Chapter 20: The Bride
It's a pity that before I could think about how to persuade him, the news spread in the house that Wu Ye had left overnight and rushed back to Xijing, although I had long known that he was leaving, but I didn't expect to leave in such a hurry. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Afterwards, Liu Chang asked Liu Yi to send news that there was an urgent incident at Ah Ye's house, so he left for Xijing in a hurry, and he didn't have time to inform me, not to mention that there would be any words of farewell and comfort, I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart, and I always felt that his trip would not be smooth sailing.
"Rao is that you are worried day and night, his news will not come back so soon, take a step back, even if there is really any rumor, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, what's the use of being in a hurry? Don't forget, he is a master anyway, can anyone bully him? It's you, knowing that the young lady is going to get married the day after tomorrow, and you are still in such a trance, do you really think that everyone looks at you pleasing to the eye and doesn't care about the rules with you? ”
I know that what Dongmei said is the truth, and it is all for my good, so I naturally dare not listen carefully. After all, Miss is a high-profile marriage, we are married, these days are even more red eyes of others, even I have secretly heard a few times others chewing the root of the tongue, saying that Miss is mean and unkind, even the maids who have served in the past are in a hurry to send out, for fear that there will be a fox in their house, and the marrying is in addition to a few big girls, only dare to have no foundation to buy a little girl from outside.
Some said that it was to prevent the beautiful and hearty Xia He, and robbed Liu Yi next to the eldest young master to look closer, and some said that in order to prevent the glamorous and subtle Qiu Ju, just let her stay in the house and do needlework all the time, and she didn't give the door for a long time, as if she was going to boil Qiu Ju to death. If you want me to say that the most important thing to guard against is Yunyan, such a gentle lady, even I can't help but be moved, let alone others, but I don't know why no one dares to arrange her.
The gossip has never stopped, but it still does not change the fate of the young lady who was married by the groom in a red and happy atmosphere, and naturally I followed me to Shangshu Mansion with the marriage. I still remember the day before leaving, I went to the woods where we met for the first time, but the weather was warmer, the green trees were budding, and my eyes seemed to be full of life, and his lonely back in the bleak winter wind seemed to be getting farther and farther away from me at this moment. Just when I sighed and turned to leave, I seemed to see Liu Chang's passing back, and I couldn't help but sigh that things are not people, and in just a few months, it seems that everyone has become different.
Three recall door, I had the opportunity to see for the first time what the young lady's husband looks like, I still remember that Xia He asked someone to inquire before, this Chen Gongzi, a single name and a good word, ranked second, so I guessed that he must be a spoiled second master like a treasure jade, but I didn't expect to see it today, he immediately broke my imaginary image. I have to say that although this Aunt Chen looks like a talent and is very handsome, he feels that he is indeed masculine and mighty, and he is angry, and he complains that he did not follow Master Chen to the Ministry of Engineering, but went to the Criminal Department to seek development, which is really self-aware!
However, as far as the performance of returning to the door today is concerned, I think this Aunt Chen is also a good man with thick and fine, just watching him personally help Miss get in and out of the car, taking care of Miss's pace and walking, I think he is still very satisfied and likes Miss very much. Although I rarely praise Miss, but also because her appearance is not stunning, and she has a strong temperament, knowing people well, I always look at her with the eyes of a modern independent woman, speaking of which, she is indeed very similar to HRD on TV, and her high emotional intelligence is simply terrifying.
After the uncle accompanied the young lady to meet the parents and sisters, he went to the front yard with the old man to talk, and our female dependents naturally followed the young lady to the lady's house to chat, which inevitably seemed too ostentatious, today the young lady only brought Yunyan, Xia He, Dongmei and my four maids back to the door together, so that the arrangement is one is clearly hierarchical, and there are still spring peaches in the house, and the other is to follow me back, take a good look at the faces of these people. Sure enough, as soon as she finished the salute after entering the house, almost all the mother's family members in the house examined the young lady back and forth like a CT scan.
I shrank in the corner and looked carefully, the second and third ladies were full of envy, but probably no matter who married a good family, they would both be envious and jealous, and the fourth lady next to her was also envious, but in the end she was still young, really fake or something, I really couldn't see it, but Mrs. Liu, her expression was quite weird, she meditated, only glanced at the young lady, then picked up the tea and tasted it slowly, she didn't speak, who dared to say the first sentence in front of the lady. I'm just strange, as a mother, although she is filling the house, even if the fourth lady is a concubine, I am afraid that she may not be able to marry such a good family in the future, but her disdain is too obvious, presumably as long as someone can carefully observe her for a while, they must be able to see the irony in the corner of her eyes.
"Look at me for a while, I forgot to congratulate Shuang'er on this good fate, today it seems that my uncle is also a man who stands up to the sky, and he will definitely treat us Shuang'er well." Mrs. Liu felt that everyone had seen enough of each other, so she opened her mouth to congratulate her, and then the vinegar jar was poured, and the sour taste began to spread indefinitely. "Madame is very right! Who doesn't know that the eldest brother-in-law is capable and promising, and he does things for the four princes neatly, so he has to rise to the top, and he is young, and he is an official from the fourth grade, which is really admirable. As soon as the second lady finished boasting, the third lady automatically picked up: "But isn't it, Master Chen is a scholar of the Ministry of Industry, and my brother-in-law's uncle is a waiter in the Criminal Department, how can he not be prosperous?" ”
In the front, it was said that Comrade Xiao Chen was attached to the prince, and later he said that it was **, I just want to prove that he doesn't have any real talent to rise to the top, I wondered, is it good that people are good, they always sit in that position, you are not an official, and you can impeach him.
"What do we know about men's affairs outside, just do a good job, and we women will be satisfied, so the most important thing is to hurt people, and know that we should save face for the housewife. So, Shuang'er, you don't always have a straight face, my uncle looks quite serious, and he always has to rely on the gentle temperament of the woman's family to reconcile. Compared with the jealousy of the two young ladies, Mrs. Liu's words are hidden needles, she can naturally see that Xiao Chen Gongzi has a cold personality, and Miss is quite arrogant, the more she says this, the more Miss hates to use the posture of a little daughter to please her husband, so that the two are afraid that they will be more ruthless.
Of course, I can understand it, and the young lady also knows it, so she slowly got up and bowed, and said, "Follow Madame's teachings, Shuang'er will serve her husband with all her heart." "You have been clever since you were a child, and you have never worried me, if Xue'er can have five points of intelligence from you, she will definitely be able to set a good example for her younger brothers and sisters." After speaking, Mrs. Liu lovingly touched the fourth lady's head.
Younger siblings? No matter how stupid the people present were, they also heard the sound outside the strings, Mrs. Liu said so clearly, I am afraid that she must be pregnant, and she can't complain about the disdain just now, but she is afraid that this fetus is mostly a boy. The room seemed to be silent for a moment, and immediately the voice of congratulations sounded again, listening to those compliments with different hearts, I only felt that this Mrs. Liu was unfathomable.
"I also watched Shuang'er be happy, so I forgot the master's instructions, although the first three months have passed, I still often feel tired. Now that everyone knows, it just so happens that we are returning to the door through the frost today, and we will have a good time together, and you will have new brothers and sisters, and you will be more dignified and calm in the future, and the face of our house chief is. "The picture of a mother's love and filial piety is really fake enough, fortunately, when it was time to eat, I didn't have to wait in the house anymore, so I took Dongmei back to the frost garden to take a look.
The frost garden is naturally empty, and it is temporarily idle. Although I have only lived there for less than a year, I love this garden, and I remember lying on the edge of my bed watching the lantern they gave me, I remember the way I carefully tied a Chinese knot under the window, and I remember the warmth when he hugged me in the back garden. This secluded and beautiful courtyard was full of my maiden thoughts, but Wu Ye was gone, and no news had come back for many days, and I could do nothing but wait here quietly.
Before I felt enough, Dongmei was called away by the familiar maid to talk, I had to wander around the garden alone, who knew that I vaguely listened to the sound of people walking behind the rockery, I couldn't help but be curious and walked over, only to see Liu Chang seemed to be drunk, leaning on the recessed rockery to sleep, I saw that there was no one to accompany me, so I quietly walked over, intending to scare him. Who knew that when I walked into a step of him, I was suddenly hugged by him, and I naturally struggled under the fright, but I heard him murmur: "After all, I still have a son-in-law, so what am I, what am I? . . ”
Only then did I realize that the most unhappy thing about Mrs. Liu's pregnancy was Liu Chang. Although he is a concubine, for so many years, he has always been the only one in the Protector's Mansion, and even the old lady acquiesced to Wu Ye being with him, so she naturally cultivated him as an heir. Now Mrs. Liu is happy, if she really gives birth to a boy, she will be a son-in-law, although there is a lot of age difference, but when he grows up, Master Liu is only just a year old. When the two sons compete, the grandparents who love their own hands are full of meat, and they may not necessarily favor him, and Aunt Wan can't get on the stage, Wu Ye has to return to Xijing after all, no wonder he is so sad.
After some ideological struggle, I resolutely and generously offered my heart, and patted him on the back stiffly and unfamiliarly, so as to comfort the eldest young master, who was considered a good friend. It's just that after holding it for so long, my body will inevitably stiffen, and I can't tell it clearly when I am seen by others, so I called him softly, "Young Master?" Second brother? Wake up, and I'll get someone to help you back." ”
I was held by him all the time, naturally I couldn't see his bitter smile that was both painful and satisfied at the moment, probably because I felt that it had been a little long, he suddenly let go of me, walked away quickly, did not speak, and did not look back, and I was finally liberated, knowing that no matter how thick-skinned he was, he didn't want others to see his fragile side, so he didn't open his mouth to call him, moved his hands and feet for a while, turned his head and went back in the opposite direction, ready to wait for Miss Hou to go back to Shangshu Mansion together.
On the way back, my uncle was a little drunk, so he didn't ride a horse, but took a carriage home with the young lady, and the dinner was accompanied by Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen's before returning to the Zhiyuan Pavilion. Speaking of the name of this pavilion, I really like it, quiet and far-reaching, but Chun Tao and Xia He both think that as the main mother's bedroom, this name is neither emotional, nor delicate, but like a student who studies hard to eat the name of the fast, fortunately, Miss finally realized the deep meaning of her uncle, and understood that she wanted her to live here, it was the meaning of keeping a light and calm stay with each other until the old, of course, this feeling is still a later story.
After returning to the door, Mrs. Chen intends to hand over the size of the house to the lady to take care of, after all, Xiao Chen Gongzi is the only son in this house, and there is also a cousin brother Chen Yue, who became a relative the year before last, married the second daughter of the Ministry of Works, and already has a half-year-old eldest grandson, two twin brothers Chen Xiao Chen Yong has just turned twelve this year, and the sister Chen Xi is also fifteen this yearI've never seen one.
Fortunately, the young lady knew that she was a newlywed, and it was not appropriate to publicize it, so she didn't take this errand down, after all, a few of us were tired, and as soon as we entered the door, we took away the right of the eldest sister-in-law's housekeeper. And I know that the young lady is not here, but I am afraid that she still hopes that this young grandmother can take care of her all the time!
Although the errand in the house was avoided, the affairs in Xiao Chen Gongzi's garden still had to be personally inquired by the young lady, and it was not early in the morning, and the steward Li in the courtyard said back and forth that the roster and the subordinates were ready to meet the master. Naturally, if the second young master was there on this occasion, he would definitely be able to increase the face of the young lady, but he went to sell the wedding early in the morning, but fortunately, the young lady didn't care much, and dressed up for an hour, before holding Yunyan's arm Tingting walked to the hall in a curling manner.
Anyone will do it, but if you want to deter others without being complained, you still have to have a good grasp of proportion, after all, you still have to rely on the people in this room to do things for you! So I'm curious what Miss will do? I saw that the young lady sat on the main seat steadily, and then glanced at Steward Li lightly, and Steward Li immediately understood, the first one knelt down to say goodbye, and everyone in the back saw that the chief steward was kneeling down, so they naturally followed suit and knelt down to the young lady to say goodbye.
But the young lady reached out and took the tea bowl handed over by Yun Yan, took a sip, and said to Yun Yan with a smile: "This tea seems to be lighter, probably because the tea bowl is a little old, although the old habits are difficult to change, but it is uncomfortable to drink, so it is okay to abandon it." Yunyan listened to the smile and said nothing, silently took the tea bowl in the young lady's hand, and said to Dongmei in a small voice: "This set of Ru kiln treasures has also been used for three or four years, since it doesn't please the young lady, take it out and smash it and throw it away." Dongmei retreated, and after a while, the sound of the porcelain bowl breaking sounded outside the house, and it made me feel distressed.
Miss really got out, this set of Ru kiln in Jinzhou, Miss has been using, I can't see it, I just remember that when I used to manage the warehouse, there is a set of similar, when the spring peach was registered, I had asked the value of the geometry, the spring peach quietly replied to me that the market is priceless, I knew that it must be a rare treasure, today I smashed a set in one breath, not to mention the knowledge of them, even my clumsy eyes are about to stare out.
"It's time to drink tea, so get up." Everyone didn't know whether they had been kneeling for a long time, or they were frightened by the young lady smashing the bowl, and they all got up with sweat on their foreheads. In the end, Steward Li can stand up to the world, and I remember carefully holding the roster and stepping forward for the young lady to check.
I thought that Miss would take advantage of the situation to knock them again, but Miss only flipped through a few pages and closed the roster, and said lightly: "The people who serve the second young master in close quarters have all come forward, Steward Li, please introduce me one by one." After the young lady finished speaking, she saw a woman and three men come forward, and Steward Li introduced in order of standing: "This is a Qingru girl, who has been taking care of the young master's daily life, and the three of them are the young master's little servants, namely Chen Er, Chen Shan and Chen Si, Chen Shan and Chen Si are mainly responsible for tidying up the study, Chen Yi and Chen Er followed the young master out for a long time, and today it happened that Chen Yi went to court with the young master, so he was not in the hall." ”
"There are many errands in the garden, although I am the main mother, but I am not very familiar with it, what to do is still according to the old calendar of previous years, there is no need to ask for my opinion on everything. But there are some things I like to say in the forefront, my rule is to be faithful and capable, and I will never treat him badly, and I will not tolerate indulgence in stealing and cheating, and I think that I can still do this lord in this garden. After speaking, the young lady slowly glanced around the crowd and asked them to retreat.
"Miss, the slave maid inquired, that Qingru girl is indeed a room girl, she followed the second young master when she was a child, I heard that there were three little maids around the second young master to serve, but before the young lady entered the door, the lady found a reason to send away, and this Qingru heard that she was honest and duty, so the lady opened her face and became a room maid. And she is about the same age as the second young master, and her appearance is average, so she is not very favored, but the people in the garden are quite polite to her. "Xia He always has the ability to find out what Miss wants in a short period of time, which is really indispensable.
"What are you going to do?" I can't help but wonder what she will do with this maid, logically speaking, with an identity like the second young master, even one or two more maids in the house are few, I heard Xia He say that Mrs. Chen sent them away, it seems that first, I don't want the second young master to be immersed in women's sex and not do business, and second, I want to give the young lady a face, after all, it is impossible for an adult young master to not even have a maid in the room, I have to say that this is already the best situation.
"Don't do it. still let her take care of the second young master closely, but my business is still up to you, and after a long time, you can always see a person's true temperament. Miss's indifferent words still made me feel a little sad, no matter how strong she was, she was still an ancient woman after all, and she had to accept the fate of a man's three wives and four concubines.