Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

According to what Daiyu has learned in recent days, Mrs. Fu has four sons and five daughters under her knees. It can be said that there are a lot of children. However, in addition to the eldest son Fu Shi and the eldest daughter Fu Qiufang, her only son Fu Gui is also born to her. He is only 17 years old. In Madam's own words, he was born smart and full of poetry and articles, and he was born with outstanding grace and beautiful appearance.

When Mrs. Fu came back, she talked about her children, and when she was so excited, she wanted Fu Gui to come over to greet Daiyu, but Daiyu flatly refused on the grounds that men and women were different.

Today when Mrs. Fu came over, she actually asked Daiyu about a lady from a wealthy and noble family in the capital, and then asked Daiyu to marry Fu Gui!

Daiyu felt both annoyed and amused, and said lightly: "In the old days, I didn't go out often in the boudoir, and left Beijing in a hurry after leaving the pavilion. I don't know anything about the affairs of the young ladies. If you are interested, you might as well come back to Beijing Ask around, I can't tell you many things." When she first met at the posthouse, she called Mrs. Fu her wife, but now she knows that Fu has a third-rank position all over her body, so she changed her name and called her a native of Baishu.

Mrs. Fu hurriedly said: "We haven't been to Beijing for many years, and we don't know anything about the things in the capital. Thinking that the county owner has grown up in the capital since he was a child, he must know more than us. Which few daughters have not promised anyone, Let us know so we know what to do.”

Zijuan came in and interrupted: "Miss, Miss Chen is here."

After hearing this, Mrs. Fu quickly stopped talking, and when she looked up, she saw a little girl pulling up the curtain, and a bright and bright beauty walked in gracefully. Although her appearance and demeanor were not as good as Daiyu's, she was far better than her newly married eldest daughter .

Although she came to Daiyu's place a few times, she had never seen Chen Rui. Seeing this stunning beauty, she unconsciously asked, "County Lord, whose girl is this? She's so good, I'm so moved. I can't believe there are such people in this world." Such a behavior must have been influenced by wealth and honor, and it is more imposing than my eldest daughter-in-law. If it is a wealthy family in the capital, it will be a sight.

How could Daiyu not know what Madam Fu was thinking?Suddenly he became narrow-minded, and didn't say that Chen Rui had been betrothed to others, and said: "Ms. Chen is the cousin of my husband's friend Mr. Chen, and the road was also blocked by the wind and rain, so I temporarily lived in the posthouse."

Mrs. Fu's eyes flashed brightly, and she hurriedly said: "But Mr. Chen who lived in the posthouse on the day when it rained heavily for the first time?"

If she remembers correctly, that Mr. Chen Yejun and the Rongguo Mansion are family friends, and he is the well-known Mr. Wangsun in the capital. His cousin is naturally the daughter of Mrs. Wang's family.Thinking of this, he hurriedly got up and pulled Chen Rui, praised and admired, and took off the gold bracelet on his wrist as a gift.

Chen Rui hastily declined.

She and Daiyu are already familiar, she knows Daiyu's nature, and also knows the ruthless things that the Fu family has done, even if she doesn't know what Mrs. Fu said to Daiyu just now, but being so courteous is bound to be of no good, so she glanced at Daiyu helplessly, Chen Rui said with a smile: "My father is just a down-and-out son. In the past, he was unable to become an official due to a leg injury. He usually relied on his uncle's care to support his family. For a poor girl like me, I don't understand poetry and books, I don't understand etiquette, how can there be such a good person praised by Shuren?"

Hearing that Chen Rui's father is only an offshoot of the Chen family, and also a down-and-out son who can't be an official, Madam Fu's enthusiasm immediately faded. If she hadn't given the gold bracelet in front of Daiyu, she would have wanted to snatch it back. He could only forcefully laugh and said: "I said the girl is good, and the girl is very good. How can I take back the gift I gave? If you don't accept it, you will despise me."

Seeing the change in Madam Fu's expression, Daiyu secretly laughed, and persuaded: "Bai Shuren's kindness, Rui'er, you can accept it. If you refuse like this, Bai Shuren will definitely regard you as disgusting."

Chen Rui had no choice but to accept it and thank you again and again.

Mrs. Fu made a mistake about Chen Rui's identity, and sent out a two-two-weight gold bracelet. She was so bored, she was embarrassed to stay and watch Daiyu talk to Chen Rui, and hurriedly said goodbye to avoid shame.On the contrary, there are two Miss Fu, named Fu Dongfang and Fu Zhongfang, the youngest. The two sisters are envious of Daiyu's appearance and decorations, and they are reluctant to leave.

Madam Fu said with a stern face: "I'm not here, how can you stay? Why don't you go back with me, your master and brothers and sisters-in-law are all at home, there is time for you to talk."

Fu Dongfang and Fu Zhongfang didn't dare to object, so they had to swallow their breath and follow their aunt back home.

Daiyu only sent it to the entrance of the hall, came back and sat down with Chen Rui, and said with a smile: "It's a good thing you came, otherwise I don't know how to respond to Mrs. Fu's request. Ever since I was asked by my apprentice in the capital to find a matchmaker for his sister, I will Make up your mind not to do these things again.”

Chen Rui said: "The county lord is talking about the Han family's refusal to marry Miss Jiang?"

Daiyu wondered: "How do you know? I never mentioned this matter, and my husband didn't say anything about it because it was related to my daughter's family's reputation, let alone Brother Hua." Liu Xianglian and Wei Ruolan were old Similarly, they have always called brothers randomly, and did not carefully classify them according to size, so even though Chen Rui is a few years older than Daiyu, Daiyu still calls her by name, and asks her to call her own name, but Chen Rui dare not.

Chen Rui said with a smile: "We left Beijing two days later than the county lord and General Wei. We heard about this. The eldest brother was very angry, and fought with Mr. Han, accusing him of being unkind, since he refused the marriage , you shouldn’t let outsiders know about it.”

Daiyu frowned and said, "It's from the Marquis of Jinxiang? Mr. Han and Brother Hua have a lot of friendship, so it's not like this."

Chen Rui nodded, with a smile in her eyes, she said: "Big Brother and General Wei have a very deep bond of affection. They have never done anything against benevolence and righteousness, and they have never forgotten other brothers when they did good things. The son is naturally the same. I heard from the eldest brother that although this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Han, but his parents did it to flatter His Royal Highness and to express their loyalty to Concubine Wu and His Highness, it must be counted on Mr. Han's head superior."

Hearing the actions made by the Jinxiang Houfu, Daiyu frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice: "The Jinxianghoufu actually did such a thing? No wonder Mr. Chen and Mr. Han fought. We thought that you guys are better than us. We started our journey two days late, but I forgot to ask you what happened in the past two days, and I didn’t know until now, so I don’t know what’s going on with the Jiang family.”

Chen Rui smiled and said: "The schedule is in a hurry, how can I expect so much? The county owner doesn't have to blame himself too much. As for Miss Jiang's family, don't worry, the county owner has already appointed Chen Lin as the son of Uncle Chen. He is the matchmaker of the current sage. The Lord's cousin and daughter-in-law."

Daiyu was stunned for a moment, and then said joyfully, "Is that so? Oh, we don't know anything about it."

Chen Rui said: "I heard that it was Jiang Gongye who cried and complained about his granddaughter's suffering in front of the emperor, and asked the Holy Majesty to be a matchmaker, but the Holy Majesty did not decree to grant the marriage, since he is not as respectable as the county head and General Wei, but being a matchmaker himself is no different from bestowing a marriage. Uncle Chen and two aunts, young and old, inquired in private for a day, and agreed to get married the next day, that is, the day we set off, and sent Zheng's official matchmaker to propose marriage on the same day. Thinking of this incident, it is inevitable to mention another matter, On the day before the Holy Majesty was a matchmaker, on the day the county lord and General Wei set off, Mrs. Jinxianghou actually entrusted Zhen Guogong to go to the Chen family to talk about marriage, intending to marry Uncle Chen's eldest daughter as a wife, but was declined."

Chen Yejun's branch and Wei Ruolan's grandfather's branch were cousin brothers five generations ago. Although five uniforms were produced five generations ago, both branches are competitive, and they are still close to each other even now.According to the seniority, Chen Rui should call Chen Qi and Chen Lin as uncles, her father is older and over sixty now, and Chen Yejun should call Chen Qi uncle and Chen Lin uncle.All the officials and eunuchs in the capital, many of them are in contact with each other, and the matter of the two Chen families is not surprising.

Chen Rui thought that Mrs. Jinxiang Hou was really confused. The niece and daughter-in-law of the Chen family were rejected when they tried to match Han Qi. It is impossible for the Chen family to know nothing about it. When the time came to ask to marry the daughter of the Chen family, how could the Chen family agree?Agreeing, the nephew and his wife couldn't bear it, and the Jiang family couldn't bear it either.

But Daiyu felt relieved, and sighed: "It's a pity for Mr. Han." Although the Jinxiang Hou and his wife had thought carefully, it was justifiable. No one wanted to offend the eldest son of the emperor, and Han Qi was such a person , Encountering these things, after all, it will hurt your face.

Chen Rui said: "This is also a matter of no solution, it is impossible for everything to go well."

Wei Ruolan heard it from inside, and frowned secretly, worried about Han Qi and uncle, worried that Han Qi would lose face because of this incident, and would be devastated, and worried that his uncle's family and Jiang's marriage would be unacceptable to the eldest son of the emperor.

Thinking about it this way, Wei Ruolan didn't listen carefully to what Daiyu and Chen Rui were talking about. After some time, when she saw Daiyu coming in, she quickly got up and helped Daiyu to sit down, and said, "Miss Chen is gone? Miss Jiang, what else did she say? I thought about the situation in the capital, so I didn't pay attention to it for a while."

Daiyu said: "There is nothing else. They left the city two days later than us. How much would they know? If Mr. Han and Mr. Chen hadn't fought, Ms. Chen might not even know about it."

Wei Ruolan was silent for a moment, and said: "When the weather clears and we can go on the road, send someone back to the capital to ask for details."

Daiyu agreed very much, and said: "You don't have to worry, what kind of people are the two uncles? After decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, there are countless things encountered. Since the two uncles and two aunts agreed Marriage, I think I have a way to deal with it, and I am very satisfied with Sister Rong, not because of His Majesty as a matchmaker. Besides, no matter how honorable the eldest son of the emperor is, he is not the master of the world after all, and it is too late to win over the two uncles and you. Will they turn against each other because of this matter? After all, although the queen empress treats him differently, after all, the empress is in the deep palace and always treats him equally, and the Jiang family really has no serious ability, and the real power in the court is far inferior to the two uncles One is in charge of the household department, which is in charge of the money and food in the world, and the other is in charge of the official department, which is in charge of the promotion of officials in the Manchu Dynasty."

Daiyu said these words to comfort Wei Ruolan, she never expected her to be right, the eldest son of the emperor did not get angry with the Chen family, one was because Emperor Changtai acted as a matchmaker, and the other was that the eldest son of the emperor had long intended to win over the brothers Chen Qi and Wei. Ruolan asked Jiang Rong to be his concubine not only because she was the queen's niece, but also because she was Jiang Hua's younger sister, and Jiang Hua was a follower of Wei Ruolan, walking in front of the imperial court.

Wei Ruolan felt that it was reasonable, so she temporarily let go of her heart and only worried about Han Qi.

When the couple talked about this matter, their affection deepened. When Mrs. Fu returned to her residence, facing her husband's scolding, she pointed to her nose and said, "Why don't you put more thought into it? You don't have to worry about everything I tell you." Did you hear the wind? I asked you to propose sending a girl to General Wei. Why didn't you mention it, but instead asked Jingxiao county magistrate about the daughter of the capital? Can't we inquire about it ourselves when we return to the capital? Jingxiao county magistrate Even if they are honorable, they all come from General Wei, they are favored by General Wei, what can't they do with the power of General Wei's two uncles?"

Mrs. Fu retorted: "Master only thinks about his beautiful wife and concubine having fun, how can he know what a woman's family thinks? A concubine is a thorn in the flesh in the eyes of a wife! What kind of person is Lin County Lord? He is really a unique fairy in the world. Master these two This daughter can't even compare to one of his fingers, so what if you give it to General Wei? General Wei doesn't like it, and it will anger County Lord Lin, who was newly married for less than two months! Besides, giving it to General Wei can What's the benefit? It can't compare to two girls entering the palace. Even if they can't be concubines, they can only be the concubines of the princes, and they can bring the world's dignity! Lin County Lord must be walking around in the capital. If you are a first-class person, if you ask for her approval, or if you ask her to write a letter to agree, you may not be afraid that Brother Gui will not find a good daughter-in-law with both wealth and honor."

After Madam Fu spoke eloquently, the anger on Fu Quan's face gradually lightened, and soon turned into nothingness. He took Madam Fu's hand and said: "Madam is right, no matter how good General Wei is, he is not as good as you all." The dignity of the prince. I saw General Wei's flirtatious characters in the posthouse these two days, and I just wanted to win him over, but I forgot about the appointment and selection of concubines by the court."

Hearing that her husband no longer wanted to blame her, Mrs. Fu let go of the stone in her heart and sighed: "It's a pity, I missed today, so I won't be able to say goodbye next time. Brother Gui was born so well and talented, I have to find someone Wealthy people are worthy of it. Moreover, I thought that County Lord Lin was the county owner, and he had been taught by the Empress Empress, and he had the nurturing nun who was sent by the Jiangnan court by his side. I begged her, maybe Borrowing two nuns to teach two daughters etiquette, now it seems that it is difficult to speak."

Fu Quandao: "How many days can we borrow? The sky is clear, and we will be separated soon. They are definitely reluctant to leave the nanny to us. As for Brother Gui's marriage, I have already thought of a very suitable candidate. "

Mrs. Fu hurriedly asked who it was, and after hearing Fu Quan's explanation, she couldn't help clapping her hands and said: "It's really wonderful, there is no other person more suitable than this, but I don't know if she has made an appointment."

Fu Quandao: "When we enter the capital to inquire about it, we can only say that we are not destined, but if we are not sure, it is the fate of Brother Gui."

Mrs. Fu nodded again and again, hoping that the official road would be finished soon and she could go to Beijing.

This wait lasted for three or four days. The weather was hot and the sun was scorching hot. After the rain stopped for two days, the road surface was dry, and in one or two days we could start the journey. The members of the Fu family, the Wei family, and the Chen family were overjoyed, and packed their bags immediately. , running in the opposite direction.

There is no need to remember the dust along the way. After the Fu family arrived in the capital, they were greeted by the Fu Shi couple and a group of grandchildren. Mrs. Fu watched people pack things and asked people about the Rongguo Mansion.

Fu Shi's wife was very surprised, and said with a respectful smile: "Ma'am, why do you inquire about Rongguo Mansion? We live in the capital, and we often send people to Rongguo Mansion to deliver things. We all know about the general affairs of their family, so it is very unnecessary." If the wife orders someone to inquire again, even if they inquire, I'm afraid they won't find any important news."

Mrs. Fu liked this wealthy daughter-in-law the most, and said with a smile: "I don't ask about anything else, just ask if the third lady of Rongguo Mansion has left the cabinet."

The girl in Fu Quanxiang's name is Jia Zheng's second daughter, Tanchun. First, the Rongguo Mansion has the highest family status and is one of the best families in the capital. The four families of King Xue of Jia Shi are closely related. Fu Shi said that besides the girl from the Xue family, among the sisters in Manfu, there are three girls who are favored by the virtuous concubine Tanchun, and also valued by the aunt's mother. They also have deep affection for Baoyu, Daiyu and other sisters. He is also a relative of the Wei family, if there is something to ask Wei Ruolan in the future, can he help?

Fu Shi's wife hurriedly said: "No, I heard that Mr. Zheng's wife was visiting her daughter a few days ago. Maybe it's because the fate has not come, and I have never heard of the engagement."

When she heard that Tanchun hadn't promised anyone yet, Mrs. Fu was overjoyed. She told Fu Quan herself in the evening, saying: "It can be seen that it is fate. The third girl of Jia's family is so old that she didn't want anyone. Just based on the relationship between our two families." , just based on how much Mr. Zheng thinks of Eldest Brother, let Eldest Brother go to Mr. Zheng to talk about it first, it is unknown if he will agree."

Fu Quan agreed: "Brother will come to pay his respects tomorrow morning. I told him to ask him to take a day off and go to greet Mr. Zheng, and then mention this matter. Such a good thing should be settled sooner rather than later. It's serious."

Mrs. Fu couldn't help but hesitated, and said: "I don't know if Mr. Zheng will agree."

Fu Quan said disapprovingly: "What is there to disagree? There is no such reason. Anyway, if I am short, I am a third-rank son. The son of a third-rank official has both talent and appearance. How can he not be worthy of the daughter of the Rongguo Mansion? "

Mrs. Fu thought of her youngest son's good looks, and felt that there was no one that her son was not worthy of. In order to tell her eldest son about this matter, Fu Quan stayed in her room that night and got up early the next day. , Fu Quan left Fu Shi alone, and announced his plans one by one.

Regardless of younger siblings, Fu Shiman wanted to marry a rich and noble family, and when he heard about his parents' plans, he readily agreed. When he inquired about Jia Zheng's rest, he asked for a day off and brought Fu Gui and many gifts to visit him.

Fu Shi didn't mention his intention of coming first, but ordered his brother to greet Jia Zheng. Seeing that Jia Zheng praised Fu Gui, he hurriedly asked his brother to visit Baoyu so that he could learn how to look up and down. Afterwards, he expressed his request to Jia Zheng, and sincerely begged Tanchun to be his wife for his brother.