for me, and even have a dispute with the second prince? He is already in a difficult situation, if this is the case, won't he be hated by the second prince, empress and others?"

Jia Lian smiled and said nothing, but Wang Xifeng joked, "It's a common saying, 'A gentle lady is a gentleman'. With the character and appearance of the second younger sister, shouldn't people be allowed to know people with Shenjun Wanghui's eyes? Let's talk On weekdays, we have met each other at royal banquets, Buddhist festivals and flower festivals everywhere, and in this small capital, who is completely unknown to whom?"

Jia Shishi also smiled and said: "This has nothing to do with you, after all Duke Shen will take care of it properly, otherwise your father and elder brother are still here, you just need to be at ease."

After finishing speaking, Jia Shishi asked again: "I just heard the imperial decree, why didn't it say when it will be married? Our family can also prepare Er girl's wedding dress and jewelry, so as not to be in a hurry."

Jia Lian hurriedly replied: "Today's incident was sudden, so it's easy to fix the date. It's just that the man invites someone to come, and the two families sit down and discuss it carefully."

Jia Shishi heard that this is all, as long as he can make his own plans, if he decides an inappropriate date with his head now, then he is truly blinded.

The following words are not suitable for Yingchun to listen to, Jia Shishi sent her back to the house to rest, and he told Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian carefully to communicate with King Shenjun.On Madam Xing's and Wang Xifeng's side, they should also get ready for the headgear, fashionable clothes, make-up powder and so on for Yingchun. This cannot be done in a day or two.

Seeing her tired face, Wang Xifeng couldn't help persuading her: "The old lady should take a rest today. The wife of the second sister's dowry has been preparing all the time. The big heads are all in place. Now it's just a matter of checking for omissions and making up for the vacancies. We don't Hurry up for this day, you have been tired for so long today, you should lie down and rest."

Jia Shishi also felt tired, heard this and thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Alright, old man, it's really useless. You guys go too, go back and rest, we really are not in a hurry for this day gone."

Jia Amnesty and the others got up and agreed, and then they dispersed to rest without mentioning anything.

Shenjun Prince's Mansion also moved quickly. Early the next morning, the Jia family received a post from Situ Yu, saying that he would come to visit tomorrow.

After receiving this news, Jia Shishi was somewhat satisfied, which showed that the man attached great importance to marriage.

Situ Yu came very early, and he didn't come alone. He also specially invited Prince Li and the old concubine to organize the marriage for him.The older generation of the royal family, the most amiable and loved by the younger generation belonged to Prince Lao Li and his wife, and their status was also suitable. Situ Yu himself did not have a female elder, so he had to ask her again.

And the old concubine also felt that she was destined to be with Yingchun, and felt sorry for Situ Yu's unmarried age, so when he came to beg, she readily agreed.

It was not so early in the morning when I came to Jia's mansion and sat and chatted with Jia Shishi: "Old sister, it is also the fate of our sisters, Xiao Shiwu is sincere, please see what you want, just say it , we have no objection.”

"What can I ask for? We are all overwhelmed. We just want the juniors to live a good life. What else can we ask for?" Jia Shi replied with a smile, and looked at Situ Yu said, "Your Majesty, don't blame me, I've grown up all these years, I'm going to ask you a few words today."

Situ Yu hurriedly answered politely: "What's the matter, old lady? You are an elder. When you get married in the future, you will also be my grandmother. My relatives have been weak since I was a child, and I have explored many things by myself. If there is something wrong with it , you just have to say it straight.”

Seeing his modest attitude, Jia Shishi smiled in satisfaction, but he didn't take it too seriously, he just said with a smile: "Then I'll say it brazenly, our Ying girl has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and she is the most gentle and amiable person. Don't you I think I'm bragging, but everyone who knows our girl Ying said so, and I, as a grandmother, have never exaggerated."

"It's just that she has a good temper and a good personality, but she is not decisive enough, and she can even be said to be a little indecisive. So in the past, our family didn't even think about letting her marry into a high-ranking compound. Now it is Today's gift of marriage is naturally a great joy, but my old lady is also heartbroken, she is only worried that what she did not do well will offend her husband's family."

"My lord, if there is something wrong with my granddaughter in the future, you can just send her home, or ask me and her wife and sister-in-law to go, and our family will definitely discipline her well. Even if you don't like her, I hope you will see her." In terms of current affection, please bear with her a little more."

After all, Jia Shishi even stood up and saluted Situ Yu, but he hurriedly avoided him.

Her words were full of eager anticipation, and she vividly expressed the old grandmother's worries about her granddaughter.Therefore, not only the poor little loveless Prince Shen heard it, but even Prince Li and the old concubine's eye circles were red, which shows how powerful it is.

Without waiting for Situ Yu to speak, the old concubine said first, "Don't worry, old sister, I'll watch over you. If Xiao Shiwu dares to be rude to you girl, I'll ask my son to beat him up to vent your anger on you!"

Situ Yu repeatedly assured: "Don't worry, old lady, I will never act like that again. I am the only one living in our house, and it has always been deserted. I just hope that it will be lively in the future."

The old concubine also chimed in: "Yes, yes, Xiao Shiwu is not that kind of child. He has always been taciturn, and he doesn't know how to speak very much. When the time comes, he has to be more considerate and tolerant. We are all experienced. The so-called husband and wife, don't mean that you tolerate me a little bit, and I understand you a little bit, and get on with your life when you stumble."

The two sighed for a while, and then began to talk seriously, discussing marriage.

"Yesterday, I asked our lord. What I mean today is the marriage of your second daughter. You don't need to consider the progress of the draft, just do it according to your heart." The old princess said seriously, and then pulled out a piece of paper from her sleeve. Come on, and said to Jia Shishi, "The first half of this year will definitely not be able to catch up, and the second half of the year will not have many good days. I picked a few, old sister, take a look."

After hearing the words, Jia Shishi took it over, opened it, and found that there were several suitable dates for marriage: July 23th, August [-]rd, September [-]th, October [-]th, and a few days in November and December. a day.

Since the marriage has already been granted, this is not the time to put on airs, so Jia Shishi thought about it for a while and chose the right date.

She put down the paper and said with a smile: "In November and the twelfth lunar month, it's too cold, the bride and the guests are suffering, and it's still hot in July, and the layers of wedding dresses are not easy to wear. .I mean in autumn, when the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, and people are in a happy mood.”

"Exactly. Autumn is good. I also like autumn days. There is still more than half a year before now, and it is enough to prepare, so I won't be in a hurry."

The old concubine also thought it was good, and the two sides reached an agreement.

Then the old concubine said again: "October is fine, you should think about which one to choose first. Tomorrow I will ask Xiao Shiwu to invite the official media over, and let's go through the first few gifts first. Although it is today Give the marriage in person, but the etiquette that should be given must not be missing, and it must be done properly, so that no one else will say it."

This is to make a face for himself, Jia Shishi naturally did not disagree, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, he said some other gossip, and left Situ Yu and the old concubine to have lunch, and then the matter was successfully concluded.

Because Situ Yu is a member of the royal family, his marriage was arranged by the royal family's mansion, and the Prince of Li and the old concubine were just helping out, so it was not considered very hard work.

As for Yingchun, as Wang Xifeng said, Mrs. Xing had started preparing a dowry for Yingchun ten years ago.There are also two "rich men", Wang Xifeng and Jia Shishi, who from time to time give some rewards such as head face, Zhuangzi, and shop.

This is not even counting the things sent by the present and the queen. Those who are said to be rewards are actually an apology for the second prince, and there are seven or eight sets.Not to mention expensive, the main thing is to look good, things bestowed by the emperor and empress, not to mention ordinary people, but there are a few rich and noble families that girls can get when they get married.

There are also the ones prepared by Jia's family, the makeup of the relatives and friends of the family, and the things that the clan's mansion will send over...

Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Xing made a rough calculation and found that there were more than two hundred units, which was too much.

You know, even if the princess is married, the dowry is only two hundred and eight pieces.

Jia's family is only the Marquis's Mansion now, and the family he marries is only a county king. If it exceeds the regulation of 180 units, it is exceeding the regulation.

In the end, it was Jia Shishi who spoke, and replaced the head and face jewelry with a big box, and put four sets of six sets together, which can be regarded as a dowry.Don't count the other cloth clothes, furniture decorations and so on according to the piece, only count according to the set, and then reduce the quantity.

The 160 sets of dowry prepared by Jia's family became [-] sets when they were released in such a strict manner.However, at that time, there will be the betrothal gifts from the clan's mansion, the Shenjun Wang's mansion, and the makeup of each family.