The red house is not a pity

In the past two years, Jia Min had favored Dai Yuxiang for her.

It was the youngest son she handed over with a handkerchief, only two years older than Daiyu.The two families have already agreed on a date, and they are waiting for this year's big competition, when the son of the family gets fame and then propose marriage.

Another thing is that Jia Min wants to hold a grand wedding ceremony for his daughter, so that she can get married later.

How could he have thought that he would be forced to draft?

If they knew this earlier, the two families probably wouldn't want to be perfect in everything.

Originally, Jia Min wanted to follow the Queen Mother's footsteps.But the queen mother's status was not very good back then, and no female family member would submit to her subordinates. Even the current daughter-in-law, the queen empress, when she was pregnant, implicitly and implicitly hinted that the queen mother should stay away from her, otherwise she would put her belly The children here are infected with a kind of poverty.

This is also the fundamental reason why the empress dowager and empress do not get along very well.Of course, apart from people like the queen, there are some other people who don't take the queen mother seriously.After all, who would purposely make friends with an unfavored and low-status concubine in the harem of a prince with no future?

So now that mothers and children are more expensive, those who want to rely on them and engage in diplomacy with their wives have no choice.

Because she loves Qin Keqing's relationship, Jia Min is not in this list, but she has been away for many years. When she came to the capital, because of Lin Ruhai's body and the current situation at the time, she didn't deliberately make friends with anyone. The contacts were only a few civil servants and handkerchiefs. pay.

But these people have also become low-value consumables in the successive years of seizing the throne.

Later, when Lin Ruhai went, the Lin family kept their filial piety behind closed doors, and the already weak relationship faded away.Once Lin Ruhai's filial piety was over, Jia Min's mother's filial piety as a married maidservant, and then national filial piety, there were always delays in this and that, so in the end, Jia Min never saw her. In front of the Queen Mother, let alone swaying for Daiyu.

Jia Min originally wanted to follow Qin Keqing's path, but Jia Fuling returned to the south and was not in the capital at all.The servants of the Lin family, who were sent to the capital to find someone, went astray with the Jia family.

By the time Qin Keqing received the news, Daiyu had already finished her selection.

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However, some are happy and some are sad.The Lin family didn't want to enter the palace, but they could only enter the palace.But the Xue family wanted to send their daughter into the palace, but because of that imperial decree, they stopped before.

And what the Xue family couldn't bear the most was not the imperial decree of the draft, but the subsequent decree of selecting court ladies for praise.

The whole thing drives people to a dead end!

Xue Baochai knew what kind of family the Xue family was.But in her heart, she can still condescend to choose a maid of honor.

How could Xue Baochai think that Shui Yan, a wicked person, after issuing the harsh draft edict, then issued a brutal request for the maid of honor to enter the palace.

All maids who are called into the palace must be at least five years old but less than six years old, and have an innocence... Free girls from good families within five generations.

As for those whose parents or grandparents are slaves, they cannot stand for election.This last article is specifically proposed for this type of people.

"Your Majesty, what can a little girl under the age of six choose to enter the palace?" Isn't this nonsense?

Shui Yan felt that this age was just right, "Every three years in the past, a group of people would be selected in the palace, and then let out. Wouldn't it be against the harmony of heaven to keep these beautiful young girls as old girls, and gather resentment in the palace.

It doesn't matter if you are young, just adjust slowly.Two years of teaching, that is.After serving in the palace for ten years, they can go out of the palace.At that time, Jiji had just passed and was the best year of jasper.Wouldn't it be no delay?

I am the son of heaven, the son of heaven, and the lord of all peoples.All the people under my rule are my people, whether they are court ladies or ordinary people, their happiness and well-being is my responsibility, and it is also the direction I have been working hard for.I am supported by all peoples, so naturally it should not vary from person to person..."

What Shui Yan didn't say was that those older people who came into the palace, besides serving as waiters, were just the eyes of those who climbed the bed and other people with ulterior motives.

Five or six-year-old children enter the palace, no matter how mature they are, how precocious they can be, it would be better to let them out of the palace when they are fifteen or sixteen years old and have their own thoughts.

Moreover, he had also heard from his mother and sister about housekeeping before, saying that some wealthy families selected candidates at this age.

Do rough work first, and then refine little by little.When they are around 20 years old, they will be released from the mansion or work as a servant in the mansion.

Shui Yan thought for a while, and then she could go out of the palace at the age of ten years.

In this way, even though you are young and it is inevitable that such and such things will happen when you are serving in the palace, it is better than getting older and thinking about something bad after a long time.

There are more women in the deep palace, and there will be more resentment.He believes that coming and going, within ten years, his palace will have another look.

Xue Baochai couldn't think of what Shui Yan thought.She is now in a state of desperation.

Baochai is two years older than Baoyu, Baoyu is one year older than Daiyu, and Daiyu is one year older than Xichun, so Baochai is already 17 years old this year, and he is still thinking about fighting for a place in the palace , almost did not cry down the Great Wall.

From the age of six to 17, there is a gap of 11 years.In any case, Baochai's dream of entering the palace was broken.

A 17-year-old girl, since she can't enter the palace, she can find someone to marry with peace of mind.

But who can I turn to?

During the past few years when Xue's family entered the capital, their life was neither salty nor dull.Although Xue Baochai helped Aunt Xue manage the business with all her heart, she couldn't hold Xue Pan down.

"Mom, sister, I went out to drink today and arranged a great marriage for my sister." On this day, Xue Pan came back from outside, drunkenly came to the inner courtyard, and asked for credit to his mother and sister who were embroidering.

When Xue Baochai heard her brother's words, her heart skipped a beat, and the needle in her hand accidentally stuck in her hand.

Take out your hand from under the embroidery support, and gently put it in your mouth.Baochai already knew what kind of person his elder brother was.What kind of good person can be with him.

Thinking of her brother being so hasty in her marriage, she felt sad, her face was not flushed with shame like other girls when they talked about marriage, but pale.

Her years have been wasted, is it possible that her marriage will also be ruined by her brother's jokes?

"My son, you are like that horse without a bridle every day. Where did you go? Why are you still talking about your sister's marriage? Congratulations, don't pour tea for the uncle."

When Tong Xi saw Xue Pan coming in, he thought about going out to pour tea, and when he heard Xue Niang's order, he quickened his pace even more.

At this time, Baochai's grief came from her heart, so she couldn't care less about the loving mother and son over there.When he was young, Xue Pan drank strong tea and sobered up.

Only then did he say in detail what he thought he did the most beautiful thing today.

It turned out that today Xue Pan went out to drink and ran into a friend who had been fooling around.

Datong - Sun Shaozu.

Anyone who has seen the Red Chamber knows who Sun Shaozu is.This Sun Shaozu once bowed to Jiamen's mansion when his family was in trouble, begging for help.Later, Sun Shaozu took an official position in Beijing, and was promoted in the Ministry of War. He took 5000 taels of silver and asked Jia Amnesty to help him manage it.In the end, they trampled on them arbitrarily, forcing Jia Yingchun to death.

Of course, that's in the original book.

Sun Shaozu in this version is also doing well.He and Xue Pan were wine and meat friends, and when they were in need, they also borrowed money from Xue Dafool ​​to manage it.

Now that the official position is down, I naturally want to repay Xue Pan for his kindness. I heard that Xue Pan has a younger sister in his family.

Xue Pan is not a smart person at all, this is obvious to all.

Hearing what Sun Shaozu said, thinking that she was the official wife of a Beijing official again, he immediately agreed.

Xue Pan boasted that Sun Shaozu was a flower in front of Aunt Xue, and Aunt Xue heard that Sun Shaozu not only had a humble military officer title, but also added a fifth-rank general.I was instantly satisfied.

What's going on at home, who doesn't know.

Under the brand of Huangshang, after all, he is not a merchant.

Her sister said it nicely that she married into the Duke's mansion back then, but isn't she still Yuanwailang's daughter-in-law?

Now the family that her family Baochai is talking about is not only from the fifth rank, but also has a noble title.

Baochai regained his composure, better heard Xue Pan talking about Sun Shaozu, glanced at his mother and elder brother in embarrassment, got up and went back to the room.

...It turns out that she misunderstood her brother.

That's right, my brother is such a big man, so he won't cheat himself too much.

Father, like son.Because it was her own marriage, Baochai got up and left after hearing a rough idea.

Therefore, I don't know why Sun Shaozu was still unmarried when he was over the age.

What's more, Xue Baochai just thought too much of her brother, but she didn't think that someone with the same smell as her brother would be a good thing.

"My son, your sister's marriage, I will leave it to you. Later, I will send someone to inquire carefully about this Mr. Sun's temperament, as well as the big and small things in the family... This Mr. Sun is better than Baoyu Go where the shot is."

When Xue Pan heard this, his eyebrows frowned, "What? Auntie came to kiss again? Just like Baoyu from their family, isn't it a waste of my sister's character."

Baoyu without the stars holding the moon naturally loses its aura.Coupled with the fact that Lixiangyuan is small and Jia Zheng stays at home every day, it didn't take ten days and a half months before Baoyu successfully upgraded to the little frozen cat.

Move the breath and raise the body.Rich and idle people regard money as dung, coupled with the innocent temperament of the stars holding the moon, pampered and spoiled by parents, Baoyu is naturally popular.

But now Baoyu is a big boy who is frightened by beatings, and when he hears Jia Zheng's voice or name, he looks like a cat shrunken in fright.

It was born from the heart, such a precious jade was brought out by Mrs. Wang, and there were no noble concubines and brothers. How could it enter the eyes of Xue's family when the Second Master Bao of Rongguo Mansion blessed it.

Aunt Xue sent Tong Xi and the other servants away, and then she sat across from Xue Pan and said, "That's right, your aunt brought Baoyu here again today. Baoyu, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, saw you Your sister doesn't know how to avoid taboos. She really doesn't have any manners. Alas, your aunt is also a hard-fated one. She gave birth to three, and she was the only one to stay with her. She still doesn't live up to expectations.

I see your aunt, you can only count on Lan Ge'er in the future, I'm afraid, Zhu'er's wife is not a good match. "

Xue Pan curled his lips, not very interested in the topic of his old lady.

"Mom, what do you think of the marriage I told my sister about? Do you want to start preparing the dowry now? I heard from the shopkeeper that a batch of good goods came into the shop recently, and Mom also asked someone to send them to my sister." Pick and choose."

"Your sister's marriage is finally on the horizon. It's just that you're not too young, and the girl from the Osmanthus Xia family that I finally talked about a while ago is so ungrateful."

It turned out that Aunt Xue really fell in love with her destined daughter-in-law again in this life, but this time the daughter-in-law did not fall in love with their Xue family.

In this big capital city, if a plaque falls down, nine people with status and one with a descendant can be killed.stage.People like the Xue family and Xue Pan probably don't even have the qualifications to have the plaque smashed.

In the previous life, the Xue family lived in the Rongguo Mansion, and they used the name of relatives in the Duke's Mansion and cousin of the noble concubine to deceive outside. The mother and daughter of the Xia family would naturally look up to the Xue family.

But in this life, he is just an ordinary businessman with the name of an imperial merchant. This kind of imperial merchant's name is really not uncommon.After all, it is impossible for the Xue family to do all the support of the huge palace.

Even if the emperor or the Ministry of Internal Affairs had a brain twitch and gave the whole package to the Xue family, then the Xue family must also be made of that material. Can he stand up to it?

The Xia family, the Xue family, and many merchant families are almost imperial merchants.So the Xue family, which is headed by a fool, has no future.Taiwan, what capital is there to make people happy?

It can only be said that the current situation is turbulent and no one has made a move to survive until now.

"Didn't Xiangling have a son? No matter what the son says, he wants to marry someone who is prettier than Xiangling." Except for his younger sister, he has never seen a woman prettier than Xiangling in his life.

"Shhh, you don't want to die. How dare you say such a thing? If people find out about the matter of filial piety, our family will not have to live. And if your future daughter-in-law knows about the birth of a concubine , who would still marry you."

Although Aunt Xue is quite satisfied with Xiangling now, she can't be compared with her own son. Of course, even if she likes Xiangling no matter how much she likes, Xiangling's status can't be looked at highly.

She will have a decent daughter-in-law in the future.Then gave birth to a lot of grandchildren.

Just talking about the mother's mother clan, after all, the descendant is better than the concubine.