Chapter 151
I heard that Xue Pan wanted to marry Miss Xing, and the happiest person was Xiangling. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
To say that this Xiangling is born with an idiotic temperament, and he likes to talk about poetry every day. In the original book, he asked Miss Lin for teaching in order to compose poems, and at this time, because Lin Ruhai did not die and went to Beijing, and took Lin Daiyu's house, Xiangling was not good at bothering the house, and she didn't dare to be too noisy Baochai, so she only looked for an opportunity to train Miss Lin when she formed a poetry club. Or ask Shi Xiangyun whenever he passes by. Later, Shi Xiangyun had a dislike with Baochai because of the "golden and jade relationship", and Xiangling did not dare to make a lot of noise about Shi Xiangyun. Fortunately, Xing Xiuyan and the Li family sisters also lived in the Rongguo Mansion, and Xiangling often discussed poetry with Xing Xiuyan.
Xing Xiuyan is a natural idle cloud and wild crane, lazy and sloppy. Born poor, but can live in poverty. Although he was in the midst of flowers due to coincidence, he was never blinded by this prosperity. There is quite a period of "it seems to be an ordinary color, and the shade is from his ice and snow" open-minded and tranquil, and he is at peace with the encounter.
Therefore, seeing Xiangling coming to ask for advice and composing poetry, Xing Xiuyan never treated her lightly as Xiangling's concubine, and the two occasionally talked about some poetry and articles, and they actually had the demeanor of a gentleman's friend.
Now that Xiangling smells Xing Xiuyan, she wants to become the housemother of their family, how can she not be ecstatic. When he met people, he smiled and said, "This is really a good thing." This time, we also have poets in our family. ”
Because Xing Xiuyan lived in the Rong Mansion for many days, all the sisters knew Xiuyan's temperament, and even Baoyu often recommended that Xing Xiuyan was not a first-class layman like them. Hearing the good news at this moment, Baoyu didn't worry about Xiangling like in the original book, but just sighed that such an otherworldly character was married to a layman like Xue Pan. Then I thought that after Xing Xiuyan got married, she could be accompanied by Xiangling and chant poems together, which was also a rare elegant thing.
At the moment, I didn't say how Baoyu sighed, but only said that Xue Baochai visited Xing Xiuyan and returned to Lixiangyuan. When he arrived at home, he talked to his mother about Xiuyan's embarrassment. The mother and daughter sat together and sighed. After Xue Pan's family came, when he learned about this, he smiled disapprovingly: "It is not uncommon for a wealthy servant in the Rongguo Mansion to bully the master. Not to mention the poor relatives like Miss Xing who came to Beijing with her whole family to defect, but their own girls, are they less angry? What second girl's nurse stole the girl's gold-faced jade bracelet to eat and gamble outside, and what the housekeeper's daughter-in-law in charge of the account room bullied the third girl's small face, and while building a bridge to set the fire, she teased Aunt Zhao and the third girl...... Although I am not one of them, these things cannot be hidden from me. Mom and sister-in-law felt that Miss Xing was not living well in the house, so when they said they were married, they set the wedding date tighter and told her to move out quickly. ”
After that, Xue Pan smiled again: "Anyway, their Xing family can't afford any dowry." There's no need to waste time. ”
Although Xue Pan's words are rough, the meaning is good. After Aunt Xue and Baochai discussed, they also felt that this matter was very appropriate.
The next day, he went to Rongguo's mansion to discuss with Mrs. Xing. Mrs. Xing wished that Xing Xiuyan would marry out soon, and she could get rid of this burden, so she readily agreed. However, Uncle Xing and his wife listened to the Xue family's words and knew that the Xue family was very satisfied with Xing Xiuyan's daughter-in-law, and they couldn't help but have trouble and wanted to blackmail some at the dowry. When he opened his mouth to ask the Xue family for a dowry of 10,000 gold.
10,000 gold is 100,000 taels of silver, even if the Xue family is hundreds of thousands of rich, they will not spend so much money for a dowry, not to mention that with the lintel of the Xing family, Aunt Xue thinks that it is good if she is willing to accept this marriage, where is she willing to spend so much money.
As for Xue Pan himself, he was used to being loose under his hands, and he didn't care about it originally, but seeing that Aunt Xue and Baochai were very obstructive, he didn't want to quarrel with his mother and sister over this matter. I had to leave it to my mother and sister-in-law.
The Xing family was originally a lion with a big mouth, thinking about how much he could fake, anyway, "there will be no more such shop after this village". I also thought that the Xue family would not agree with their family's request. Uncle Xing didn't care. Patiently bargaining with the Xue family, grinding the dowry of 10,000 gold into 3,000 taels little by little - this is the standard for the Houmen of the public mansion to buy a dowry for his concubine. Now Uncle Xing, who is penniless, can get a dowry of three thousand taels, and he is also satisfied.
The marriage between the two families is finally finalized. The rest was to ask for a deadline and pay for the levy, and finally set the wedding date on the third day of March of the following year.
Xue Pan's lifelong event was finally decided, and Aunt Xue and Baochai both breathed a sigh of relief. However, Xing Xiuyan felt that she was becoming more and more faceless-just because the Xing family asked the Xue family for a dowry had already spread in the mansion. How many maids and daughters-in-law are praising and belittleing the Xing family for doing things inappropriately behind their backs, and Xing Xiuyan is in the midst of rumors, and she only feels ashamed.
Xue Pan has always been careless and never pays attention to these subtleties. At this time, he suddenly opened his mind, and he didn't say much to others, but secretly instructed Xiangling in the room. When Xiangling went to find Xing Xiuyan in the name of composing poetry, she told Xue Pan what she had told her.
"The uncle said, the water spilled by the married daughter, please don't care about these things. The girl always has to marry into our family, and when the door is over, the girl will be the head of the Xue family. At that time, the family affairs of the Xue family will be handed over to the girl. Don't worry about these thousands of taels of silver......"
Xing Xiuyan listened to Xiangling's relay, but she couldn't cry or laugh even more.
The marriage between the Xue family and the Xing family has finally settled. Because of Jia Jing's death, the two mansions of Rongning must be filial piety. Although the masters in the house still eat and sing and don't care about the taboo of filial piety, it is not easy to make a happy event clearly. Xue Pan had to order his family to repair the Xue family's house in Beijing, one for his own marriage, and the other for Baochai's marriage.
Xue Pan thought that he was not as careful as Xue Zhen in taking care of family affairs, and entrusted this matter to Xue Zhen. Xue Zhen had long known about Xue Pan and Xing Xiuyan's marriage. Seeing that Xue Pan didn't mind that he had politely rejected the Xing family's proposal, he treated himself even more affectionately and trusting. It's also very reassuring. At present, Xue Pan's entrustment is even more dedicated.
If you want to say that Xue Pan is a strange person, he is also a strange person. Outsiders have always been arrogant, temperamental, and even have some bad habits of disregarding people's lives. But when facing his own family, he is a different face, not to mention that he is obedient, but he always remembers it. In the original book, after marrying a wife, he became a dough child who was afraid of his wife like a tiger.
It is also a strange story written by Cao Gong. Characters such as Jia Yu, Jia Lian, and Xue Pan, although they have bad deeds, still uphold a touch of conscience in the midst of the mess. Even if people grit their teeth with hatred, they still have a good feeling. However, people such as Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang who waste pen and ink have a lot of reputation, one sent his daughter to the palace and married his relatives far away, and the other seemed to be merciful but ruthless, and how many daughters in the Grand View Garden died because of this. is the most gentle and considerate daughter's Baoyu, when she learned that Jin Chuan threw herself into the well and Qingwen's death, she just cried bitterly, and then she left it alone. Its cold-heartedness is really chilling.
Let's not talk about other gossip for the time being, just say that Third Sister You and Liu Xianglian are newly married Yan'er, and they are really smooth and smooth, and they have no discussion. Liu Xianglian thought that Third Sister You had always been an unrestrained person, but because her daughter in the boudoir was not good and always went out, she stayed in the back house. Now that the two are married and stay together all day long, Third Sister You can't help but mention that Liu Xianglian wanted to please the Yue family back then, so she searched around Chang'an City for food and gadgets. Liu Xianglian heard the song and knew the elegance, and became interested when she landed, and took the third sister You to wander around Beijing every day, picking such picturesque and delicious places to play.
The time of joy is short, and the moon has passed in a blink of an eye. Liu Xianglian's marriage leave is sold out. Because the sage had long intended Liu Xianglian to be in charge of the military affairs along the West Sea, he took advantage of the defeat of the king of Nan'an County and was captured that day, and the court sent the county lord and relatives to order Liu Xianglian to take over military affairs and take care of everything. Just wait for Liu Xianglian to hand over to the king of Nan'an County, return to Beijing to get married, and the appointment of Liu Xianglian by the imperial court will also come down. only asked Liu Xianglian to go to work immediately after the New Year.
And now it's the end of winter. Even if you count the fingers, there are not many days to spare.
The husband and wife were newly married, and Liu Xianglian returned to the West Sea to take up her post, and she must take her third sister with her. Third Sister You also expected this, and when she was preparing to get married that day, she had already started to take care of Chen Yuan, Jinghuayuan and other land transactions. Now that everything is arranged, even if Third Sister You has been out for three or five years, the family's business can run in an orderly and safe manner, and there is no need for Third Sister You to worry too much. After getting married, although there are more housekeeping of the Liu family that needs to be cooked, the Liu family is a Xinrong family, and there are not many business transactions in Beijing, most of them are along the West Sea and in the south, Liu Xianglian only lives to take care of the henchmen, and then checks the accounts and cashiers every year. Now that Third Sister You has taken over the business, she is naturally Xiao Gui Cao, so she doesn't have to bother.
Everything outside is so flexible, let alone in the backyard. Because the third sister You has just been married not long ago, most of the dowries are still sealed in the inner library and have not been opened, so there is no need to open them again. Put all the things you don't use directly in the storeroom, and put the rest in the room to register or prepare to take away. In addition, the third sister You also has to prepare the New Year's goods and festival gifts for the New Year. This is the first year that Third Sister You has entered the door, and everything has to have a good head.
Fortunately, Third Sister You had already experienced it when she was managing Chen Yuan. Although I feel trivial at the moment, it is not as good as managing the myriad of things when the virtuous lady gathers. Therefore, Third Sister You was not in a hurry, but arranged everything properly.
Liu Xianglian looked at the third sister You who managed the huge family in an orderly manner, and there was no longer a casual and hurried appearance on weekdays, and she admired the methods of the third sister You more and more.
Because of Liu Xianglian's high position and power, and he is in charge of the military affairs along the West Sea, there are countless fellow eunuchs who came to visit during the Chinese New Year this year. The guests were like a cloud gate, and they almost broke through the threshold of the Liu family. As the head of the house, Third Sister You naturally has to be entertained. I was busy inviting people to eat New Year's wine every day, so I was busy until the twentieth day of the first month, and then I gradually became idle.
The husband and wife rested at home for half a month, and set off when the first month came.
The spring is cold, and the rivers and mountains are still a piece of snow and silver. After the group left Chang'an, they went west, stopping and stopping all the way. Everywhere she went, Liu Xianglian didn't forget to take Third Sister You on a tour to appreciate the local customs. I didn't forget to buy some local specialties, and I was not in a hurry.
In this way, by the time everyone arrived at the West Sea, it was already the beginning of April.
After a half-year, the West Sea is the same as in the past. Because of the defeat of the king of Nan'an County and his capture, he was also disheartened when he came back, and handed over all the power in his hands to ensure the stability and honor of the rest of his life. The power of the Nan'an Wangfu in the West Sea collapsed because of this, coupled with the sage's taking advantage of the situation, the West Sea along the sea at this moment is like an iron bucket, united to be loyal to the monarch and serve the lord, and there is no more chaos of the day.
Hearing that Liu Xianglian and his wife had arrived, the civil officials and military generals of Xihai Yanzi all handed over the greetings to the door, and the Taishou of Xihai County even set up a banquet to wash the dust for Liu Xianglian. Liu Xianglian and Third Sister You took the post, and after resting at home for a day, they came to the banquet.
The Taishou of Xihai County heard the report of the menzi and personally welcomed Liu Xianglian out of the gate. The sedan chair of the third sister You was directly entered by the inner door, and Mrs. Taishou greeted her at the door with the orders of each family.
When Third Sister You got off the sedan chair and stood firm, Mrs. Taishou greeted her with a smile, held Third Sister You's hand and praised it, because she said: "Although we are in a remote place in the West Sea, we are like thunder about the name of the county lord. The county lord organized the virtuous lady collection with his own wisdom, which not only promoted the relatives of the eunuchs in Beijing to watch and help each other, and communicated with each other, but also organized charity to serve the country. I have been admiring it for a long time, and when I saw it today, the county lord was full of grace, and it was really famous. ”
Third Sister You smiled when she heard this, and she had to humbly resign. "I'm just doing my best." However, one person is short, and Xianyuan can do what he does today, which is also the reason why everyone is united. ”
"Then there has to be someone to take the lead." Mrs. Taishou smiled and said, "The county lord doesn't have to be humble. We are waiting for the county lord to be very prepared, and why not just for the sake of the virtuous lady. ”
When the edicts heard this, they seconded it. is even more praised for the third sister You.
While laughing, everyone gathered around and returned to their seats. After the tea was served, Mrs. Taishou smiled and introduced the orders of each family for the third sister You. The third sister You saw them one by one, and everyone sat down to talk. I had to praise the deeds of the third sister Xianyuan again, and Mrs. Taishou smiled and said: "If you talk about it, you are not afraid of the jokes of the county lord." Since the deeds of the virtuous women in Beijing have become famous all over the world, they have been imitated by edicts from all over the province. We are not exempt from vulgarity. It's just that it's remote, and it's not as well-informed as the people in Chang'an City, but it's just talking about their hearts. I simply met the main owner today, and the county lord doesn't bother us, we have to ask for advice. ”
When the edicts heard this, they seconded it. Mrs. Taishou took advantage of the situation to invite Third Sister You to join the set, and Third Sister You had just arrived, of course she would not refuse the kindness of the ladies. Readily agreed. When everyone saw this, their hearts rejoiced. The atmosphere is more and more harmonious, too.
The atmosphere in the inner house was in full swing, and the outer courtyard Xihai Taishou and all the civil officials and generals also took advantage of the food and wine to inquire about Liu Xianglian's thoughts of the saint.
Everyone in the world knows that the saint is known to be eloquent and ambitious, and since he ascended the throne, he has been purging the government and fighting hard. Now that the Xihai Domain is picking quarrels and provoking trouble, although the saint endures the safety of the king of Nan'an for a while, he is afraid that he will not be able to swallow this breath in his heart.
Now he has ordered Liu Xianglian, who is the best at naval warfare to eliminate the Kou, to be in charge of all kinds of military affairs along the West Sea, from which we can see that the sage has the intention of mobilizing troops.
I just don't know when the troops will be dispatched.
Liu Xianglian looked coldly at the appearance of everyone at the table sharpening their knives and eager to try, and she was also amused in her heart.
Due to the defeat and capture of the king of Nan'an County, the sage Long Yan was furious and had to order an investigation. He dismissed and deposed the generals in the Xihai camp who were known to be the cronies of the king of Nan'an County, and who were too lazy to train because of their drinking, and dismissed and deposed all the civil servants who were in the same stream. Now the remaining officials and soldiers are all bent on making meritorious contributions and going to shame.