Chapter 43: An Unexpected Visitor
Soon came the day of Ke Ximei's marriage, although she was a concubine, the Lu family did a lot of face, so that people couldn't make mistakes. The man's next appointment is a dowry of thirty-two lifts, and the Lu family brought out of the Ke family is a slowly eighty-two dowry. Although it is not a ten-mile red makeup, it is quite rich.
Lu handed the dowry list to Ke Ximei's maid Liu Zhi, "I have read it repeatedly with your grandmother, although your dowry is only eighty-two, but I have done my best to count everything in detail." Look. In addition, I allocated a Zhuangzi and two shops to you, both of which are really good shops, and the Zhuangzi harvest is good. If you go to the Ping'an Marquis Mansion, no one will look down on you! Second girl, you live your life by yourself, and you will have to rely on yourself in the future. ”
Ke Ximei was a little moved, she didn't expect the Lu family to prepare such a good dowry for herself, from the time she married into the Ping'an Marquis Mansion and even a hundred years later, all the things used were all in good shape. Eighty-two dowries, full, without a little emptiness. The one Zhuangzi and two shops held by him are indeed good places for good harvests. In this way, Ke Ximei has nothing to say. She thinks that if she were herself, she might not be so intimate to her daughter.
At the moment, more than ten years of awe turned into a moving admiration. No matter what, the Lu family did what a mother-in-law should do.
Bow down, "Daughter, thank you mother for her hard work!" When I go to my mother-in-law's house, I must abide by my duty and not shame my mother. ”
The Lu family is very satisfied, in the end, this concubine is also the daughter of his henchman Aunt Hao, and it is not bad to be good all the time. This dowry is also a penny for her, and she can exchange it for the concubine's kindness, why not?
"You don't have to do these things, your aunt is waiting outside. I'm going to Ping'an Hou's Mansion, say goodbye to her! This is for you to press the bottom of the box, you can take a look at the willow branches and let them be harvested! After speaking, he handed a small box to Ke Ximei. Ke Ximei glanced at it, her cheeks flushed, and she hurriedly ordered the willow branches to be put away.
Ke Xihao and Ke Xiyuan, who were standing on the side and watching this qiē, both had their own thoughts, but they were reluctant to Ke Ximei. Seeing that Lu Shi had finished explaining, the two stepped forward to hug Ke Ximei. For a while, there were a thousand words between the sisters, but they all turned into red eyes.
"Okay, you two don't make your second sister cry. It's time for the other sisters to come over in a while, so let Aunt Hao and your second sister say goodbye for a while! ”
Ke Xiyuan knew that Ke Ximei was going to get married, and she still wanted to say goodbye to her biological mother, so she nodded, and pulled Ke Xihao and Lu out together.
A woman dressed in a pomegranate tunic was waiting at the door, her head hung down, and her expression could not be seen clearly. Lu Shi looked at her and said lightly, "Go in and say goodbye to the second girl!" After a while, the other sisters will come over, and you will just leave! ”
The woman raised her head, revealing a very plain face, only a trace of elegance and tranquility between her eyebrows, which was very charming, "Thank you, Mrs., the concubine will never miss the good time of the second lady." ”
Lu Shi nodded, and took Ke Xihao Ke Xiyuan to the front hall of Haitang Courtyard to greet him.
Ke Xiyuan couldn't help but slander in her heart, this Aunt Hao is interesting and polite, although she is not upper-class, but the elegance between her eyebrows is very attractive, no wonder she is the only concubine in the big house who gave birth to an heir, I have to say, this is a smart woman. Ke Xiyuan will not think that the Lu family is kind and pure because of the help of the Lu family these few times. The Lu family is the smartest woman under the Wang family in this family.
After Aunt Hao and Ke Ximei said goodbye, the ladies in the house all said goodbye to Ke Ximei one by one, even Ke Xifeng rarely said to take care. The person who greeted the relatives also came over at this time, covered their heads, and Ke Huaizhi, who was married, carried Ke Ximei without a sedan chair.
Ke Xihao couldn't hold back any longer, and cried on Ke Xiyuan's shoulder, "Fifth sister, I really don't want my sister to marry!" You don't know, a few days ago, the second lady of the Ping'an Hou Mansion also sent someone to send a set of gold hairpins over. The second sister doesn't know what will happen in the future! ”
Ke Xiyuan was a little surprised, according to the news she heard, Ke Ximei was going to marry Yin Endao, the third young master of the Ping'an Hou Mansion, and her biological mother was a noble concubine, and it was said that she was a female official released from the palace, and her identity was very different, and the Ping'an Marquis was very favored, so everyone in the house respected her as the second lady. It is said that Mrs. Ping'an Hou and it can be described as a force of fire and water, and the two can basically sit on an equal footing.
It's just that in the end, the second lady lost in her identity, and the daughter-in-law married by her son wanted to call Mrs. Ping'an Hou a mother, and she could only call herself the second lady at most. This set of gold hairpins is generally given to the future daughter-in-law by a serious mother-in-law. At this time, sending such a sensitive thing over, I'm afraid that Ke Ximei's life will not be easy in the future.
Thinking of this, Ke Xiyuan was also very depressed. In everyone's opinion, the family affair that the Lu family gave Ke Ximei is already excellent, Ke Ximei still has so many troubles, and she may also have to suffer from the splint anger of the two mothers-in-law, and she is more likely to fall victim to the fight between the two women.
"Third sister, let's believe in the second sister, it is true that as the eldest aunt said, we have to live by ourselves, we can only pray that the second sister will have everything well, and the second brother-in-law will be considerate."
Ke Xi's eyes lit up when he heard this, "That's right! As long as the brother-in-law is good, the sister will naturally be good! I hope my brother-in-law is a good person! ”
Ke Xiyuan feels that ancient marriage is a venture capital, which is simply a pit for the father. is like Lu Jiarou and Ke Ximei, who are lucky enough to marry into their aunt's family like Lu Jiarou, but they also have to hold the risk of getting married by close relatives. And Ke Ximei, who married into the Bofu, still has a series of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems to worry about.
Ke Xiyuan has been very depressed recently, and she only feels that it feels very bad for fate to be dragged into the hands of others. Yu was like a time bomb hanging over his head, and he didn't know when it would explode.
"Fifth Miss, the old lady called you over, saying that there was a distinguished guest and asked you to come and accompany you." , Ba Ge jumped out from behind Ke Xiyuan and said respectfully.
Ke Xiyuan suppressed the curiosity in her heart, said goodbye to Ke Xi, and returned to Ronghua Courtyard with Qiqiao and Bage.
"Sister Eight Songs, do you know which guest it is?" , Ke Xiyuan was still curious, and couldn't help but ask Ba Ge.
Eight Ge smiled, "Fifth Miss don't be alarmed, this noble man came out hidden today, and the old lady thought that Miss was close to her age and had something to talk about, so she asked the slave to come and call you." ”
Ke Xiyuan's heart was a little relieved, and she kept guessing in her heart, who could it be?
When they went to Ronghua Courtyard, the maids saw Ke Xiyuan coming over and helped open the curtain one by one, and Sixi said with a smile, "The old lady has been talking for a long time, Miss Five, please come in." ”
After coming to Ronghua Courtyard for so long, he has not had this kind of courtesy, and Ke Xiyuan unconsciously gave birth to a sense of vigilance.
"Oh, auntie, will you scare the fifth sister like this?" , a crisp female voice came into Ke Xiyuan's ears.
"Haha! That girl is very safe, she won't be scared! Wang's tone was obviously happy.
Auntie? Ke Xiyuan subconsciously rolled around in his heart, and also guessed the identity of the person who came. The only one who can be called Wang like this is the eldest daughter of Wang's mother's family, and Wang Youya, the only daughter of the Wang family.
Speaking of Wang Youya, Ke Xiyuan had to think of Yang Yuehe. Wang Youya is also in the selection this time, and she was assigned to the third prince as a side concubine.
She actually came to the Ke family because of Ke Ximei's wedding secret in the early stage of the wedding, for what? And for what?
The thought had already turned a few times in his heart, but his face was full of smiles, "Grandmother, my granddaughter is late, grandmother is not strange." Then he made a look of surprise on his face, looked at Wang Youya, and blessed his body, "I don't know who this sister is?" How to call it? ”
Wang Youya got up with a smile, replied with a half-salute, and pulled Ke Xiyuan, "I'm my aunt's niece and granddaughter, you can call me cousin." ”
It's my cousin again, there are really a lot of cousins in this Kefu, and the smile on my face is even deeper, "Hello cousin!" ”
The Wang family has become more and more satisfied with Ke Xiyuan recently, and his niece and granddaughter came over and even named Ke Xiyuan to see him, and the Wang family saw that both of them understood etiquette, and their hearts became more and more happy, "You skin monkey, your identity is different, and your father and mother will not stop you from going out." ”
Wang Youya smiled coquettishly, "Grandma, I finally went out, don't blame me." I went out, and His Highness allowed me. Speaking of this, Wang Youya's face flushed.
It is true that she is already destined to marry into the royal family, Wang Youya's status is extremely noble, even if it is just a side concubine, but because she is the eldest daughter of Renyi Bofu and the only daughter of Renyi Bofu, the entire royal family cannot ignore such a side concubine. You must know that the old lady of Renyi Bowang was a hero who fought the world on horseback back back then.
Just looking at such a born side concubine, Ke Xiyuan knew that the third prince would not snub her. From her words, it was vaguely revealed that the third prince seemed to have a correspondence with her. Although we don't meet each other, we get along very well.
Ke Xiyuan sighed in her heart, there is a second daughter of the loyal Bofu as the main concubine, and the eldest daughter of the Renyi Bofu is also a side concubine, and Yang Yuehe's days may not be smooth in the future. Moreover, how many hearts does the so-called devotion have? Isn't he the same affectionate as other women?
Ke Xiyuan was a little sad for Yang Yuehe, lowered her head, and too many complicated feelings flashed in her eyes.
"Fifth sister is afraid that she won't remember me, I have been here before, and I haven't seen my fifth sister much." , Wang Youya smiled, but Ke Xiyuan was shocked. This woman, from the moment she entered the door to the present, the smile on her face has never disappeared, how strong self-control should this be?
"Your fifth sister used to be weak, and she didn't like to go out of the yard very much. Now, I have recovered from a serious illness, and I am much more cheerful! When you are free in the future, ask more of their sisters to accompany you! She's got a great personality! ”
Wang Youya nodded, "Grandma don't worry, the fifth sister is your granddaughter, just like my own sister." I don't have any sisters, and I really like to want a sister like my fifth sister. ”
Ke Xiyuan always believes that there is no liking for no reason, why did Wang Youya come here today?
Wang was very happy that Wang Youya said this, no matter what, Ke Xiyuan was indeed her own granddaughter, and nodded, "I love to see you sisters love each other." ”
Wang Youya asked the hour, and then stood up, "I'll leave today, I can't stay longer." I'll talk to you when I'm free. “
Wang also knows, "You can prepare for marriage with peace of mind, and you should explain to your mother." I've talked to you a lot, and you're going back and thinking about it yourself! “
Wang Youya nodded, glanced at Ke Xiyuan with a smile, said goodbye to Ke Xiyuan, and left with the maidservant.