The twenty-third day of the lunar month is a small year, every family steams rice cakes, sacrifices to the king of the stove, sweeps the dust, cuts window flowers, pastes spring couplets, bathes, etc. There are also many people's families who take advantage of the festivities to make wedding gifts, and there is a saying that 'marrying a daughter-in-law is good for the New Year' is what it says.

It seems that there are more marriages in Layue this year than in previous years, and the reason is naturally because of the emperor's illness.

It is no secret that the emperor is seriously ill, and if the emperor dies, it will be a national funeral. The whole country wants to wear filial piety for the emperor, and the wedding ceremony is naturally not possible. Therefore, those families with children who are suitable for marriage and marriage take advantage of the fact that the emperor is still there, and hurry up to handle the marriage of their children, so as not to waste the years in vain as soon as the national mourning comes out.

In the second room of the Su family, Mrs. Liang, under the staff of Su Yuxing, set a girl Han Minglang from the second room of the Zhenguo Mansion as Su Yukang's wife, and the dowry has been given, and then the two families discussed marrying the newlyweds on the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month.

Yao Fengge took advantage of the fact that everyone was busy with Su Yukang's marriage, so he told Mrs. Liang about Song Yayun and Su Yu'an's marriage. As soon as Mrs. Liang heard that it was Mrs. Song's maiden family, the girl's father was still Jing Nanbo, so she felt that she was a good match. asked Yao Fengge to bring people over to look at each other.

Yao Fengge set up a banquet in Qixiang Courtyard, sent someone to take the mother and daughter of the Song family, and invited Mrs. Feng to come over to accompany her, and several women gossiped together for a long time.

Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Liang both liked Song Yayun's gentle and generous temperament, and they were happy to facilitate this marriage.

For Su Yu'an's side, this marriage is a continuation of the stepfamily, and the original partner has a son, the Sun family gave up this daughter at that time and saved the whole family, although the current strength is not as good as before, but it is still not to be underestimated.

Su Jinxuan has such a powerful ancestor, and the status of the eldest son is naturally unshakable. Therefore, although there are many people in Yundu City who cling to the heart, they can basically choose from the daughters of the concubines, and there are really no daughters like Song Yayun.

Of course, the Song family's bad reputation is not known to anyone in the capital. Yao Fengge naturally would not be stupid enough to expose the Song family's old background in front of Mrs. Liang.

Mrs. Liang took this matter with the intention of currying favor with the Yao family, but when she found Su Yu'an and told him about it, Su Yu'an said: "The second aunt is bothered, and the nephew has no intention of remarrying." Don't delay other girls. ”

Mrs. Liang said angrily, "What are you talking about? You're not yet thirty years old, so are you going to let the middle feed lack people? Xuan'er is still young, and she only relies on her nurse to carry her, what can she do in the future? Although this girl from the Song family is a little older, she is also eight years younger than you, and the Song family is also a son of a family, and there is a relative of the Yao family, so it will also be your help in the future. ”

Su Yu'an listened to Mrs. Liang's babbling for a long time, and finally had to respond: "It's really my nephew who has already made a vow first, and he will never remarry in this life." As for the feed, I also thought about it, just take a concubine into the door and cook it. Anyway, I still live in the Hou Mansion, and the people in each province are mostly helped by my sister-in-law. If you can't do it, there will be an aunt. ”

"Concubine?" Mrs. Liang frowned and said, "People are good girls, how can they be willing to be your concubine?" ”

Su Yu'an chuckled: "If she refuses, she will choose someone else." The portal could be lower. As long as the net worth is innocent and the temperament is gentle. The other nephews didn't ask for anything. ”

On the other side, for the sake of the tranquility of the entire Hou Mansion, Mrs. Feng quietly asked Yao Fengge about Song Yayun's details.

Yao Fengge thought about it again and again, and then said Song Yanqing's affairs selectively, putting aside the old things before, only saying that he was addicted to gambling and fought with others in the gambling house, and was accidentally injured to death. He also said that the furniture of the Song family was corrupted a lot by Song Yanqing, anyway, the family is not as good as before.

Mrs. Feng smiled: "I'm relieved if you say that." If they don't have difficulties, how can they be willing to continue the strings with the girls of the country's family? ”

Yao Fengge sighed: "I shouldn't have taken care of this matter originally, but the old lady of our family just fell in love with the second master, and she insisted on me to talk about it." I'll be cheeky enough to say it. Whether it succeeds or not, it is all up to the second wife and sister-in-law to decide, and the second master makes his own decisions. ”

Feng sighed: "To tell you from the heart, my second wife and I both like Miss Song's personality very much, but the second master doesn't know what evil he has committed, he only said that he doesn't want to continue the string, and if he has to make him a family affair, he can only accept a concubine." ”

"Concubine?" Yao Fengge frowned when he heard this, the noble concubine is also a concubine, if Song Yayun is a concubine in the Su family, the Yao family's face will naturally be dull. I don't know how much gossip it will incur.

Mrs. Feng sighed again: "The second wife is still angry about this matter, and threatens to never care about the second master's affairs anymore." ”

"The second master didn't say this once or twice. When someone told him to kiss, he said that he would not remarry again, and he could only take a concubine. It seems that he is iron-hearted. Yao Fengge chuckled and shook his head, and said: "This is also something that can't be helped, I'll just tell them the truth when I go back, what should I do, just let them go." ”

Mrs. Feng sighed: "I naturally hope that the Song family can agree. Anyway, the second master will not marry again in the future, and Miss Song is the grandmother in charge of the second room when she enters the door. It's just that the future heirs are a little worse in reputation, but as long as I and the Hou Ye are here, I will not treat them badly. Although my younger brother and sister said this to Mrs. Song, to put it in my heart, I was too afraid that another woman like the Sun family would enter this house. ”

Yao Fengge naturally understood what Feng meant in his heart. Song Yayun's mother's family has no one, so she will not dare to stand out in front of her in the future, and she will leave after the New Year, let alone a thorn in her eye. In the future, the inner house of this Hou Mansion will be exclusive to her. She naturally didn't want Su Yu'an to marry a girl from a family in Kyoto City again, and then fight with her openly and secretly.

So Yao Fengge smiled and said: "I understand what my sister-in-law means, and I will convey your words as they are." To be honest, I also hope that this family affair can be completed, and it can be regarded as fulfilling one of my wishes. ”

After that, Yao Fengge returned to Yao's Mansion and directly clarified the words with Mrs. Song and Song Yayun's mother and daughter.

On that day, Song Yayun's mother and daughter went to Dingbei Hou Mansion as guests, and Mrs. Feng specially arranged for their mother and daughter to pass by the gate of the Anju Courtyard, and walked opposite to Su Yuan, which was regarded as looking at each other twice.

After coming back, Mrs. Zhao asked Song Yayun what she thought of Su Yu'an, and Song Yayun naturally liked it in her heart, but she only said that it was all up to her mother.

Mrs. Jingnan Bo Zhao likes Su Yu'an's character very much, the man of the Song family is not angry, her husband is a gentleman, and her son is a loser, a character like Su Yu'an, and the captain of Jinlinwei, the son of Houmen, has a bright future, Mrs. Zhao has long been thinking that after her daughter marries, she will also enjoy Qingfu with the past.

When Yao Fengge came back and said that Su Yu'an would only accept a noble concubine and not remarry, Mrs. Zhao's heart was half cold. The daughter is a steproom for others, even if the dwarf is first-class, it is also famous and shared. But to be a concubine...... That's a minion.

When Mrs. Song heard this, she became angry directly: "Although our Song family is not as good as before, it is still the first family of the country!" Yayun is a concubine, how can she be a concubine?! ”

Yao Fengge had no choice but to smile and say, "Since this is the case, then I'll go back and talk to our eldest lady and second wife, if we don't agree." ”

Mrs. Zhao didn't expect Yao Fengge to immediately follow such a sentence, listening to the meaning of these words, the Su family didn't plan to become this family business? Song Yayun couldn't sit still, got up and left with a red face. Old Mrs. Song was also blocked by Yao Fengge's words, and she didn't breathe for a long time.

Mrs. Wang didn't speak, and when she saw the cold scene at this time, she said to Yao Fengge: "Just now your second sister-in-law said that she had something to do with you, you go and take a look first." ”

Yao Fengge got up and said goodbye and went to find the Ning family.

As soon as she left, Old Madam Song snorted coldly: "This is also too deceitful!" ”

Mrs. Wang persuaded: "Marriage is not a child's play, and this matter must not be urgent. There are so many powerful people in the capital, why don't we pick another family? Yayun, this girl is knowledgeable, gentle and humble, and will always find someone who is worthy of it. ”

Mrs. Wang's gentle and soft words sounded like she was praising Song Yayun, but in fact, they were intended to remind Mrs. Song and Mrs. Zhao of two things:

First, it's too late, the emperor is seriously ill, and I don't know which day Lu Dao will drive to the west, not to mention the official eunuchs, even ordinary people will be forbidden to marry.

And then there's the 'worthy' people. Looking at the children of the powerful in the capital, who will marry a twenty-year-old girl? Oh, it's twenty years old, but it's actually the New Year right away, and it's twenty-one after the New Year! Dayun Chao is twenty-one years old and still waiting to be a girl in the boudoir, which is really rare!

Mrs. Zhao is not stupid, as soon as Mrs. Wang said these words, she immediately understood in her heart. So he sighed and said, "It's really time for our family to be exhausted!" The daughter who was raised by brocade clothes and jade food actually wanted to be a concubine for others. ”

Mrs. Wang didn't speak, but she secretly despised it in her heart, but there are many families who can marry back as wives, but I'm afraid that you won't look down on you.

Marriage has always been about a good match, and the so-called good match is the right match. The Song family is no longer the head of the Guogong family, after all, it has also declined, and now there is not even a man in the family, and the orphans and widows who come to their relatives still want to support the face of the Guogong Mansion?

Not to mention that in the Dayun Dynasty, where the concept of the world gradually weakened, even when the clan of the former dynasty was in power, a family like this that had declined could only be bullied. What kind of scholar clan can still be majestic without the protection of imperial power?

Old Madam Song is old, but her brain is not broken, so she naturally understands this truth. After being silent for a long time, the old lady suddenly asked Mrs. Wang: "Just now, Feng Yatou said that the second master of the Su family will not remarry in the future, right?" ”

Mrs. Wang replied, "That's what I said. That's why people put forward the term concubine. ”

"Well, it's just a matter of name. Yayun will enter the door in the future, and she will still be the housewife. Old Madam Song found herself a step down.

Mrs. Zhao also followed downhill: "Maybe he is also thinking about his son, and he is afraid that the stepwife will abuse the child, so he insists on not letting go of his mouth and only accepting concubines, right?" ”

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"In this way, this second master of the Su family is also a person who values love and righteousness." Mrs. Zhao praised.

"In that case, I think the matter can be discussed again. What do you think? Old Madam Song looked at Madam Zhao and asked.

Mrs. Zhao was already willing in her heart, so she smiled and said: "Our orphans and widows have come here, so naturally we have to listen to the old lady's wishes." After speaking, she smiled and said to Mrs. Wang: "Please also ask Mrs. to help you refer to the details." ”

Mrs. Wang naturally understood what Mrs. Zhao meant, the old lady is old, and she doesn't have a few years to live, if Song Yayun really makes Su Yu'an a concubine, she will have to rely on Yao Mansion in the future. Mrs. Zhao naturally wants to raise herself higher, and she will take good care of her daughter in the future. So he sighed, "I've always had no idea. You just look at Feng Yatou's current days, and you will know the way. After speaking, he sighed deeply and said no more.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Jing Nanbo still thinks that there will be no such shop in this village after this village. Su Yu'an is a good man who is one in a hundred, and the concubine of a big family is more decent than the wife of a poor family, and the Song family is now so down-and-out that she doesn't let her daughter marry someone casually, just with a mind to climb up, now that she has met it, she will no longer hesitate to let it go.

Because it's not a remarriage, it's much simpler to exchange dowries or something.

Mrs. Feng discussed with Su Yuping, Song Yayun is a good girl, she had to be a concubine because she was tired of family affairs, so she was more generous in the dowry. It also made the two families happy.

So the Dingbei Hou Mansion swept away the decadent atmosphere of the past, and it was completely new inside and out, and the lights were colorful. Su Yukang in the West Mansion married a wife, and Su Yu'an in the East Mansion was a concubine, all of which were set on the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month.

Early this morning, when Yao Yanyu was dressed and freshened, Tongcui smiled and said: "Take this trip and eat the wedding wine of the two families, but it will save trouble." ”

Cuiwei, who was dressed in a peacock green tribute satin dress, stretched out her hand to sort out the hair of Yao Yanyu's rouge purple brocade gray squirrel hair jacket, and chuckled: "Although I only went this time, the congratulatory gift is a full double portion." ”

Yao Yanyu sighed softly: "The share of the West Mansion is naturally to see the face of the Er, and the East Mansion is here...... Yayun and I grew up together, although there is not much deep friendship, but she is a girl's family, and she should not be burdened by the family. In the future, she didn't have any backers in the capital, and the wife over there didn't want to see the Song family. How the future will be depends on herself. All we can do is this generous gift. ”

"Madame is the most merciful." Cuiwei helped Yao Yanyu check her makeup, and was finally satisfied: "Okay, madam, let's go." ”

Yao Yanyu held Cuiwei's arm with one hand, put the other hand on her stomach, and slowly walked out of the house.

Xiang Zhi and the other four maids followed neatly with their burdens.

The east and west mansions of Dingbei Hou are all lit up, naturally the atmosphere on Su Yu'an's side is not as lively as Su Yukang's side, and there is no etiquette such as worshipping heaven and earth for concubines, but Yao Yanyu still came here first, and went there after leaving the congratulatory gifts.

Su Yuyu took the child back to her parents' house a few days ago, and when she saw Yao Yanyu coming over, she happily greeted her, and carefully helped her to sit inside, and then served tea and talked.

This wedding banquet, Su Yuping consciously held a grand ceremony, and wanted to take this opportunity to go to the Su family's bad luck and raise his eyebrows again. And marrying with the Zhenguo Mansion is also a thing worth showing off. Therefore, all the relatives and friends who had dealings with the Su family were invited, and there were one hundred and twenty tables for banquets inside and outside the Dingbei Hou Mansion, which was also unique in Yundu City.

After a day and a night, Yao Yanyu felt tired on the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, so she was bored in the house and did not go out. Wei Zhang didn't have anything to do, only ordered some trivial matters, and stayed at home with Yao Yanyu to discuss how to spend Chinese New Year's Eve,

Last year because of the earthquake, so the year was not good. This year, Tang Xiaoyi has a son, Yao Yanyu is also pregnant, and the matter of Zhao Dafeng and Cuiping is basically settled at the end of this year, because Zhao Dafeng doesn't want to handle the marriage too hastily, so he decided to come step by step to show his respect for Cuiping.

The brothers each have happy events, and they are all preparing something fun, and everyone is happy and happy together.

Yao Yanyu heard him count several famous troupes and famous actors in the capital, and was suddenly surprised, stared at him with wide eyes and sighed: "I didn't expect that Wei Hou Ye was so proficient in these things?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Wei Zhang was surprised, thinking that this is nothing, right?

"I thought that Master Hou, in addition to military training, you are fighting wars, and in addition to military affairs, you are city defense, don't you want to be so familiar with these famous actors? It can't be that you are still holding a horn, right? ”

Wei Zhang laughed and said, "How idle am I to dare those boring things? I might as well stay at home with you if I have that spare time. Besides—aren't you in charge of all my money? Where do I have the money to hold on to anything? ”

"It's hard to say. What man doesn't hide some private money? ”

"Oh, my lady!" Wei Zhang sighed helplessly, turned around and hugged Yao Yanyu into his arms, "Do you mean to check my account?" Isn't all the little family business of our family going to you, where do I have any private money? ”

Yao Yanyu said with a smile: "With Zhao Dafeng's merry ghost, none of your brothers are clean." ”

"I've been wronged!" Wei Zhang leaned over on Yao Yanyu's stomach with a wail, and sighed faintly: "Girl, let's give my father a comment." ”

It was originally a joke, but as soon as his voice fell, the little guy in his stomach didn't know whether to punch or kick, in short, Wei Zhang felt that his cheek was gently pushed, and the feeling was so real that he didn't relax for a long time.

"What's wrong with you?" Yao Yanyu raised her hand and pushed his head, "Stupid? ”

"Huh? What just happened? Did the little baby move? Wei Zhang asked stupidly.

Yao Yanyu smiled: "Yes, I guess I heard you quibbling here, and the baby got angry and kicked Yimei." ”

"Kick me?" Wei Zhang happily put his face on Yao Yanyu's belly again, and said in a loud voice: "Girl, girl, come again, kick daddy again." Hurry up ......"

Yao Yanyu slapped him funny: "What are you doing?" ”

"Let my daughter kick me again." Wei Zhang said as a matter of course.

"It was just a coincidence, where can she hear you?" Yao Yanyu said funny.

Wei Zhang insisted on sticking his face to his wife's stomach and waited for a long time, but his baby girl seemed to fall asleep against her father's face, very quiet, and refused to move again. After that, Wei Zhang had to sigh helplessly, sat up straight, leaned against Yao Yanyu, touched his chin and didn't speak.

"What's wrong?" Yao Yanyu looked at the loneliness on his face and raised her hand to push him.

Wei Zhang let out a long sigh and said, "What do you say she is doing and not moving?" ”

Yao Yanyu shook her head in frustration, decided not to pay attention to someone who was stupid, and turned around to get an idle book to read by herself.

Seeing his wife flipping through the book on the side, Wei Zhang thought about it and decided not to make trouble, but obediently lay down beside his wife, stretched out his long arm on his wife's bulging belly, closed his eyes and waited for his baby girl to move again. Waited and waited, but before the fetus could move, he fell asleep.

Yao Yanyu heard the sound of soft snoring beside her, so she turned her head slightly to look over.

The sleeping Wei Zhang is very different from his usual sharp appearance. As soon as those cold and sharp eyes were closed, the whole face lost its murderous aura and became calm. The long eyelashes are straight and dense, like black butterfly wings. The hard eyebrow bones and thick black sword eyebrows also have a compelling momentum, leaving only the handsome and bright, incorrigible good-looking.

It is easy to ask for priceless treasures, and it is rare to have a lover.

Yao Yanyu suddenly had such a sentence in her heart, and she couldn't say anything for some reason, but she suddenly remembered it. At this time, she felt that in her previous life and this life, it was worth it to have such a man by her side in two lives.

Wei Zhang slept very comfortably this night, and woke up in good spirits. In fact, he didn't sleep for long, but the feeling of leaning on his wife and daughter to sleep soundly was too happy. It's just that Wei Zhang still has a little regret in addition to happiness, so he persistently took Yao Yanyu's hand and asked, "Did she not move when I fell asleep?" ”

Yao Yanyu teased helplessly: "No, maybe she can feel that you are sleeping next to her, and she can sleep very peacefully." ”

Wei Zhang nodded and said seriously, "Yes, definitely." ”

Yao Yanyu couldn't help but raise her hand to support her forehead, thinking to herself, Master Wei, can you be a little more stupid?

That night, the couple simply had a little dinner and went to bed early, and talked about the emperor's condition before going to bed, Yao Yanyu leaned on Wei Zhang's shoulder socket and sighed softly, saying that I hope the emperor will survive this year safely and well, and there may be a miracle when the weather warms up.

Wei Zhang thought she was worrying about it and persuaded her not to think too much and sleep peacefully.

Almost three days later, Wei Zhang heard a few insect chirpings outside, suddenly woke up from his dream, got up quietly, put on a big coat and went out lightly.

In the darkness, another black-clothed man flashed out, arched his hand towards Wei Zhang, and replied in a low voice: "The emperor is seriously ill, and the sixth prince asks the prince to enter the palace immediately." ”

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I've been working hard for the past two days, but the monthly pass is still thrown out of ten streets.

╮（╯▽╰）╭！ Dear drops, can't you just take a stand?

If it continues to wilt like this, Zhuzhu will also wither...