With the crisp and warm sound of Shangyuan firecrackers, the new year has arrived.

Ru Hao and Chen Hao almost didn't go out because of this recuperation, so this New Year was like half a honeymoon, Chen Hao rarely had time to go to the yamen for half a month, except for a few of the most important bosses, colleagues and relatives gave gifts, they didn't go out much, just concentrated at home with Ru Ji. And by the time of the Shangyuan Festival, Ruji's pregnancy had been four and a half months, her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and the husband and wife began to look forward to feeling the child's movements, but they didn't know if it was because the child was relatively small or lazy, Chen Hao looked forward to it for several days, and listened to Ruji's belly every day, and the little guy didn't respond, and both of them were a little disappointed.

The grandmother sent by Huan Ningbo Mansion just smiled: "Some children are more lively, and they kick and kick at five months, and if they are lazy, they will only reach out and stretch their feet in six months." Now that my cousin and grandmother are only more than four months old, it is common not to hear it, and my cousin is too anxious. ”

Ru Xi is nothing, but Chen Hao is very embarrassed, and told Ru Xi a few clichés to be careful about the fetus and have a good rest, before hurriedly going out on an errand.

Ru Ji has not been intimate with Chen Hao for a long time for a long time, and she has been grinding her ears and temples for half a month, and she is tired of being in one place every day, although she can't really have the same room, but it seems that because of the upcoming child in common, she has transformed from warm and sweet love to a more gentle and long family affection. And after the fifteenth day of the first month, the New Year's holiday ended suddenly, and Ru Ji sent Chen Hao out, and her heart was a little empty.

At noon, I ate according to the strict diet of pregnant women, and in the afternoon, Ruxi looked at everything in the house and thought about Chen Hao, and after sitting for a while, I felt that it was okay to sit and think all the time, and I still had to find something that was not too tiring to be busy and disperse my emotions.

So soon, Ru Ji began to re-devote herself to preparing for Cai Wan's marriage, discussing Pu Wei's new marketing after the New Year, and continuing to inquire about the rich life of entertainment and gossip about the three relatives and six old families.

Cai Wan's marriage actually doesn't have much to be busy with, Chen Run is a native of Chenzhou, and Chen Hao is a distant relative, but this is really far away from the genealogy, before there was no master-servant relationship brought by Ru Ji, the two of them also called "Brother Mao" and "Xiao Run" according to their age.

Now that Cai Wan is going to get married, it was originally necessary to give them two rooms in the Chen family's house, and it was convenient for Cai Wan to continue to serve Ru Ji as the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper in the future. But Ru Ji always feels that this is not good, whether it is Cai Wan's death retribution to the original owner in the previous life, or Cai Wan's continued loyalty and concern in this life, she hopes to give Cai Wan a better life.

So Ruxi discussed with Chen Hao and bought a clean and clean small yard for Chen Run and Cai Wan in Willow Hutong, not far from their home. The deed wrote the common name of Chen Run and Cai Wan, if it is all given to Cai Wan as a dowry, although it is okay, it will inevitably make people talk in the future, as if Chen Run took a lot of advantage or ate soft rice, then the relationship between their husband and wife is not good.

After the house was built, because the place was not big, and the furniture and sundries were very easy, Chen Run took the initiative to take out the reward money of the past year, and prepared all the furniture and furnishings that should be purchased. On the whole, it is relatively simple, there are no relatives in Beijing, and the two of them don't have much money, and the three media and six hires are complete, and when the time comes, they will be carried out from Chenjiajiaomen to get married, and sent to their own house in Willow Hutong to worship as a ceremony, and invite a respected old neighbor from Baifu Lane to be the main marriage, and then put a few tables of banquets in Pu Weiji, please invite the previous neighbors, the guys in the store, and the maids in the house, and the wedding will be.

Ru Xi discussed with Chen Run and Cai Wan for two days, and found that there was really nothing else to worry about or lack, so she gave them another fifty taels to prepare the wine banquet with confidence, and then talk about the things in Pu Wei Kee's shop.

Unexpectedly, when it came to business, Chen Run's words flickered.

Ru Xi is the best at observing the details of other people's expressions, and soon noticed Chen Run's expression: "If there is anything, just say it directly, this kind of babbling makes me worry even more." ”

"Yes." Chen Run has always admired Ru Xi in his heart, if it weren't for Chen Hao's repeated telling him not to let Ru Xi work too much about the things in the store, he would have said a long time ago, "Actually, it's not a particularly big thing, but I noticed it during the New Year, there is a shop opposite our Pu Wei Ji that has been plated down, and looking at the way they go in and out of the decoration, it should also be a teahouse." I went to inquire about their master and owner, and it is said that they are from Jiyang. The snacks in Jiyang Mansion are also very famous, I thought they might become Pu Weiji's opponents, and later called Xiancao and Lingzhi to go there to set up a cliché, and the little girl was still relatively unguarded. As a result, I found out after careful questioning that the merchant from Jiyang Mansion was surnamed Chao. ”

"Surname Chao? Chao Xing? After thinking about it a little, Ru Ji understood that Aunt Chao's younger brother Chao Xing was a good businessman, and she had heard of it in her previous life, and she made a lot of money in Beijing. It's just that the original owner of the previous life, Ruji, rarely interacted with her mother's family, and she didn't know what Aunt Chao's younger brother was doing.

Cai Wan nodded: "Yes." Listening to Xiancao say that it was Chao Xing, I went to quietly inquired about Pu's family, only to know that during the Chinese New Year this year, the house was very lively. ”

"What else can be busy?" Ru Ji naturally knew that even if the problem of the Chi family was solved, Rushu was engaged, and her ancestor was also married, the problem of the Pu family would not end, or the problem of the Chi family would not end, just the opposite, everything had just begun.

Before, for the sake of Chi Zhugui's affairs, the Chi family had promised to marry their daughter, although in the end they replaced Ruyan by marrying Shuangcia as a righteous daughter, but all the expenses in the wedding, the thirty-two dowry dressed in red and colored will definitely not come back. Originally, the Pu family had been greatly injured because they spit out Yan Wei's 10,000 taels of dowry, and then folded in 2,000 taels in vain to marry like a cicada, although it would not starve to death or sell the house, but the ensuing Rushu marriage, what did the Chi family use to marry?

The end of the year is the time for each family to move around, to exchange gifts externally, and to send some reward red envelopes to the people in the house, no matter how the Chi family can save money, the expenses under the year are also several times the usual.

Money must be used for everything at all times, unless the Chi family can dream of the Tao and suddenly open a plug-in that turns stones into gold, otherwise the only most convenient source of wealth for the Pu family is naturally Aunt Chao's younger brother Chao Xing.

Eating people's mouths is soft, and taking people's hands is short, even if Pu Yu is a shameless hypocrite, he has no confidence to rely on Chao Xing to support the family's expenses and even supplement Rushu's dowry, while saying that the relatives of the concubine are not relatives.

According to Pu Quan's daughter-in-law, now in the Pu family, everyone calls Chao Xing, who is rich and wealthy, called Chao Erye, although there is no justifiable title of "uncle", but from Pu Yu down, everyone treats him ten times more respectful than Chi Song, the head uncle. Although the power of Zhongfang and the name of Mrs. Zhengfang are still in the hands of the Chi family, the whole family is stammering Aunt Chao. Aunt Chao has even planned to move the whole family to the capital, and Pu Yu has no opinion.

"Of course Master Pu has no opinion, he himself eats the soft rice of his little wife, and does he care where his family spends his own money to live." Ru Xi sneered and shook her head, "Mrs., this can be regarded as exhausting, and she is busy in vain." You look at it, now it's just that Rushu is going to get married, and after adding the New Year, the wife is already so embarrassed, in case Ruyan's marriage has eyebrows in the future, it may not be what will happen at that time. ”

Ru Xi said this, it was just a reasonable logical inference, but the news that came again a few days later made her and Cai Wan and the others a little shocked.

It is said that during the Chinese New Year, many members of the royal family will go to Jingxin Jingyuan to do sacrifices.

Ruji's eyes lit up immediately when she heard this opening sentence when Magenta brought new gossip: "So what? ”

"So this year, as in previous years, the old princess and the little Qi prince went together." Magenta paused and explained, "King Qi is the emperor's younger brother, he has passed away, and the current little King of Qi is the son of the prince of Qi, just seventeen years old, and he has not yet held a position in the court. Qi Wangye has always been the assistant head of the household department and the ministry of industry during his lifetime, and his reputation is actually not bad, but he passed away early. Princess Lao Qi is the daughter of Chu Shangshu and has a good relationship with the queen. Today's princess of the county is the girl of the Chu family, who got married the year before last, but she has no children for the time being. ”

"And then? How did Ruyan get on it? Ruyan couldn't wait, her heart was full of excitement brought by gossip, "I knew Ruyan had a high heart, but I didn't expect it to go in this direction." She and Xiao Qi Junwang met directly in Jingxin Jingyuan? And then just look at the right eye? ”

Magenta shook her head: "I really don't know the specific situation, Princess Lao Qi looks gentle and gentle, and actually has some means." To put it mildly, the identity of the second girl is too far from the palace of Qi County, and such a thing is not very popular in the royal family. No matter how she looked at it, Princess Lao Qi didn't let too much gossip flow out. I heard that the main reason is that the princess of the county has not been married for two years, so the princess of Lao Qi can tolerate this matter, otherwise I am afraid that it will not be so smooth. ”

Ru Ji is a little disappointed, only one result is a good gossip, the most important thing is the process in the middle! How did Ruyan get on the Junwang Mansion? Will she really be able to fly up the branches as she wishes? (.)

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