[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

In the message sent to various places, Shen Yue made it very clear that local officials must explain to the old peasants who came to Beijing that it is definitely not that they have broken the law of the state when they are invited to Beijing, but that they are invited to speak to the adults in Beijing. How to grow crops.The travel expenses along the way are all paid by the Hanlin Academy, and money will be given every day according to the length of time.

Because of this, Shen Yue even quarreled with the sixth prince.The sixth prince belongs to Paixiu now, and he only wants to take money in, and he doesn't want to take out a penny.Hearing that Shen Yue wanted to withdraw money from the income of the printing house, he refused to give it life or death: "Whether you can make money at the end of the year depends entirely on these few months. If you withdraw money now, what should you do if you lose money at the end of the year?" ?”

Shen Yue told him directly that if he hadn't thought about spending money this year, he wouldn't have thought about the idea of ​​printing compilations. If the sixth prince didn't give the money, then he would please play today and deprive the sixth prince of the right to manage the books of the library.

How could the sixth prince, who was enjoying counting money until his hands cramp, be willing to ignore the accounts of the press?He could only watch Shen Yue withdraw large sums of money from the account of the printing office while his heart was bleeding.

The sixth prince, whose heart ached all the time, couldn't help it in the end, and found someone he thought could suppress Shen Yue: "Marquis Zhong'an, such a large expenditure by Shen Yue is really not conducive to the future development of the library." Agreed At the end of the year, the money earned by the printing house must be handed over to the Ministry of Accounts. As the secretary of the Ministry of Accounts, do you care or not?

Lin Ruhai stood calmly in his office room, and smiled at the sixth prince: "I remember that day when Shen Yue said in the hall that when he wanted to compile the book of agriculture and the book of manufacturing, he told the sage that he might use the printing press to do it. The sage agreed with the fee support. Even though he had dedicated the printing house to the imperial court, the sage still let him continue to lead the book editing job, and did not deprive him of the right to manage the printing house." So he continued to use the printing house. The profit of the library is justified.

You are quibbling, don't you know?Realizing that he made a mistake in looking for Lin Ruhai, the sixth prince directly transferred a seasoned old official from the household department to go to the Imperial Academy to record the money Shen Yue raised from the printing house one by one and where it was used.

He had already thought about it, as long as Shen Yue dared to spend a penny on himself, then he would impeach this guy—what's wrong with his husband, what's wrong with making money, he can also spend money, and he's better than Everyone spends more!If I don't impeach him, I am too sorry for my tortured heart.

Will Shen Yue himself spend the money proposed by the printing house?Knowing that the Sixth Prince sent someone to the Hanlin Academy, he directly arranged a room for the old official, and then sent over the accounts together, clapping his hands to express that he was impatient, and leaving professional matters to professional people Most rest assured.

As for himself, it's not that the twelfth of February is approaching, he should think about how to celebrate Daiyu's first birthday in Shen's house.

Put birthday wine?There is no need for Shen Yue to make a fuss about it on his own, from the empress down to the people who have a good relationship with Daiyu in Beijing, they have already sent birthday presents, and they are all so rich that it is outrageous, even if they don't want to have birthday wine.

Jewelry?Among the gifts Daiyu received, there were not many sets of heads and faces.Counting the two months' salary he had just received, Shen Yue felt that he still couldn't afford a complete set of facial hair.He can't sell words again.

Spread flowers all over the house?Now the flower houses are all Daiyu's, no matter how many flowers Shen Yue uses, Daiyu will know within two hours, losing the meaning of surprise.

Shen Yue, who couldn't come up with an idea, felt that it was really impossible, he could only wash himself for nothing, tie a bow around his neck, and then give Daiyu a way.But it seems that even if he doesn't send him off, he will obediently follow behind Daiyu. Sometimes Daiyu complains that he missed her business.

Worry about people, really worry about people.Shen Yue, who was worrying, saw Daiyu enter the door with a sad face, and said with compassion: "It's your birthday, and you have collected so many good things that there will be no room in the room, why are you still frowning? Could it be that you have no place to put your things because you are worried, I still have room here, and I can store them for you."

Daiyu gave him a listless look: "Others are worried, but you still make fun of them."

It seemed that something was really embarrassing, Shen Yue hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"

Daiyu looked at him pitifully: "Brother Ai, my wife hasn't had her birthday yet, and I'm holding birthday wine here with great fanfare. Others must think I'm unruly."

This is really a problem.Because Bachelor Shen and the old lady were both present, Shen Ren and Mrs. Fang, who are sons and daughters-in-law, had never served birthday wine. If Daiyu did, there would be some people who were jealous of Daiyu and would point them out.

Shen Yue thought for a while before he came up with an idea: "Let's not say it's a birthday wine, just invite the people you're friends with to enjoy the flower feast on the eleventh day. Everyone who participates in the flower banquet knows how it goes It’s easy to say to the outside world. You might as well write it clearly on the post, you want to make friends with literature, so that no matter what skills the girls and wives have, they can show their talents. In this way, no one owes favors, and no one can say anything.”

I had been worrying about the matter for a few days, but Shen Yue solved it with a few words. Daiyu looked at him with admiration: "Brother Ai has a good idea, and I will get a good poem later, please ask Brother Ai to add it for us." It’s better to print it out quickly.”

Is this thanking myself or assigning tasks to myself?Shen Yuehun didn't care, as long as Daiyu was happy.He enthusiastically helped Daiyu to come up with ideas, who should be invited, how to arrange the garden, how to let the visitors enjoy themselves, so as not to feel lonely...

Fang Shi also smiled when he knew what they were thinking: "This year is your first birthday at home, even if you are lucky to set up wine, why do you have to worry about me and the master."

Daiyu just tugged at her sleeve and shook it: "It's just that I was thinking that my family would have a quiet meal together during the day, not what my wife said." Then she smiled mysteriously at Fang Shi: "I also give The county lord posted a message, Madam, let Brother Xun meet you quietly?"

"You." Mrs. Fang nodded Daiyu's smooth forehead: "You still have such a narrow temper. If you talk about it, that child is going crazy now. He just reads and reads the compilation every day. I'm afraid you Tell him to listen."

The two younger uncles can be regarded as Daiyu grew up watching her, and they have a very close relationship with her, so Daiyu accepted this task and asked someone to invite Brother Xun to come over: "You must come here when the time comes, and I will invite the county magistrate to come to me. Identify the door in the yard, so you can see how it looks."

"Sister Yu," Brother Xun is not used to being called sister-in-law, and he still calls it sister in front of Shen Yue: "The marriage is already settled, can I still call off the marriage if I am not satisfied after seeing it?"

Daiyu's voice became even more angry: "Why don't you just let you look at the county magistrate, and you don't have to look at who you are marrying?" Is this child dissatisfied with her marriage, or why is she so careless? ?

She thought so, so she asked. Brother Xun smiled helplessly: "Sister Yu, you really spoiled my elder brother. Isn't everyone in the world living like this? How can anyone grow up together like you?" , Each of you knew your character early? Mother herself has taken a fancy to the county magistrate, so she is not bad in appearance. Then it doesn’t matter if I look at it or not?”

Daiyu stared blankly at Brother Xun, could it be that she really missed something?Originally, she and Shen Yue grew up together, and they got married since they were young, which seemed to be a matter of course. It turns out that not everyone in this world is like them.How lucky I am, but why can't other girls be as lucky as myself?

Shen Yue couldn't answer Daiyu's question.He is willing to let Daiyu not be bound by the world, but not all others are like him.He didn't want Daiyu to be a pioneer of women's rights. Being a pioneer in this world meant bearing pressure that others didn't have.

Seeing that Daiyu was still a little depressed, Shen Yue persuaded her: "The road has to be taken step by step. You see, the pen and ink in this boudoir are all secret, but now how many girls from other families are holding money and begging for seals. The library prints poetry collections for them."

Daiyu's eyes lit up: "Brother Ai is right, we need to do this little by little to make the sisters feel more at ease."

Hearing that she did not say anything about fighting for the freedom of marriage for others, Shen Yue felt deeply comforted, and then heard how she planned to invite the county lord to her yard without leaving a trace, and how to make Brother Xun impress the county lord. If you hear the sound of heaven - you can do whatever you want in your own home.

The banquet on the eleventh day was undoubtedly a success.There weren't many people Daiyu made friends with in Beijing, but since the palace banquet, many people took the initiative to show their friendship to her, and they just invited them all together for this flower viewing feast.

With the hope of publishing another collection of poems, all the girls who received the post were present.Mrs. Fang only received wives of the same generation, so Mrs. Li was invited by Daiyu to receive girls and young wives of various prefectures together with her.

"Sister-in-law, don't restrain yourself for a while. If you want to compose poetry, just do it." Daiyu whispered to Li Shi.

Mrs. Li also whispered: "You are planning to print another collection of poems. Didn't the grandfather say that you should not be an example?"

Daiyu laughed softly: "The Empress held a banquet and printed "Yu Xiu Ji Zhu", we are not following the Queen's orders. As long as the printed poetry anthology does not exceed the standard of "Yu Xiu Ji Zhu", Grandpa will not be able to say that. What."

"Give you to the clever one." Li Shi also smiled when she heard that, eager to try.

After waiting for the end of the song, I collected another fifty or sixty poems, and a few girls who were good at painting directly accompanied the poems with pictures.The girl who was not included in the picture originally wanted to ask Daiyu to provide a picture, but Daiyu refused because her mundane affairs were too complicated.

But everyone didn't think that Daiyu took Joe—the last time Daiyu made a move was the Empress Dowager Fengzhi Lunyin, and that her poems could be printed by the Royal Press, she had already borrowed the credit of Daiyu, the master.

Naturally, Brother Xun had a successful meeting with the county magistrate, and both of them were probably quite satisfied, only seeing that Brother Xun didn't hold a book and study hard, but listened to Fang's talk about the situation at the banquet.

"Tomorrow, please invite your father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Brother Kuan to have fun together." Fang said to Shen Yue.

Shen Yue nodded naturally, but still reminded Brother Xun: "Don't be too complacent, Brother Kuan will not be able to participate in this year's Qiu Wei, so be careful with what you say."

After hearing this, Shen Ren asked: "The child is not bad at studying, why didn't he participate in Qiuwei?"

Shen Yue had no choice but to explain: "My father-in-law listened to the meaning of the sage, and seemed to intend to let him be the chief examiner of next year's Chunwei. Even if Brother Kuan won the Juren this year, next year's Chunwei will have to avoid it. Then it is better to suppress him for another three years. Not to mention the higher score, there is no need to compete with brother Xun and brother Yan."

Shen Ren was also a little anxious after hearing this: "Then Brother Xun should also avoid it for a while?"

Shen Yue told Shen Ren not to worry about this, Brother Xun and Lin Ruhai were only relatives by marriage, not immediate family members, so they were not included in the list of avoidance.Only then did Shen Ren feel relieved: "That's the best, if you don't just get married as a scholar, it's really not pretty."

Daiyu didn't participate in the comments all the time, and seemed a little absent-minded.Fang only thought that she was tired after staying for a whole day today, and directly asked the young couple to go back to their yard to rest.

Shen Yue clearly saw a gleam in Daiyu's eyes, and when he returned to his room, he pretended to be casual and looked around, as if he was looking for something.He didn't point it out, even as if he didn't notice that Daiyu was getting more and more depressed, he released Daiyu as before, and asked someone to fetch water directly, and the two of them washed and rested silently.

Perhaps there was something on her mind, Daiyu tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep that night, but Shen Yue seemed to be fast asleep, and did not notice that Daiyu looked at her "sleeping" self from time to time.

When Daiyu woke up, she found that the snow geese were all smiling and looking at her, and said anxiously: "It's only at this time that I wake up, it's too late to please be safe."

Xueyan bowed six times earlier: "Congratulations to grandma Fangchen."

Daiyu thanked her with a smile, and found that there was no sign of Shen Yue in the room, she asked a question and knew that Shen Yue had already gone to the main courtyard, and she became a little depressed again: "What happened today, you didn't wait for me."

Xue Ou smiled and said: "Uncle said he needed to find his wife, so he went first, and grandma should wash up quickly."

Now that Shen Yue has already gone to the main courtyard, Daiyu is not comfortable with herself. She originally wanted to go to the main courtyard to pay her respects as soon as possible, but a few girls said that today is her birthday. Those who choose the clothes choose the clothes until they dress up Daiyu like a fairy descending to the earth, then they are satisfied and surround Daiyu to the main courtyard together.

Among the girls and women I met along the way, which one didn't bow to Daiyu and say a few auspicious words?Mother Gu waited there early at the gate of the main courtyard: "When the master came, I thought that grandma should also arrive. Today, grandma is more elegant, and this old slave wishes grandma to stay young forever."

Regarding this nanny who has been by her side since she was a child, although after Daiyu married into the Shen family, Fang was afraid that Nanny Gu would hinder Daiyu from managing her small courtyard by virtue of being an old man in the mansion, so she wanted to go back. Beside her, Daiyu was still as respectful as ever: "I should have gone to greet my mother, how dare I bother my mother to say hello." She can also be regarded as my teaching mother.

Grandma Gu looked at Daiyu in full bloom, with admiration in her eyes and even more emotion: "Grandma is too polite, it's not because of grandma that this old slave is so decent." Everyone laughed when they said that.

"Grandma please please." Gu Momo didn't waste Daiyu's time, but she knew her little master, so she probably couldn't wait any longer.

As soon as Daiyu entered the main room, she found that except herself and Shen Yue, all the masters in the mansion had arrived, she couldn't help but blushed: "Please forgive me for being late, my wife."

Mrs. Fang said: "It's not too late, if it's early, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this meal." His eyes were full of jokes, which made Daiyu wonder, brother Ai came early Why, why is there no one now?

Xueou put the orangutan felt mat in front of Shen Ren and Fang's feet, and Daiyu bowed down to the two elders. They both smiled and asked her to stand up. Fang even rewarded her with a set of jasper heads: "Today is You don't need to be too polite on a good day."

As soon as Daiyu got up, Brother Xun and Brother Wen came to pay her birthday wishes again. Brother Xun gave a painting of Wu Daozi, and Brother Wen gave a set of jade carvings of the twelve zodiac signs.

Daiyu was still thanking her two brothers, when a little girl outside shouted, "Here we come, come on, quickly open the curtain."

Even Mr. Fang, who has always been well-behaved, didn't ask the little girl why she was being rude, but looked at the door with a smile, and looked at Shen Ren from time to time, until she looked at Shen Ren with vacant eyes, and scolded the unworthy son a few times in her heart. all over.

Several of Fang's big girls came in together, all holding steaming Longevity Noodles in their hands.Long ago, a second-class girl neatly set out tables and side dishes, inviting the masters to eat noodles.

Seeing that Shen Yue came in with the girls, Daiyu felt a little disappointed, afraid that the old man would see that she was uncomfortable, so she teased Shen Yue: "Could it be that brother Ai is hungry today, so why not go and urge the wife to eat?"

Shen Ren has already provoked a piece of noodles with resentment: "I don't know if I can eat it or not." If it is not delicious, let this kid make noodles for himself every day until he can eat it.

Fang also picked up a few noodles, and complained deliberately: "People say that after marrying a daughter-in-law, they forget their mother. This is true." The kid did it himself.

Daiyu opened her small mouth slightly in surprise, looking at Shen Yue speechless.Shen Yue stuffed the chopsticks into her hands: "It's the first time I'm making it, so I don't know if it suits your taste."

Brother Xun and Brother Wen only ate noodles with their heads depressed, and refused to watch their brothers and sister-in-law staring at each other. Shen Yue asked Shen Ren not afraid of death: "Master, do you think you can still eat?" I have practiced quietly for a few days, and I can always The entrance is right.

"Eating without talking." Shen Ren did not slow down the speed of eating noodles, but only said something cold to Shen Yue.

Fang couldn't see his son being made things difficult: "If he made it quietly in his own yard, the master wouldn't even be able to eat this bowl. At least he still has some filial piety, knowing that everyone can judge and criticize together."

Shen Ren only felt that it was wrong to swallow the face in his mouth, and it was wrong if he didn't swallow it. He snorted through his nose, and then gave his eldest son a hard look.

Seeing that Daiyu still didn't move her chopsticks, Shen Yue asked her: "But I don't look good? I'm also a beginner, so I should get better next year, so let's get it done this year."

Daiyu only felt the warmth from her heart to her hair. Everyone said that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, but brother Ai actually went to make longevity noodles for herself!No wonder I searched quietly yesterday, but I didn't find the birthday present prepared by Brother Ai for him. It turned out that he felt that the things made by others were not as sincere as those made by himself!

Who says it doesn't look good here?Daiyu only felt that the poached eggs on the noodles were as tender and white as jade, the scallions were green and pleasing, the chicken shreds were neat and short, and the smell of the noodle soup made people drunk.Even after eating a bowl of noodles, Daiyu still felt in a daze: "Thank you brother Ai." She thanked her sincerely.

Shen Ren raised his head and was about to say something, when he saw Fang looking at him with a half-smile, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I also want to thank the master in my heart."

After giving birth to a son who was a cheater, Shen Ren had no choice but to pin his hopes on Lin Ruhai.The three members of the Lin family who made a special trip to Shen's house to celebrate their daughter's birthday, after knowing that Shen Yue gave Daiyu his hands, their faces were also full of splendor.

Jia Min directly annoyed Fang Shi: "The two children are ignorant, fortunately you can bear it, wait for me to teach Yu'er a lesson."

Looking at Lin Ruhai's face, Fang was amused, and didn't care about Jia Min's pleading: "These young couples are harmonious and beautiful, what do you teach them?" After speaking, he asked Jia Min in a low voice: " I just don’t know who Yue’er learned this skill from, I eat really well.” Your husband is my son’s husband, did you learn it from his husband?

When Jia Min looked at Lin Ruhai again, his eyes became a little unpredictable. Lin Ruhai felt it, and said to Shen Yue lightly: "The staple food of today's dinner, let's try your craftsmanship."

Shen Yue couldn't and didn't dare to say no. When he finally finished making a dozen bowls of noodles, Lin Ruhai encountered all sorts of pickiness: the noodle soup wasn't thick enough, too many vegetables were put in, the shredded chicken was too thick, and the noodles weren't smooth...

Shen Yue passed the test after his worthless face was eaten up, and he got a comment that it would be better if he practiced more.However, Shen Hanlin personally made noodles for his wife's birthday, somehow it was known by several princes, they strictly guarded against it, and didn't want their concubine to know, but it was still spread by interested people.

It's not that no one said that Shen Yue was disrespectful in front of the present day, and he actually served the women in the inner house, but was blocked by the present day with the excuse that it was a matter of the boudoir, and he should think more about government affairs, and don't just focus on the small things in the inner house.

At the end of February, the Empress Dowager's birthday, no one dared to comment on the birthday noodles made by "hands-on" today, and there was a trend of learning how to make noodles among officials in Beijing and China-this daughter-in-law can ignore it, Can my old lady be disrespectful?

Even though many courtiers hate Shen Yue so much, the old ladies and ladies in the inner house think that little Shen Hanlin is really popular. Ideas - what is so rare about something bought with silver, what is made with your own hands is really hard work!

The sixth and seventh princes feel that they don't need to admire Shen Yue any more, it is more appropriate to look up directly: they have also just been accused of marriage, Shen Yue has brought out such a trend, the sixth prince has reason to believe , Shen Yue must have come up with such an idea in order to retaliate against himself for not letting him withdraw money in the printing house.

The Ninth Prince has now developed to the point where he will not appear in front of Shen Yue unless necessary, for fear that one day he will become a wife slave like Shen Yue.But if he doesn't want to appear in front of Shen Yue, can he really not appear?

Shen Yue calmly told the Ninth Prince with his actions that he was thinking too much.

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