Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

The world is changing, and the things in front of me are quite different from the contents of the manuscript. It is not surprising that such a thing happened. Wei Ruolan and Daiyu got the news sent by the queen. After discussing it, they planned to go to the iron The two of them first met in front of the small temple in Wangshan to offer incense. They had a different feeling for the place, but they had to give up this idea when they thought that they could not have a vacant room because they were newly married.

Daiyu was often ill when she was young, and it took her a lot of time to manage her illness like ordinary people. She also refused to excuse her illness, thinking it was unlucky, and she stayed at home with excuses.

Therefore, the husband and wife had no choice but to tidy up things at home without going out.

Wei Ruolan is still on her wedding leave, she hasn't entered the palace yet, and there is no appointment document or decree. Although she has decided to go to Ping'an Prefecture this year, but because of her new marriage, she doesn't know when she will leave, but the important things should be sorted out first, so that she won't be busy when she arrives. .

These things can't be used right now, they have to be carefully selected.

Needless to say, household items such as dowry, clothes and jewelry must be packed and brought. The things bought in Ping’an Prefecture may not be useful. Except for the things used for daily wear, everything else can be packed first and packed in boxes.The dowry books and the books in Wei Ruolan's collection also had to be brought along, Daiyu didn't want anything else, the most important thing was these books.Grange shops, houses and other self-owned servants are left to guard, and the accounts can be checked every year.Then, I only brought a set of huanghuali wood furniture left by Daiyu's grandmother and various antiques, silver coins, etc., and the rest of the furniture was locked in the warehouse except for the things that had been laid in the new house.

After putting the things she didn't bring into the warehouse one by one, Daiyu discussed with Wei Ruolan the name of the servants she would bring to the post at that time. Except for Lin Tao and his wife who were still staying in the old house as dowries, Daiyu had other arrangements for them. Everyone naturally followed, and the servants of the Wei family all arranged to stay or leave according to Wei Ruolan's wishes.

As a result, the husband and wife have been busy for two or three days before tidying up.

At this time, the imperial court really issued a decree to recruit talents, ordering all the women to enter the palace in autumn to be selected. Considering that the places are far away from the capital and it takes time to send messages back and forth, an additional decree was issued saying that all can apply before August. , the others are not much different from what Liu Mama said, but the age limit for daughters of officials and famous families is between 13 and 16 years old.

Tanchun is 15 years old this year, and she is well-groomed, talented and capable, no matter her age or status, she is on the list of court recruiters, but it is not known whether Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang will send her for election.

And because the imperial court did not force the daughters of officials to participate in the election, the capital remained the same as before. Those who were unwilling to send their daughters to the palace did not rush to make marriage arrangements for their daughters, but those who were willing to send their daughters to the palace began to get busy, or buy jewelry , or tailoring clothes, or hiring female officials and nuns from the palace to teach their daughters about palace etiquette.

There are four mothers around Daiyu, especially Liu mother who is in charge of the etiquette of concubines, princesses, princesses and others in the palace. Many female officials in the palace are cultivated and educated by her, and many posts are sent on the day the decree is issued. , intending to ask Mother Liu's family to give advice to her daughter.

After reading the request in the post, Daiyu was startled, but thought it was funny, Tete invited four nuns and told them.

Mother Liu has been by Daiyu's side for several years, and she has long been used to it. Apart from obeying the Queen's orders, she no longer cares about these mundane affairs. When Daiyu smiled and talked about the requests of each family, she shook her head hastily and said, "I am so old. , unable to do these things, grandma declined for me."

After finishing her sentence, she vetoed her own answer, saying: "No, no, it's easy to offend people by making such a refusal. After all, grandma is just about to get married, and she has never gone out to socialize often. If she refuses their request, she is afraid of causing trouble in the future. "Before Daiyu came out of the pavilion, they called them girls. After she came out of the pavilion, Daiyu called them grandma, and rarely mentioned the word county master.

After Liu Mama finished speaking, she made a sudden plan, immediately fell ill and refused to go to anyone's house.

Fearing that others would not believe it, she asked the old doctor Wang, who she knew well, to check her pulse, and declared to the outside world that she needed to rest.

After hearing this letter, some people still didn't believe it, so they came to visit in person that day, but seeing Liu Mama's yellow face, lying on the bed and talking weakly, she seemed unable to get up, so I was embarrassed to ask her again. and hired the remaining three nuns instead.

Mammy He and the others all followed Mammy Liu's lead. If Nanny Liu refused to go, how could they want to go?Besides, it would be better to stay by Daiyu's side if you go to any house, but Nanny Liu is already sick, so it's not easy for them to excuse their illness. Facing the wives of each family, they said in unison: "Our grandma is newly married, less than a month old, Mother Liu is ill again, we have to stay by Daiyu's side to help her with housework and other things, and we will still be in the capital in a month or two, if you ladies don't mind, we will definitely serve you ladies."

Often by Daiyu's side, and they haven't broken off contact with the palace, they naturally know that Wei Ruolan will leave the capital in a few days. After two months, they may not be in the capital anymore, so naturally they don't have to go to various families to teach those girls.

Even if they didn't leave at that time, these people couldn't afford to delay, I'm afraid they would have hired someone earlier.

After hearing this, the wives thought that the registration would stop in August, and they would enter the palace for election in early September. There are still a few months until now, so it's not that they can't afford to wait, and they didn't dare to force it, so they had to comply with the wishes of the three nuns .

After sending the wives away, Daiyu's master and servants all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other.

Perhaps it was the reason why she only entered the palace in August or September to wait for election. Apart from hiring the nuns, no one would follow Daiyu's door for a while. Daiyu felt relieved and comforted several nuns. Mother, go back to the room alone, and personally arrange Wei Ruolan's clothes, etc., when she is on duty in the palace.

It was already May at that time, and the day after tomorrow was Wei Ruolan's full vacation, because the seven days before the wedding leave was when Wei Ruolan took a bath.

Seeing Daiyu ordering someone to fold the clothes, Wei Ruolan felt peace and joy in her heart, and said with a smile: "It's not necessary to be so busy. Although we have been working in the palace for a long time, we have our own rules and arrangements for eating and living."

"In the past, no one gave you something, so you can just make do with it. Now that I'm here, if you don't care about it. Besides, the things in the palace are good, but the things we use at home may not be bad. I'd rather have more. , and can’t be missing.” Daiyu carefully asked Captain Long Jin about the rules of the errand and the things that can be brought into the palace, and then filled the newly made sachet with spices such as mosquito repellent, heart-cleaning, and calming. Put it in a packed bag.

Wei Ruolan said with a smile: "So I am the most blessed person, and I don't have to worry about what to prepare for my errands anymore. Put a few more sachets with spices in them. I don't need you to make them, but girls. , I'm afraid that after entering the palace, the brothers under my hand will fight for it, so it's better to ask them one by one, so as not to be jealous that I have someone who prepares these things."

Daiyu said: "It's not a good thing. Is this what they lack?" Even so, he still ordered Zijuan and others to rush out twelve sachets, put them in the clothes bag after filling them with spices.

While he was busy, he suddenly heard that Jiang Hua was coming.

Jiang Hua is not only the empress' nephew, but also Wei Ruolan's direct disciple. When Wei Ruolan got married, he and his senior brothers worked hard for several days and nights, and they all met Daiyu in court, so the mother-in-law who reported the news Zizi didn't dare to be negligent, so he came in to report in a hurry, and then said to Wei Ruolan: "Brother Hua is in such a hurry as if he has something urgent to do."

Wei Ruolan stood up, ordered someone to lead Jiang Hua to the study first, and then said to Daiyu, "I'll meet him in the study, don't be too busy." Seeing that Daiyu nodded in agreement, he straightened his clothes and walked out bedroom.

When Jiang Hua saw Wei Ruolan for the first time, it was as if he had won a phoenix. He tugged at Wei Ruolan's sleeve and said, "Good master, please help."

Wei Ruolan said: "What is it that makes you sweat? Take it easy, I will not ignore anything I can help." As he spoke, he comforted Jiang Hua, and then sat down.

The worry on Jiang Hua's face eased a little, and he said anxiously: "How can I not be in a hurry? Some people are thinking about my sister. I have already planned in my heart, but I don't want to be involved in the dispute between the princes. How can I let them make up their minds? I just like that." A direct sister, who has been very obedient since she was a child, is the closest to me. I was thinking about secretly checking the characters and appearances of the children of various families, and finding her a suitable family. Exactly meets the conditions to be selected."

Wei Ruolan wondered: "The imperial court does not force each family to send their daughters to be selected. Your family is not willing to send your sister to the palace. You look so anxious, could something have happened?"

Jiang Hua said angrily: "Concubine Wu's old lady went to look for my mother today and urged my mother to send my younger sister to be elected. Fortunately, I bumped into her and didn't let my mother agree on the spot. She only said that my younger sister has a family and is looking at her. I'm just busy with the master's marriage, and put aside my sister's affairs first. I knew that those princes wanted to curry favor with the empress, and wished to marry my sister, so that the empress could speak well of them in front of her majesty. "After entering the palace as an errand, Jiang Hua already understood that the queen's status is respected, and she has great weight in front of Emperor Changtai. It is not the situation that her grandmother and mother are worried about. However, she is as smart as him, and she has to be beaten by Wei Ruolan, so she never told her family.

Wei Ruolan frowned, and said: "Concubine Wu Gui gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, so she was named a noble concubine. She ranks above all concubines, second only to the empress empress. The eldest son of the emperor has been reluctant to hire a concubine for a long time this year. Wait here." Jiang Rong is two years younger than Daiyu, and she is only 13 years old this year, so it was naturally difficult for Concubine Wu and the Wu family to propose a marriage a few years ago.

Jiang Hua gritted his teeth and said: "That's not true! Although the eldest son of the emperor has no main concubine, he has already married two side concubines. There are quite a few concubines and concubines, and there are two or three children. Who cares about his position as a main concubine?" It’s not a good thing. Besides, although my sister is smart, she is not extremely smart, and she is not good at scheming. She will only drown in the muddy water. I only ask my brother-in-law to treat her wholeheartedly, and I don’t want her to marry into the royal family. Competing with others for such useless things! My aunt has been involuntary all her life, and she has finally gained her freedom now. Could it be that my younger sister is also like this? I disagree. My mother thinks that my aunt has no son, and The marriage of the eldest son of the emperor is very good, it is beneficial to both the aunt and the family, the eldest son of the emperor can also benefit, and I will be grateful to my aunt and our family in the future, after all, he is the eldest son of His Majesty, and there is often a rule of having no heir. "

Wei Ruolan nodded secretly, approvingly said: "You understand so well in your heart, you are not in vain of the teachings of me and your husband. The empress has no worries, treats all princes and princesses equally, this is very good, no one will offend In favor of the empress, if you suddenly favor one person, the others will feel dissatisfied, and it will be very aimed at the empress. You really made up your mind not to send your sister for election?"

Jiang Hua said in a low voice: "I will definitely not agree. I also thought of what the master said, and finally persuaded my grandmother and mother to change their minds. Although my grandmother and mother didn't understand these things very well, they always remembered my aunt in their hearts. It would bring bad news to my aunt, so I was so scared that I shook my head and said that I would not send my younger sister to be elected. Besides, I am not used to the behavior of the eldest son of the emperor. As an official in the palace, I personally saw him beating and scolding the little eunuch because of a trivial matter. Fortunately, His Majesty had already made an order not to allow the concubine, princess, and prince to kill the eunuch at will. Even if you are old, you can’t cover up these inadequacies. None of the following princes are inferior to the eldest son in talent, and their temperament is also better than the eldest son, but they are younger, and their errands are not as long as the eldest son, so they are not as powerful. The eldest son of the emperor, who knows what will happen in the future? Our family has no one who is serious to support the family, how can we get involved in these things? The empress is impartial, we are honest, no one can find fault with our family, Why bother to ask for something from the merits of the dragon, there will always be times when you win, let alone lose."

"I know what you think, it doesn't matter how much you say in front of me, but don't mention it in front of others, it's not good to hear it in the ears of the eldest son of the emperor." Wei Ruolan marveled at Jiang Hua's intelligence and sensitivity, When he was not in front of Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang, he acted more properly, strangely said Daiyu, the empress often said that only Jiang Hua in the Jiang family could last three generations of the Jiang family.

After Jiang Hua poured out his thoughts, he nodded and said, "Master, don't worry, I'm not a fool. Except for Master, it's risky for me to tell anyone. How could I let them know."

Wei Ruolan nodded slightly, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Hua approached him flatteringly and said: "Good master, please help me. I am not asking for master, but for master's wife. I have identified a family, and it is not appropriate to ask others. I can only ask my teacher to make peace with my sister."

Wei Ruolan asked whose family it was, and Jiang Hua said with a smile: "Master also recognizes this person, and is very familiar with him. He is Han Qi, the son of Marquis Jinxiang. He is about the same age as Master. Although he is not as good as Master in his conduct, he is still a child of the aristocratic family. Zhong can be regarded as a top guy, he has never done anything wrong, nor is he a dude. He has never talked about his marriage these years. I have watched him secretly a few times, and I feel that he is very well-matched, and I know him well, so he will not treat me badly in the future younger sister."

Wei Ruolan was stunned, and then said: "People's hearts are unpredictable, the world is impermanent, the most important thing is the word "should" you think. Since you think of him, don't you know that this year, your sister is only 13 years old this year, the Marquis of Jinxiang Madam has always been concerned about Han Qi's marriage, looking forward to his early marriage, why would she wait another two or three years? What's more, your family refused to agree to the proposal of Concubine Wu's mother to send her daughter for election. It is said that the eldest son of the emperor is narrow-minded, isn't he afraid that he will hold grudges? You are not afraid, how can the Jinxiang Marquis Mansion not be jealous? Therefore, I don't think this marriage will be possible. Of course, the Jinxiang Marquis Mansion does not think your sister is young, or is not afraid of the emperor. The eldest son bears a grudge, and it is unknown if he is willing to marry your family."

Jiang Hua couldn't help frowning at what he said, and said: "Master said so, is he not optimistic about this marriage? Alas, I secretly checked the children of such aristocratic families, and there are very few people who can match Master's five-point character. It is so easy to fall in love with one Han Qi, but the master said that it may not be possible. Could it be that I went to a humble family to find someone with outstanding character? It turned out to be goodbye. I don’t know how many things will happen. In the court, there are so many rich and low marriages, relying on the influence of the mother’s family Promoted their husbands, and less than half of them got a good death."

Wei Ruolan laughed and said: "Don't worry, it's my speculation that the Marquis of Jinxiang refuses to agree to this marriage. Maybe the Marquis of Jinxiang is willing to marry your family. I'll tell your teacher later, call She asked Mrs. Jinxiang Hou quietly, if they are willing, they will naturally come to propose marriage, but if they refuse to come to propose marriage, they must refuse. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, it is better for the two families to avoid discord."

Jiang Hua lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "I'm going to bother my teacher. Anyway, if I ask, I will be happy if it works, and if it doesn't work, I won't resent them. Whoever says they're going to be married is a one-time decision."

Wei Ruolan agreed, and asked: "You entrust me, do your grandparents and parents agree?"

Jiang Hua said with a smile: "Of course, if I don't have the words of the matchmaker ordered by my parents, how can I come to ask my teacher's mother to come forward?" Because Emperor Changtai valued him, and his literary and martial arts were really outstanding, although his grandparents and parents often made tricks. , but has always been self-aware, nine out of ten things will ask him before making a decision, and most of his proposals are agreed.

That being the case, Wei Ruolan talked to Daiyu at night.

Daiyu was also surprised, and said: "Brother Hua has begged you to come, why not go there? Tomorrow, I will send a message to Mrs. Jinxiang Hou. This is the first time I have been a matchmaker. .”

Immediately, he said worryingly again: "People say that a matchmaker is the most difficult thing to do. If the marriage is agreed upon, it's fine if the couple lives well. If it's not, I'm afraid the matchmaker will be the first person the couple resent! I'm not If you despise the three aunts and six wives, I'm afraid I will become a person who will be hated in the future."

Wei Ruolan couldn't help laughing and said, "You're worried about this before the marriage is concluded? It won't be too late to talk about it."

Daiyu was amused, and sent a message to Mrs. Jinxianghou the next day, and made an appointment to meet on the next day. Mrs. Jinxianghou immediately replied to the post, saying that she would be at home that day and wait to sweep the couch.