74. Seventy-four

The gift of the continuation of the string is simpler than the original wedding, and the marriage of Su Sanniang this time is no exception, especially this marriage is actually forcibly promoted under the condition that the old lady of the Shi family and the two brothers and sisters-in-law are very dissatisfied, although it seems to crush all the opposing voices in front of them, but how to live after the marriage, how to get along with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it is difficult to say.

Ru Ji was also a little vaguely worried about this, but seeing that Su Sanniang seemed to be in a very calm mood when sorting out the dowry, she thought that she was also prepared in her heart, so she didn't say much. In February, Ruxi went back to the house in the north of the city three or four times, in addition to helping to prepare the details of the wedding, and more importantly, to help sort out the makeup gifts sent in by each family like flowing water.

Because although General Shi Ben's remarriage did not take the initiative to invite guests and friends in a high-profile manner, but because Huan Ningbo's Mansion, General Jingyi's Mansion and even the current queen have all taken action to assist, all kinds of rumors and discussions have long been spread in Beijing, and anyone who wants to befriend General Shi Ben naturally knows that giving gifts to Su Sanniang to add makeup, and even to Ruji, the stepson and daughter-in-law who is about to get started, is also a roundabout gesture.

After a few busy days, Ru Ji felt like she had returned to the workplace in modern society, but instead of the familiar sales and marketing, she went to the public relations department.

So for Su Sanniang and Ru Xi, what they are most busy dealing with every day is not the real details of the wedding, but distinguishing which of those gifts can be received, such as General Jingyi's Mansion, Huan Ningbo's Mansion, Yongning Hou's Mansion, etc., all of which are General Shi Ben's close friends, and they have also contributed to the marriage. The gifts sent by these people are really to add color to General Shi Ben's marriage, and I hope that Su Sanniang will be more decent when she marries. Such a favor must be accepted, otherwise it will chill the hearts of friends.

There is another kind of gift that cannot be accepted, that is, similar to the Pan family, the Huang family, and General Shi Ben do not have any friendship, or want to go through the path of General Shi Ben, or have committed crimes under General Shi Ben, but the previous direct gift was refused, at this time, take Su Sanniang's makeup as a name for dredging or even bribery, that is, I would rather tear my face than return the gift.

But both of these are obvious and easy to deal with, and more needs to be sorted out, and even those who have to consult Ming Luying and even Mrs. Yan San are those who are involved in intricate in-laws and human relationships, and they can neither accept it calmly, nor do they withdraw directly.

Some can be taken in half, some have to be returned without offending anyone, and some can be taken in whole but have to be quickly returned with a gift of equal value to balance.

By the middle of February, Su Sanniang had roughly sorted out a dowry of seven or eight thousand taels, which was basically a decent marriage. And Ruji, who breathed a sigh of relief, felt that she seemed to have a lot more understanding of the pattern of the capital in these daily gift list exchanges.

On 19 February, Chen Hao was officially transferred to the Criminal Department.

On the same day, it was also the third spring festival in the Tianqi period of Emperor Xiang, Shi Renlang, who had lost a lot of weight, still barely supported his entry, and as for Chi Zhugui, he unexpectedly continued to recuperate in Huaishu Hutong, and Geng, the uncle of the Chi family, made another big fuss in the Pu family.

At that time, Ruxi happened to be at home, and got the last silver ticket of 350 taels from Qiu's mother, so far, Yanwei's 10,000 taels of dowry can be regarded as fully recovered. Among them, the last few strokes can be so smooth, on the one hand, Pu Yu and the Chi family finally ruthlessly sold part of the ancestral sacrificial field in Jizhou's hometown after several discussions. On the other hand, because the marriage between General Shi Ben and Su Sanniang is imminent, Pu Ruo, as Ruji's father, that is, General Shi Ben's stepson's in-laws, is not only a little polite among colleagues, but also some people toss and turn and send gifts to Pu Ru in order to make friends.

Ru Ji heard about it, but she didn't interfere with anything. The euphemism sent by others said that he admired Pu Hanlin's talent and fame, and Ru Ji couldn't say that people were duplicitous. Second, if you can't understand the real relationship between Ru Xi and Pu Ruo, and you still think that you can turn around and catch General Shi Ben by relying on Pu Ruo, then you are not a really well-informed person, and you can't afford to make any big waves.

After another three days, it was the day when the candidates for the Spring Festival appeared, and when General Shi Ben's wedding date was only three days away, the Shi family suddenly spread the news that Mrs. Shi was critically ill.

This time, General Shi Ben personally went to the Tai Hospital to invite three doctors to come over for diagnosis and treatment, acupuncture, moxibustion, and all kinds of decoctions, and it was very urgent to rescue for two days, and Mrs. Shi's situation stabilized.

In this case, General Shi Ben's remarriage date will naturally be postponed. To put it mildly, if Mrs. Shi hadn't been rescued this time, General Shi Ben would have been filial piety for three years as a parent, and he might have to worry about it. Then there is no need to mention this marriage, it is certain that the filial piety cannot be married for three years, and more importantly, if the mother-in-law dies suddenly two or three days before the wedding, I am afraid that Su Sanniang will be detained with a bad reputation. Not only are the words of outsiders terrifying, but General Shi Ben inevitably has something in his heart.

Ruji's heart sank when she heard the news, according to the memories in her previous life, Mrs. Shi's body was still okay, she didn't have too much pain, and she didn't die early. Maybe it was because the Shi family was very smooth in the previous life, Shi Zhonglang did nonsense but basically never entered the yamen, Shi Renlang was even more smooth, Chunqiu won the Gongshi, and Qiuqiu won the eighteenth place in the second class, and later received a casual post in the Hanlin Academy. Although General Shi Ben did not continue the string, he was in a high position and was also loyal and obedient. In general, Mrs. Shi can be regarded as having nothing to worry about, and she spends her old age peacefully and healthily.

But in this life, from the first time Shi Zhonglang entered the yamen, none of the piles and piles in the Shijiamen could make Mrs. Shi happy. Although Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi are also congested in various accidents, but in the end, they are not as good as Mrs. Shi, after this series of fright, chest tightness and anger, it has been several months now, and it is impossible not to hurt the body.

But Ru Ji really didn't expect that such an injury would actually make Mrs. Shi critically ill. Although it has now stabilized after the joint treatment of several imperial doctors, I don't know what General Shi Ben will think in his heart. In the end, that is his own mother, this emergency illness in front of him is caused by anger, will General Shi Ben withdraw from the marriage? Will you regret the harsh rebuke you once gave to Shi Zhonglang? Will he even be angry with Chen Hao and himself in turn?

"Girl," Cai Wan brought the tea and whispered closely, "Chen Run just came in to report that my uncle wants to see you." ”