The Happy Man in the Red Chamber

After talking for a while, Mrs. Wang brought Yuan Chun over.It is a rare day that officials from the Ministry of Rites will come over today.After all, even for people like them, it is rare to receive an order.She wanted Yuan Chun to take a look at it early, to see this kind of procedure, so that she would have insight in the future.

When Jia Mu saw Yuan Chun, she smiled from within.An Lan watched their grandparents and grandchildren interacting, squinting and smiling.When Jiamu had enough kneading Yuanchun, she was introduced to her.Only then did she speak: "Do you still like the gems you sent over last time? I thought you must be the first one in this family to use this thing. Then let your mother make a gold background for you, and find a good worker to inlay it." That's it."

When it came to marriage, Yuan Chun smiled shyly and bowed his head: "Auntie will laugh at me." After she finished speaking, she turned sideways and hid behind Jia Mu, and all three of them laughed when they saw her like that.

Mrs. Wang sent Yuanchun off, and left on the pretext that she had something to deal with.An Lan watched Mrs. Wang leave, and also said that she was going to see Yingchun.Mother Jia looked at Yuan Chun, and nodded thinking of Mrs. Wang.She can take advantage of the time to teach Yuan Chun something.

These days, Yingchun applied ointment for two days and at night, and her hair is obviously much shiny.An Lan stroked her smooth braid: "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"Use it!" Yingchun was very happy with this beautiful mother.She had a mother of her own at last, but Mammy always said a mother wasn't a mother.This made her a little confused.However, the mother is good to her, that's all.

Hearing the baby's voice, An Lan turned her head and asked the nurse who served her: "What did my sister eat in the morning? Why don't you let my sister sleep more?" She could tell that she must have woken up early.

The nanny sat on the little chair beside her: "Mrs. Hui, my sister used to get up at this time. Go to the old lady's side, and then go to the second wife's side. I'm afraid I'm used to getting up. Just now, my wife sent me off. Here comes the porridge, and I used up half a bowl."

An Lan let go of Yingchun's braids: "Leave them untied these days, don't comb them. Let's talk about when your hair turns black. If it doesn't work, I'm afraid I'll find a grandma who shaves her hair and re-do it. You see." Old lady, I do know. I just came from the old lady's place, and it's okay for an old lady as young as my sister to be old. Why do you want to go to the second wife's place?"

"In the early years, the old lady couldn't figure out that it was the second wife who raised her for a year." The nurse didn't know why she went to the second wife's place, but someone above told her that she was hugged every morning. My sister went over there.She wondered if it might also be the miscellaneous love of that year.

An Lan curled her lips: "She's an aunt, and my sister is not my uncle's daughter. How do I go to see her? What kind of gift is this? A good child is eating and sleeping. I will tell you later It's just a thank you. You are also from the mansion, so why don't you understand such rules. It's as if our sister's father is an uncle. If you say this, you don't know What do you think our house looks like!"

Although An Lan said so, she also felt that the current image of Rongning Street outside was probably not far from the set of Leng Zixing's speech.

Jia Jing hid in the temple early, saying that he was going to cultivate to become a god.Jia Zhen is a little younger, in fact, she is about ten years younger than Jia Zheng.But this can't stop people from matured early, and the daughter-in-law went early, not to mention the baby was born early.That Jia Rong can be regarded as the first generation in Rongning Street.Unfortunately, my mother died early.After Jia Jing's original partner left, the originally controlled life became more and more absurd.The three-year filial piety period was watched by his old mother honestly, and he kept it.But once the filial piety period is over, in the hundred gardens specially made at home, there are Yingyingyanyans, fat swallows and thin ones, everything is there!

Rumors from outsiders say that there is nothing clean in this Rongning Street except for the lion at the gate of the mansion, which is not an exaggeration.

The nanny looked at An Lan, lowered her head and thought about it, and decided to tell the old lady what An Lan said later.It was also a message from the old lady who said she wanted my sister to visit the second wife.She is a family member, whether she is good or bad is not what the wife who came halfway in front of her can say.Anyway, it has to be the old lady and the second wife who say it.

It's true that she has a good plan, but An Lan is not aimless.What she was waiting for was when this nanny made a mistake.The reason why they haven't moved away so far is that another matchmaker is waiting for something to happen to Jiamu.In this way, no matter good or bad, she can completely hold Yingchun in her hands.

Just as I was thinking about it...then I heard the little maid coming over to pass the word, saying that the officials from the Ministry of Rites had arrived.An Lan got up quickly, this was the first time she had experienced this kind of situation, and she had only seen it in TV dramas.Although I know that there will be no such thing as the emperor's summoning day in the imperial decree, but such a thing alone is enough to take aftertaste.

Jia Amnesty had set up an incense table in front of the Rongxi Hall early on, but what the Ministry of Rites came with was just a five-rank proclaimed history.That man was young and mature, and he looked like he should be a Jinshi of the new department.Sitting on a chair drinking hot tea, seeing old and young coming, Liang Mang got up and bowed to Jia Mu.After that, there was no unnecessary nonsense, and I took the imperial decree and went to the front of the incense table.

The maids made futons, because it was An Lan who received the order.She knelt down on the seat of the first futon directly next to her.Then follow Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, Yuan Chun and so on.Jia Amnesty was next to her, and everyone was very respectful.

The decree is very simple, just two sentences.One said that he knew that Jia She was newly married and wanted to make peace with his family.The second is to say, to confer a royal order on Mrs. Yipin.This surprised everyone in the Rongguo Mansion.They never thought that this stepmother would be granted the imperial order of first rank.Mrs. Wang looked at Feng Guan and the beautiful woman in Xia Phi who took over the imperial order, and her jealous heart seemed to be eaten by bugs.She squeezed the handkerchief tightly and glanced at Mother Jia who was on the side.That complexion is not very good, she suddenly felt comfortable.It seems that when you are not going well, it would be good if others can do the same.

An Lan didn't care what the two women thought, but asked someone to take the red envelopes that had been prepared before and handed them the history of the announcement: "Today is the third day of my wedding with my master, and you should accept it as happy money." Come down!"

The young official looked at the red envelope in his hand, which was painted with gold lacquer on it, and he nodded his head: "It should be a happy event, but now the lady's rank is higher than that of the lower official." After saluting, Jiamu left in a hurry because she still had official duties.

"This young man doesn't want to sit down for a while before leaving." Mrs. Wang saw the young man with familiar eyes, and helped Jia Mu to sit down.Mother Jia glanced at her: "My old eyes are too dim to see clearly. You haven't seen it yet? Then the following Huangmen still has three orders in their hands! It's just this one, which is unique."

An Lan put the things away, and sat down next to Jia She: "The old lady understands it, but I still don't understand it! Didn't I say earlier that it must be a third grade? But the old lady helped me sort it out. What's wrong?" She was full of shyness, and she said that she was cute and sensible.But Mother Jia was blocked by her, she snorted coldly:

"What do you think this is? Is it our own? How to give it to you is the meaning of the above."

After listening to her lecture, An Lan imitated Mrs. Wang and shrank her neck.Turning to look at Jia She: "Master, I want Lian'er to accompany me to the temple to light a long burning lantern for my sister tomorrow. It was originally a latecomer, how can I compare with my sister? I feel very guilty, Is the master allowed?"

Jia She raised her eyes and looked at her, it was an accident of her rank.He still can't figure it out, but this woman is thinking about lighting an eternal lamp for her sister... What does she want to do?

Thinking of this, he turned around and thought maybe it would be good to let it out.Nodded: "It's fine if you have the heart, Lian'er has nothing to do right now anyway. Let him accompany you, it's a good idea. The ever-burning lantern in Baituo Temple is very good. I lit one for the old grandmother in the early years. You You can go!"

Hearing Baituo Temple, An Lan snorted inwardly.What is very good? The inheritance with the same name as Cihang Jingzhai can be described in two words.It was only after the Tang Dynasty that people's Jingnian Zen Buddhism was directly merged into the Fazong and no longer asked about worldly affairs, so it faded away.But how to say clearly about inheritance?

Jia Amnesty could tell from her squinting eyes what she was thinking.But he himself felt that it would be good to surprise this woman.In any case, the current meditation Zen is not what it used to be.No matter how we advance and retreat together, time changes and Cihang Jingzhai has always been aloof. In fact, the behavior of cholera in the world will gradually be rejected by Buddhist orthodox monks.They don't practice advanced Buddhism, and they don't know the profound teachings of Dharma sects.At the beginning, the two parties could still focus on one goal.But how long has it been?

Today's canonization is a happy event, Mrs. Wang had someone prepare a banquet early.After eating, the banquet was withdrawn and fruit tea was served, but he didn't talk about the future first, but talked about Jia Zhu's marriage because of Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty put down the tea bowl in his hand and looked at Jia Zheng: "Looking at it now, Zhu'er will definitely be admitted to the imperial examination next year. Not to mention juren, at least she is a scholar. This marriage should also be arranged. The second brother is optimistic. family?"

"I need my mother to tell me about this matter. How do I see it?" Jia Zheng was asked about his eldest son's marriage, he paused and looked at Jia's mother: "A few days ago, my Shangfeng also asked about the marriage. Let’s talk about this matter. It is said that she is the concubine daughter of Zhang Shaobao from the Hanlin Academy, and she is currently being raised by her aunt. The son did not directly refuse, but delayed saying that it was the mother who wanted to talk about it. Zhang Shaobao’s family is good, but she happens to be a concubine.”

Speaking of this, Jia Zheng's tone was not without complacency.Compared with his elder brother, he took the scientific examination and passed the Juren by himself.Although he failed the Jinshi examination twice, he is a real scholar after all.But what about his elder brother?Apart from the status of the eldest son, where can he compare to himself?His smug tone revealed that Jia She threw a peanut into his mouth.In the small plate in his hand, An Lan peeled it for him when the banquet was withdrawn.

When Mother Jia heard that it belonged to the Zhang family, she looked at Jia Zheng in a daze, "But the Zhang family from the Zhang family in Luoshui?"

"It's their family, but it happens to be a concubine." Jia Zheng thought that his son was the authentic eldest son, how could he match a concubine.

Mother Jia sighed after hearing the words: "It's true. In our family, Zhu'er is the eldest, so it's not good to have a concubine daughter. How old is that girl? Their family is not very outstanding. Yes, it's not clear."

Although she didn't want Jia Zhu to marry a concubine, after all, Jia Zheng would definitely have a concubine in the future.If it's not her grandson, there are also young men in her natal family who need a daughter-in-law.Being able to establish a relationship with this kind of family is somewhat better than marrying a high-ranking girl.Although the Zhang family in Luoshui has declined, in the final analysis, they are also a thousand-year-old clan, and they are not comparable to them.

"It looks like it's about ten years old. It's just been able to sequence teeth." Jia Zheng also understood what Jia Mu meant, and he also valued the Zhang family.Back then, he was only four years younger than Jia She, but the Jiang family chose to give Jia She a daughter who was close to his age and did not choose him.The location of the Jiang family is similar to that of the Zhang family.Although he does not have the status of a prince, it is also an old clan that has survived since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.Even the emperor must be handled with care.

Mother Jia sighed: "The age is not bad. I just got married in the last two or three years."

An Lan made a plate of peanuts and pushed it to Jia She: "Are you talking about the second daughter of the Zhang family in Luoshui?" She herself was very interested in these families that were still prosperous after the Wuhu Rebellion.A few days ago, I did a lot of research. The Zhang family has more sons than daughters.In this area, there is a daughter of the main family of the direct branch who married the loyal prince and became the princess.In the end, although this little girl was a concubine, according to the information she collected, she was officially recorded under the name of her aunt.On the genealogy, there must be an upright daughter of the first wife.It's just that everyone outside knows that this old woman is a concubine.But they don't know that the Zhang family loves their daughter dearly.

Thinking of this, she really wanted to get Jia Lian this girl from the Zhang family.Compared with Wang Xifeng who always talked about my uncle from that day on, she prefers this kind of person who was doted on by her father and brother.

Mother Jia nodded, "Have you heard about their family?" Mother Jia was very curious about An Lan's attitude, and she turned to think about Jia Lian's marriage.For this reason, she frowned, she said Jia Lian's marriage was not a big deal.At the beginning, the girl from the Wang family was the one I thought of, but I have to work slowly.After all, there are still people in the Jiang family in the capital right now, so she thought it would be good to have a relationship for three to five years.

"Yes!" An Lan nodded: "The Zhang family has many daughters and few daughters. It is said that the previous generation didn't have any girls. This time, I got one who became a baby and then married His Royal Highness Prince Zhong. I heard that the men in the family had been having trouble for a long time. Later, I had such a small one, and I heard that she was very doted on. At the age of eight or nine, I think it is suitable for Lian'er."

When Jia Amnesty heard this, he was stunned for a moment and then thought about finding out that this marriage is very good.He knew the old lady's plan from the beginning, and the daughter of the Wang family was also good, so he didn't need to make trouble for himself in this matter.But the woman in this family is probably better.He lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while: "A few days ago, the eldest brother-in-law of the Jiang family wrote a letter saying that the Zhang family is a good marriage. He was going to mention it, but I pushed it away because Lian'er was young. Just talking, waiting for the stepmother to come in. Besides, it’s not too late to talk about this matter. After all, Zhu’er is different from Lian’er, and my brother thinks it’s inconvenient for her to be a concubine. But I see, if it’s suitable, it’s okay.”

When Jia Mu heard what Jia She said, her heart skipped a beat.She is also yearning for the in-laws of this family.If Zhu'er enters the court in the future, she will also have support among the civil servants.But if you let Jia Lian go... She snorted and looked at An Lan: "I think you are sensible, Lian'er will inherit the title in the future no matter what. How about marrying a concubine? I don't know, and I said Our family is clinging to it! The Zhang family is a century-old clan, but it can't compare to ours."

"That's what the old lady said..." An Lan pursed her lips and smiled, took a sip of tea from her teacup, and slowly wiped the corners of her mouth: "I think, if we can talk about this marriage, it's our Lian'er who really favored me. "

She pursed her lips and squinted her eyes and looked at Jia She with a smile: "Master is only a first-rank general now, neither a leader in the war nor a prize valued by the emperor. Our family just has a name for nothing. If someone is said to be a fifth-rank official of the brother. Didn’t the common people say that? If a brick is thrown from the gate of Chongwenmen, several third-rank officials in the capital can be killed. Lian’er’s body is not good. Well, in the future, I will not have the opportunity to enter the imperial court at the same school as Young Master Zhu. To be able to be a rich man, and to be degraded to the rank of nobility is also generous. If you can mourn such a marriage, it will be good for your heirs in the future. The Zhang family After experiencing the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, there must be their family's way of standing upright."

Hearing her words, Jia Amnesty didn't give Jia Mu a chance to explode and said, "At present, Zhang Xianzhong, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, and Jiang's brother-in-law are brothers in the same school, and they have a deep friendship. Later, I will get someone to hand over the door stickers." , since someone has been able to connect the brothers in this matter, I think it’s not too late.” Speaking of this, he looked at Jia’s mother’s rising and falling chest, and grinned happily: “I think it’s better for me to come to the door in person. Now let’s see the time. I'm afraid it's going to be the queen. I don't really care if it's a concubine or a concubine. As long as I can help my descendants, it's a good thing. No matter what, I, a first-class general, am worthy of being a girl in their family."

Listening to Jia Amnesty's swift decision to settle the matter, Mother Jia did not want Jia Zhu to marry a concubine, but when she thought that Jia Lian would not only have the Jiang family in the future, but now also had the Zhang family as a disciple, she would The chest is uncomfortable.Her face turned pale: "Okay, this matter is also a matter of you being a father. Originally, I was still looking at the daughter of the Wang family. It will definitely make me happy. Besides, your younger siblings are in charge of this house right now. If she comes in, the aunt and nephew can take care of her together."

Hearing what Jia Mu said, Jia Amnesty put the teacup in his hand on the table with a bang, his face was not very good-looking.An Lan looked down at her fingers and pursed her lips with a smile: "The old lady's words are good, but I'm a newcomer in Nuoda's mansion, and I'm not familiar with the younger ones. But if it's about Lian'er's marriage If it is settled, it must be brought back. It is impossible for the son of the uncle’s family to be an adult, and let the aunt of the uncle’s family take care of the house. Don’t say anything else, if it spreads outside, it will say that I am a first-grade Ma'am, use a fifth-rank Yiren to be the housekeeper. If nothing else, I'm afraid it would be a crime to go to Yushi."

Jia She patted the table: "As far as you can tell, the old lady doesn't understand these principles. Anyway, when my father was still there, the old lady was in charge of Nuo Da's mansion. Why don't you understand these principles? That's fine. , This matter is settled like this. Brothers should take a closer look at Zhu'er's marriage. People like us are no better than others, so we should take a closer look at whose prostitute's daughter. No matter what, Zhu'er is older. Yes, it's better to be more cautious about his marriage. Lian'er, that bastard, I've arranged it like this. If the Zhang family's marriage doesn't go well, I'll talk about other things at that time. Anyway, I don't want him to marry too early. "