[Red Mansions] Guide to "The Empress of the Wise"

The sensation is only temporary, and no one lives in a steady stream.

When Wang Shouzhong and the princess came back, only the juniors had to suspend their classes on the first day, and the elders waited specially, and the rest of the time they continued to operate as usual.

After Wang Shouzhong's reception banquet was busy, it was followed by the five girls' apprenticeship banquet.The fifth girl is an unknown junior, but Aunt Kong is famous. The princess said that she would take her to the Wang family, but the old lady hadn't complained yet, but the old man had already nodded and said yes.In the end, Aunt Kong still only agreed to have a small courtyard to live in. She usually doesn’t live here. Aunt Kong bought her own courtyard on Dongshan Street.

Speaking of the fifth girl, I feel convinced. The old man himself promised to invite the master, but he failed to invite him for more than half a year. Now that the master is invited by her mother, how could he have the face to say: "Let the sisters go along with you?" Well, we are all family."

The fifth girl is Ding Mao or Mao's temper, and she almost gave up on the spot, but the princess was able to hold on, and said: "Father said yes, and I thought it was the same. I am afraid that the eldest girl will not learn much when she gets married. But if you can be gilded in front of Aunt Kong, it will be a talking point in your in-law's house in the future."

Mrs. Wang nodded in satisfaction, "It doesn't matter how much you learn, as long as you are willing to learn."

The princess smiled and flattered Mrs. Wang for her kindness.After returning to the east courtyard, Miss Wu couldn't help but ask, "Mother, why do you let all the sisters come to study?"

"Isn't it okay for all the sisters to come? How lonely you are going to school alone." The princess smiled.

"I used to go to school alone." The fifth girl said that she studied with the boys.

"Don't you have a few brothers? Why are you alone? Wu'er, you have to be generous. Mom didn't tell you to be generous, but the cousins ​​are all surnamed Wang. They are your relatives, and they are yours on weekdays." Companion, I will be your helping hand in the future, so it is right to get close to them. What's more, my mother is the eldest sister-in-law, and it is only natural for the eldest sister-in-law to take care of everyone." The princess slowly reasoned with the fifth girl.

The fifth girl looked confused, wouldn't she?Did I fall into Xiaobaiwen?Why is the princess so stupid all of a sudden? I think Aunt Kong is quite intelligent. People are divided into groups. If you can make friends with Aunt Kong, your own IQ will not be too bad, right?If you talk about generosity in Zhai Douwen, you will be killed, right?

The fifth girl looked worried, and the princess was still baffled, "Wu'er, look at your wrinkled little face, what are you thinking?"

"Mother, are you saying that I should get along with my sisters? The eldest sister used to say bad things about me!" The fifth girl acted childishly.

"Did the eldest sister apologize to you?"

"I apologize." That's because her mother came back and she apologized. Two years ago, there were many big girls who did this kind of thing.

"Yeah, knowing your mistakes can make things better. If your eldest sister apologizes, you can forgive her. Girls must be magnanimous, you know?" the princess guided.

"Understood, mother." The fifth girl couldn't understand why the style of painting had changed for a while.

"It's good to know, go back and have a good rest, tomorrow is your apprenticeship ceremony." The princess dismissed the fifth girl.

The princess looked at the ledger on the table and frowned. It was not easy to take care of the food and drink of the whole family. Madam Liu served tea for the princess, walked around behind her and rubbed her shoulders, saying: " The old servant is still staring at the girl in a daze."

"Hey, what does she know as a child, I was not at home before, and she learned it wrongly, but now I just turned it around." The princess laughed.

"The girl is smart." Madam Liu praised her.

"It's the worst thing about being smart. Being smart is a good thing. Take good care of her. When she grows up, she will have more knowledge of the world and people, and become more sophisticated. This natural intelligence will become mature wisdom. But now she is She is clever, she used her cleverness to avoid problems when she encountered problems, and she will naturally rely on her cleverness to live in the future. If she uses too many schemes in this way, the structure will be small. Since Aunt Kong said that she has high ambitions, she must be taught to be worthy of this The way of being a person with a heart." Naturally, the princess and her confidant Liu Nanny must confess, if there is anything she can't take care of, she still needs Liu Nanny to point it out.

"The princess is thoughtful, the girl should develop an upright temperament." Nanny Liu knew the elegant meaning when she heard the string song.

"Well, don't let those backyard secrets disturb her in the future, it's not something she should learn at her age." The princess explained again.

"If the girl is smart, you can see it by yourself?"

"Since you are smart, you should understand that the water of the big river is so vast and the soup is the right way; how deep and beautiful the Liqu outside the city is, it is finally a side door." The princess has a firm gaze and knows it well.

"Young lady shouldn't worry about these things, this old slave understands." Nanny Liu nodded and said, "This old slave has to think twice more, does the Princess really want all the girls in the family to worship Aunt Kong as their teacher?"

"Tch~" The princess sneered, "Is An Rou so cheap? Even if I agree, An Rou will not agree, let the girl at home follow suit, get some righteousness, don't stare at the small square in the back house all day long That is. A teacher for one day and a father for the rest of his life, An Rou is the good teacher I took the trouble to invite for Wu'er."

The princess has already planned it in her heart, but the conspiracy behind these is sneaky, the princess thinks that the five-year-old girl should not know, she should spend her childhood silly and sweet, and when she grows up, she can distinguish right from wrong, good from evil Come on, tell her the secret tricks again, otherwise she will spoil her temperament and ruin her life.

What happened afterwards was exactly as the princess had expected, even though Mrs. Wang personally came forward, Aunt Kong did not agree to accept more apprentices.Being able to teach a few girls by the way is all for the sake of the princess. Mrs. Wang thinks that the princess has done her best. Not only will she not complain, but she also sent some things to the princess, thanking her for planning for the Wang family.

After watching this series of twists and turns, Miss Wu felt that she had learned a lot. If she was as reckless as she was and directly talked back to the old man, wouldn't it have messed up everything?

The princess doesn't mean to teach, but it can be taught by precepts and deeds.

The princess not only invited the well-known Aunt Kong, but also invited a few foster nuns. The Wang family originally had nuns who taught women needlework and manners. Now that they have invited more women, the number of girls has also increased. The girl is really striding forward, and Miss Qianjin's ostentation has been praised by the whole family.Probably the only two unhappy ones are the second girl and the fourth girl. The princess is tolerant and loving to women, but he also clearly separated the concubine. Everyone knows how old they are, but they didn't make it clear.Even though the material status of the second and fourth girls has increased overall, the two concubine girls are inevitably a little embarrassed.

However, the two sisters-in-law are grateful to the princess. They have to pretend to be magnanimous for their reputation and for the sake of their children. However, seeing that the eldest son of the third house was born first, the two sisters-in-law are not incompetent. It's just that they don't dare and don't want to speak out in such an upright manner.

The concubine and the concubine were distinguished from the concubine and the concubine, and the concubine applauded, and the men took it for granted, and only the honorable princess who did not live on the reputation of virtuousness dared to do this.The princess's conspiracy, the fifth girl said, has benefited a lot.

After apprenticeship, the fifth girl did not study with the boys anymore. Aunt Kong taught literature lessons specially, and learned other homework from the sisters and mothers.

One day, Aunt Kong was about to go back after class, and the fifth girl mentioned one thing—name.

"Why did Wu'er want to give herself a name?" Aunt Kong didn't look surprised.

"It's easy to distinguish with a name. Otherwise, there are so many Wu'er in the world, who would know that it is me." Miss Wu smiled innocently.

"In the Wang family, there will only be you, the fifth son. If you go out to socialize, others will call you the fifth girl of the Wang family. When you get married in the future, you will naturally take the surname of your husband's family. In the future, you will be an old lady. Why take a chance when you get a name?" Aunt Kong understood mercilessly.

"Brothers in my family all have names, and I want to have one too." Miss Wu was a little embarrassed. She really couldn't get used to taking rank as her name, and she didn't even have her own name in her whole life. She was a vassal of others.

"So, do you want to compete with the man?" Aunt Kong's face was a little serious.

"No, no, girls can have names too, mothers have them, and masters too." The fifth girl was a little flustered, is this some kind of rule she doesn't know?

"A woman's name is optional, the family accepts it if it is given, and it doesn't hurt to not take it." Aunt Kong said indifferently.

"Yes, master." Fifth girl was a little discouraged.

"Why don't you tell me what name you gave yourself?" Aunt Kong asked casually.

"Suo."

"Which Shuo?"

"Su Ye begins on the first day of the month." The fifth girl replied weakly.

"Well, you have worked hard, you have read "Shuowen", well, you must be so diligent in the future." Aunt Kong praised her, and the fifth girl saluted and left.

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It was autumn in a blink of an eye, and the county advocate tried to change the furniture for the east courtyard, especially for the fifth girl.Wang Shouzhong, the princess, and the fifth girl currently live in the east courtyard. Wang Zisheng has settled down in the outer courtyard, and Wang Ziteng has also moved there. It seems that there are only three people in the east courtyard.The fifth girl often greets her father on weekdays, and acts like a baby in front of her parents. Wang Shouzhong also loves this well-behaved and sensible girl very much.

After the literary class that day, Miss Wu followed her sisters to learn needlework with the foster mother. When Aunt Kong came over, she saw that the princess was decorating the house of Miss Wu.

The light-colored huanghuali furniture, the red cloth curtains, and the bright colors suitable for girls are all over the room. There are no antiques on the antique racks, but some wild toys.

When Aunt Kong came in, the princess hurriedly greeted her, "It's busy here, why are you here, is there something wrong?"

"It's something." Aunt Kong nodded, usually she would go back after class by herself, and she didn't talk to the princess every time, even though they were good friends.

"Come, come, come, go to the hall." The princess greeted and walked to the main hall, where the maids came and went, very messy.

"No, it's just right to say it here." Aunt Kong insisted.

The Princess waved her hand and asked everyone in the room to go down first, found two chairs to sit down, and asked: "What's the matter, why don't you say it at this time?"

"Are you trying to raise Wu'er into a naive and delicate lady?" Aunt Kong asked.

"Of course." The princess said, it's a matter of course, her daughter, the daughter of the royal family, should be pampered.

"I can see it." Aunt Kong pointed to the surrounding layout. She heard from the princess that at the beginning, the fifth girl's room was very old-fashioned. It could be the princess's or Wang Shouzhong's room. Furniture, curtains The color is deep, there are no bright toys in the room, all books and utensils, it can be said that it is all skills and no fun.

"Isn't it good?" The princess knew that Aunt Kong would not say these things without thinking.

"It's not bad, it's your daughter who wants more than these." Aunt Kong told her about Miss Wu asking her to change her name, and said, "Since that day, I have observed carefully for a few days. Seeing that the fifth girl would be angry and anxious when I rejected it, I never thought that she seemed to have completely let go of this matter, and she was not in a hurry or rash, I admired it even when I saw it."

"Let me tell you, a few days ago she asked me what my boudoir's name is and what I do." The princess smiled, her daughter had a plan in mind, so she was naturally happy.

"You can still laugh. You want to raise a rabbit, but you don't know it's a fox."

"Go, go, you're a fox." At this time, the word "vixen" was already used, and the princess laughed and scolded.

"I'm talking to you seriously!" Aunt Kong was in a hurry. She had already seen that Miss Wu's mind was different from that of ordinary people. Casually, Aunt Kong really felt that the emperor was not in a hurry with the eunuchs.

"What's the rush, let's see, I want to raise a rabbit, but she has to be a rabbit, first let's see how she ends up with the name, if she is only clever, then call her back and re-teach, if she has real skills, don't say anything Name, I can't give it to you!" The princess said loudly.

"Success, you are her mother, I will obey you." Aunt Kong also made up her mind.

Miss Wu naturally didn't know how many things a name could lead to. She realized later that what she took for granted was shocking in the eyes of others.

Parents will only silently implement the education policy for their children and will not discuss it with the parties involved.The matter of the fifth girl's name has come to an end for the time being, and now the princess needs to worry about Wang Zisheng's marriage.

It has been a few months since I returned to Beijing, and I have attended many banquets. The old man and Wang Shouzhong investigated the political positions of his father and brother according to the list of excellent and suitable daughters given by the princess. Wang Shouzhong finally gave the princess a list. Yes, let the princess focus on observing and observing again.

On this day, there was a chrysanthemum banquet in Yongwang's mansion, and the princess took the fifth girl back to her mother's house.

Since the princess came back, she has taken all the girls in the Wang family who are suitable for going out to socialize. Later, the eldest girl was engaged, the second girl was a concubine, and the third girl was not old enough to socialize. It is logical to only bring my own daughter.

The fifth girl was also when her mother took the whole family of girls out to socialize, so she didn't know what an elder sister is like a mother, and why the second aunt valued the power of housekeeping so much, and even said two sour words in front of the whole family, Although no one from the princess involved to the room full of men took her words seriously.

The prince of Yongwang's mansion, and His Majesty are brothers of the same mother and compatriots, and the people who come and go are the top people in the whole country, the top circles.

The aunt of the princess was warmly welcomed back to her natal home. It is said that there is only one daughter of the princess in the Yongwang Mansion, and things are rare and expensive.

"Wu'er pays respects to my grandmother, and my grandmother has a long life and a healthy life." The fifth girl was led into the main courtyard all the way, and now the main courtyard is in charge of the Princess Yong, the biological mother of the princess and the fifth girl's grandmother.

"The fifth girl is here, okay, sit down. You still remember to come and see your old lady. She doesn't touch the ground all day long, so I don't know what you're doing?" Princess Yong's hair was already gray, and the second part of the sentence was correct. As the princess said, she laughed at Yan Yan and was very intimate.

"Mother, I'm here! I miss you every day, so much that I can't fall asleep, but I came here this morning. Look, except for a few sisters-in-law and younger siblings, who came earlier than me! "The princess answered with a smile. It is true that there are only disciples in the room at this time, and the guests have not yet come to the door.

"It's enough, it's enough, I will give me ecstasy soup. It's not as good as your sister-in-law." Princess Yong is not harsh on her daughter-in-law, but the eldest daughter-in-law is even more important. Marching with the brave king, it was a heroine.

"Mom, I figured it out. You dislike me for not being able to speak. When the sister-in-law comes, the daughter-in-law will fall out of favor." The sister-in-law is already over half a hundred years old, and she is really innocent when she speaks. Like a young girl, she is full of joy, and anyone who looks at her will know that she is living a happy life.

"It's not that I hate you~" Princess Yong scolded with a smile.

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, and then someone came to report that there was a guest coming, and the daughters-in-law naturally went to greet them.Started to get busy, only Concubine Yong, princess and fifth girl were left in the main hall.

"Mother, aren't the nieces here?" the princess asked.

"Let them dress up well. Today is a good time to see each other. You don't have to come to my place to ring the bell." Princess Yong waved her hand, and all the maids around her retreated. Only a middle-aged nanny rubbed Princess Yong's waist. Yes, my waist starts to ache from sitting.

"Is there a candidate for your daughter-in-law?" Princess Yong asked.

"There are a few, please ask my mother to help me palm my eyes. To be honest, I hesitated for a long time. It doesn't matter if I look at this or that." The princess took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Princess Yong.

Concubine Yong has presbyopia, took the letter paper, took it away and squinted at it.Miss Wu hurriedly said, "Grandmother, let me read it to you."

Princess Yong smiled lovingly, and handed the paper to Miss Wu.

The clear and clear voice of the five girls resounded: "The second daughter of Zuo Shilang of Hubu, fourteen years old, is gentle, elegant and talented; the eldest granddaughter of Dali Temple Qing, dignified and polite, has many brothers; Thirteen years old, bright and generous, likes to read..."

Concubine Yong listened quietly, while the fifth girl was reading, she silently recalled the identities and backgrounds of these people, lo and behold, they never used their names, even if it was such a big event as seeing a daughter-in-law, it was so-and-so's daughter, granddaughter.The fifth girl is very good to hear that the princess is very good, at least there is a description of the girl's temperament and appearance in the back. Many people look for their daughter-in-law, and they are not asking about themselves but her father and brother. It is called "family style", if the father and brother Ask the gentleman, the girl is naturally not bad.

"Well, I'm not confused, they are all suitable people." After listening to Princess Yong, she sorted out the relationship network in her heart.

"Yeah, the old lady always wondered if I would find a noble daughter from the clan for Brother Sheng, and even the four kings had been pampered, but Xing Jian managed to dispel this idea." The princess said the four kings were Dongping The four kings of Nan'an, Beijing, and Xining, since ancient times, several kings with different surnames died well, and the princess simply annoyed the political idiot mother-in-law.

"Your mother-in-law is a little confused about this, but she didn't live for decades in vain, she has her own reasons, you can't underestimate others!" Princess Yong pointed out.The four kings with different surnames are famous, and they are full of flowers, and not everyone can see these.Besides, it will take decades at least to wait for the downfall of the king with a different surname. Maybe he thinks that he will enjoy the wealth first, and maybe she won't be able to see the later downfall.

The princess bowed her head and said, "Yes, mother."

"Don't lie to me, just tell me which one you like." Princess Yong asked directly, also unequivocally.