[Red Mansion] Mother Jia has a paralyzed face

Jia Hu's exam is in February of the new year, Zhang Rui is planning to end all the entertainment before the new year, so as not to affect the child's studies.

So after finishing the affairs of the old house, Zhang Rui sent a post to every family in Jinling City, and then began to prepare for the banquet.

This time without the help of the Zhang family and the Wang family, Zhang Rui could only do it by himself. Fortunately, the mandarin ducks and parrots were also capable, so they were busy.

Ever since Zhang Rui saw the look in Lin Huwei's eyes when he saw the mandarin duck, he remembered it in his heart. The mandarin ducks are indeed not young, and they can't stay by their side forever.

On this day, the mandarin duck came to report the preparations to the master again. Zhang Rui looked at her and the parrot, and suddenly asked, "Do you two have any thoughts on your marriage?"

"Old lady?!" The mandarin duck and the parrot looked at each other in surprise and shyness, and finally the mandarin duck spoke first: "The mandarin duck wants to serve the old lady all the time, and doesn't want to leave to marry."

"I didn't say that I won't serve me when I'm married, but if I have a good family, there's no need to refuse. A woman's life's major affairs should be carefully considered."

The mandarin duck lowered its head and did not make a sound, the parrot thought for a while and replied: "Old lady, the servant's mother didn't say anything, the servant is completely up to you."

Among Jiamu's four maidservants, Yuanyang is the oldest, having just passed her 20th birthday, followed by Parrot, who is [-] years old this year, and also has pearls and amber.

It's true that Zhang Rui didn't think too much about the marriages of these maids, but fortunately it's not too late.

According to the parrot, she is willing to marry, but the mandarin duck here seems to be a bit resistant. Zhang Rui has a good impression of these maids. Is it because of something else that affects the happiness of a lifetime.

So when the parrot went out, Zhang Rui asked Yuanyang: "If there is anything, please tell me, master and servant, I hope you are happy after all."

Yuanyang knelt beside the couch, and while beating the old lady's legs, said: "You also know that my mother passed away early, and my father took a step-wife and gave birth to a younger brother. Although my step-mother has treated me better and better since I served you , but after all it is not my own, every time I go back, I feel that Yuanyang is really an outsider."

"My servant sometimes thinks, they were very nice when my mother was around, but how could my father marry his stepmother so quickly and still have a good relationship after she passed away? Is it so important to carry on the family line?"

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Seeing that Yuanyang had finished expressing her thoughts, Zhang Rui touched her head and said, "This can't be a reason for you to reject marriage, you have to give yourself more opportunities, but if you still insist after careful consideration, I, the master, will support you. "

"Old lady, thank you."

Although Zhang Rui asked Yuanyang to think about it carefully, she was not prepared to let her go into a dead end by herself. She happened to hear from Mammy that Yu Huwei was good in other aspects except that he was alone without father and mother, so she asked Mammy to let her out. They are matched with people, and there are always people who are willing to take the bait.

But what is important now is the first important banquet in Jinling City. Although the two couples were a little distracted by the marriage, they didn't make any mistakes.

The day when the invitation was issued almost arrived, and when Madam Zhen came over, she begged for forgiveness: "Mother suddenly feels unwell and cannot come, please forgive me."

Zhang Rui thought to herself, if she doesn't make excuses for not coming, who can say anything, but thinking so in her heart, she still had to ask worriedly on her face: "How is the old lady's health? Your health is important, so what's in the way this time."

"It's a bit cold, and we are a little worried when we get older."

"That's good, niece and daughter-in-law, go in quickly."

Zhang Rui didn't discriminate against the guests who came this time because of their status, but in fact, the ones who really deserved the warm treatment of her, Mrs. Rong Guo, were the Zhen family, the Xue family, and the wife of the prefect of Jinling.

The magistrate of Jinling has always been difficult to do because of the relationship with the Zhen family, but the magistrate's mother is the younger sister of the late emperor. Although she is not particularly close to the late emperor, she is a real princess.

No matter how arrogant the Zhen family is, they are still polite to the children of the royal family, so the prefect of Jinling has been the smoothest one in recent years.

The other party was quite polite to the Zhen family, but that was all.

Zhang Rui's behavior was not obvious. Even if she was a relative of the emperor, it would not make sense for her to be courted by an elder, let alone the son of a princess.

If it wasn't for the son-in-law's ability, even the princess would be polite to Jia's mother, let alone the princess' daughter-in-law.

As for Xue Wang from Xue's family, she just got married not long ago, and she seems to be shy as a newlywed. Since she is the younger sister of her second daughter-in-law, she can be regarded as their in-laws in Jia's family.

Zhang Rui chatted with Xue Wangshi for a few words, and felt that she was really not very cheerful. Thinking of the two children of the Xue family in the original book, not to mention hobbies, it has nothing to do with this mother. .

If the Xue family still wants to live in Rongguo Mansion in the future, Zhang Rui thought it would be better to keep a good thought now, as long as there are some changes, it will be good.

So he said to Mrs. Xue gently: "Our two families are so close. If you have nothing to do, you can come and accompany me. It's lonely for the children of the province to study alone."

"Yes, the younger generation will come here often." Xue Wang smiled a little coyly, still holding Jia Zhu's hand.

She is Jia Zhu's biological aunt, and Jia Zhu should visit her after a few days, but no one else can rest assured except Zhang Rui, so she didn't go, it was a bit rude after all.

So when she came here today, Zhang Rui asked Jia Zhu to accompany her. Although the aunt and nephew had never met, they were related by blood, and after getting along for a while, they got a lot closer.

The nature of the banquet was relatively simple, and they were all female relatives. Zhang Rui invited a local theater troupe, and everyone listened to two plays together.

Zhang Rui from Zhen's family is not very fond of Zhang Rui, they just said some polite words. Mrs. Yang from Jinling prefect's family has a cheerful personality, and Zhang Rui is quite fond of talking.

She also thought that she was not a god, and she didn't know how to find a way to break up Xue Wang's personality. It would be good to have someone with such a personality around, so she also invited Mrs. Yang to come to the house to play.

Moreover, Prefect Yang is sure to return to the capital sooner or later, and it is not a bad thing to make friends at this time.

It was also because of Mrs. Rong Guogong's words that Xue Wang found time to come to Jia's old house to play not long after returning from the banquet. This time Zhang Rui only asked the children to invite Ann, and did not let Jia Zhu stay with him all the time.

When Jia Zhu and Jia Lian went out, they said to Xue Wang: "The children want to study, so don't slack off for a day."

Xue Wang smiled, although she felt sorry for her nephew's hard work, but she did not dare to express her opinion before Mrs. Jia's years ago.

"Last time I didn't have time to ask more questions. Is my niece Xian used to living in Jinling City? I think our family has almost never had a chance to come back since we moved to the capital. My wife is a bit unfamiliar with this place."

"It's a little strange, but if you marry a chicken, you will follow the chicken. Of course, my niece has to work hard to adapt."

Zhang Rui nodded and asked, "I haven't met my niece and son-in-law, so he must be a good-looking talent, right?"

Xue Wangshi nodded shyly, and said: "He treats me very well and is very respectful, but this hurtful person is always running around outside, so my niece is inevitably a little worried and can't let go of it."

"This man's ambitions are everywhere, and we women can't stop him. At this time, we must do the work in the rear, help take care of his body, and take care of the internal affairs of the family. It can be regarded as a solution to the worries of the future."

"The old madam is right, but my niece is young and lacks experience!"

Zhang Rui said with a smile: "I also teach children that people are not born to know everything, but they have to learn slowly."

"Madam, you have great wisdom. My niece can't help pampering her nephew when she looks at her, but if it's a niece, Zhu'er probably wouldn't be so sensible."

Zhang Rui also thinks about this in her heart. Although Li Jiazhu in the original book is also very good, she feels in her heart that she will definitely not be as healthy and good as she is now.

And she believed that even Mrs. Wang would not be able to find any faults in the children she raised, otherwise she would not have sent her daughter to the west courtyard again.

But since Mrs. Xue Wang talked about the children, Zhang Rui wanted to give her a vaccination in advance, "I also feel sorry for the children, but it is true to hope that the children will excel in the future. For a son-in-law to be a flower, the children must have something to do~"

"The old lady is right."

Xue Wang thought, although she said that she married into the Xue family of the imperial merchant and was one of the four major families, but the class difference between scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce cannot be changed. If she does not rely on her children and grandchildren to change her family, wouldn't she always be lower than her sister forever?

Zhang Rui knows how to proceed step by step, and will not tell Wang Xue too much at once, she must have room to digest, and she has to see for herself whether this is a person worth caring about.

Fortunately, this person is always greedy, and this greed is not all bad. In a way, it is also self-motivated. After Mrs. Xue went back, she thought about it carefully, and then began to work harder to take care of her husband.

And she also began to understand how people raise their children and grandchildren. She hoped that if her son would be successful, maybe she would be able to wear his son's imperial uniform?

Zhang Rui saw it clearly, the third time he invited Mrs. Xue to be a guest, he also invited Mrs. Yang, the magistrate, and her son who had been selected by a scholar at a young age. Mrs. Xue really admired her very much and kept asking Mrs. Yang for advice.

Zhang Rui also listened to some things about the scientific examination. It was really not easy, but since the children have to go this way, as an elder, she can only try to learn from other places to make it easier for the children to go through There are some single-plank bridges.

And Jia Hu and Jia Zhen, who are about to take part in the children's voice test, are her main focus. From eating to daily life, Jia Hu should be careful. Jia Hu still enjoys the care of her grandmother, but Jia Zhen feels a little restrained.

After all, for him, being under the watchful eyes of his elders all the time is a must for him...