Chapter 82: Passage of Rooms
"Qiaoyu, change the hot tea for the second uncle's wife!"
Qiaoyu agreed, and came up to change the tea for Mrs. Shen's second wife. Mrs. Shen took the initiative to hand over the teacup and said, "I'm tired." ”
"What kind of official is the second uncle in the yamen now?" Ma asked casually, she was not interested in the affairs of the Qi family.
Mrs. Shen said: "What an official, it's just a small official." ”
"There are also capable officials. There will always be a time to emerge in the future. Everyone can talk about the words on the scene, and Ma said: "Why did the second girl of your family marry to Haining?" I heard that Haining is farther than Shangjing? ”
's daughter married far away, and Mrs. Shen was naturally reluctant. However, the Hu family is not an ordinary family, the Qi family and the Hu family have many marriages, and Yunxian also has a help.
"This family business is a matchmaker made by her uncle, and our master nodded. Naturally, I listen to the master. ”
"Exactly. It's just that most mothers are reluctant to have their daughters, and they can't wait to stay by their side for the rest of their lives. ”
Mrs. Shen smiled wryly, and said, "I look at the girls of the Rong family very well. I also heard that the eldest lady is going to enter the palace to be elected, but I have met you eldest lady a few times. An extremely dignified person will definitely be able to choose. The second lady is also a beautiful embryo. The third lady was raised by our aunt's wife, and it's okay. The fourth lady in the third room is also good to me, and she looks a little smart. I heard that Mrs. Du is in pain like a baby, but it is a pearl......"
Originally, Mrs. Ma Shen would greatly praise Rong Zheng, but she didn't expect to boast a few more words to Rong Xiao, and she had some doubts in her heart.
"In a family like ours, which daughter is not pampered in every way. for fear of wronging her. The third lady is pitiful, and she lost her mother early. I'm not a stepmother, I'm afraid I'll wronged her, it's not all according to her heart, she can do whatever she wants. ”
Ma can't wait to say ten points of good to Rong Zheng, so that others know that she has not wronged her stepdaughter.
Mrs. Shen only smiled slightly, and then said, "I am also a mother, so naturally I know that it is not easy. Daughters and daughters around me. I'm afraid that I'll be wronged by this and snub that. In addition to daughters, there are also sons. The older ones are not with me either, and now only a little five is studying. Mrs. Ma has seen my little five, right? ”
Ma couldn't tell who was Qi Jun and who was Qi Zhao. The Communist Party has not met a few times.
Ma Shi nodded blankly and said, "I've seen it a few times." ”
"We are talented in Xiaowuyi, and our appearance is also thoughtful, and our temperament is also gentle. I love him the most among my children! ”
Ma Shi said in her heart, how to praise her son, but she seemed to have expected a little.
"I heard that the fourth lady of the Rong family is about the same age as Sister Zheng. That's the same as our Little Five. So I have a reluctant request......"
Ma suddenly realized that Mrs. Shen was here to propose, and it was not Rong Zheng but Rong Xiao in her tone, but Rong Xiao was the daughter of the third room, why did she come to talk to her? By the way, it must be Mrs. Shen who wants her to be a matchmaker. Ma Shi was stunned, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.
"I don't understand what the second uncle's wife said."
Mrs. Shen Er was busy saying, "I like you fourth lady and want to give her to our little five." Mrs. Ma, see if you can help me be a matchmaker and say a few kind words for me in Mrs. Du. After the deed is done. Your thank you is indispensable. ”
Ma Shi glanced at the two big boxes specially given to her by Mrs. Shen, the brown cover, and I don't know what they contained.
She pondered for a moment before saying, "I understand this, but you also know that I am the aunt of the fourth young lady, and some things are not easy to say." As for whether it will succeed or not, it depends on whether the two people have this fate. ”
Mrs. Shen smiled: "This is nature, this is nature. ”
Mrs. Shen took a meal before leaving.
Ma muttered in his heart, why did he fall in love with Rong Xiao, not Rong Zheng?
She opened the box. It was covered with a layer of red silk. The silk cloth was lifted, revealing a lotus leaf-shaped jade plate carved from mutton fat white jade.
Her eyes were also straight, and she gently took out the jade plate, unable to hold it with one hand. You have to hold it with both hands. The whole body is moisturized and has a soft sheen, which is very pleasant to the touch.
They really have good things in the family.
It's just that there are not many things in the Qi family that usually come to her, and it seems that she has to plan well about this matter, and how to prevent Mrs. Shen from having some blood.
Ma Shi let people accept the jade plate, and did not immediately go to the third room.
Then a daughter-in-law came in to give an account of tomorrow's feast. Ma leaned back in the chaise longue with her eyes slightly closed, and let the maid massage her head in front of her, enjoying it very much.
"I sent a few pots of golden cinnamon, do you want to see it with your own eyes?"
"Since it's a good drive, I won't look at it."
The man said, "The two Shaping slaves and maids that my wife asked me to look for them, but they didn't." ”
"None? Tomorrow is the feast, did you tell me today? What do you eat? Ma sat up stiffly, pointed to the daughter-in-law's face and scolded: "What did you do earlier!" It's waiting for it, but you can't find it. Find a way to make up for my past! ”
The daughter-in-law also looked aggrieved, and only said in the morning that she was looking for a screen, but she couldn't find it now, where did she get something else.
Because it is a festive season, coupled with the promotion of Rongjiang, there are many people who come to congratulate this time. Not only Ma's yard, but also the garden on the other side of the third room was sorted out, and more than 20 tables of banquets were placed.
As with the previous rules, Ma greeted relatives and friends in the second room, and Du greeted relatives and friends in the third room, each going their own account and not disturbing each other. It's been quiet in the past few days, and there hasn't been any trouble.
There are so many relatives in the family, Rong Zheng, as the eldest daughter of the second room, has to come out to socialize. These sisters in their own family don't count, and the sisters who come to Qi's house don't need her to greet them. In addition to these, there are many young ladies from other families.
There is a difference between relatives and relatives, and Rong Zheng has to accompany them to watch plays, visit the garden, eat, and talk.
At the end of the day, I was out of energy. I don't bother to say anything. When I went to Ma's side to return to the province in the evening, I was about to leave after a little stop.
Ma Shi beckoned to her: "You help me write a word." ”
Rong Zheng didn't have much strength, shook his head and said, "Let my sister do it for me, I'm tired and want to go to sleep." ”
Ma's face was pulled down at that time, and when he saw that he was not moving, he frowned and said, "Okay, the third lady will go to sleep when she is tired." ”
Rong Zheng went back immediately.
Ma Shi was aggrieved and couldn't help complaining: "How many other people do my part?" She said that I would give her whatever she wanted, but in the end, she couldn't even instruct her. ”
Mama Zhou knew that Rong Zheng's status in Rongjiang was much higher than Rong Sheng's, so she smiled and said, "Third Miss is really tired after a busy day of work today. ”
"You talk to her too!" Ma Shi opened his mouth and called Rong Sheng.
Two days later, Huiqiu came to greet Ma. Ma remembered that Mama Zhou had told her that she wanted to add a few of her own people to Rongjiang's side.
"When you leave for Anyang, I will let Xueliu and Jiaoying accompany you. There are too few people around the master, and you are afraid that you will not be able to serve alone. It's just that neither of them has ever been out of the house, so they don't have much knowledge. For my sake, teach them well. ”
Snow willow and delicate warbler came out. Huiqiu looked at it as if she was fifteen or sixteen years old. Delicate like a flower. is young, coupled with beautiful complexion, the intention could not be more obvious.
Huiqiu lowered her head, blushed and said, "The master said that he wouldn't let the slave and maid go to Anyang with him again." ”
"What. Why don't you go? Ma was overjoyed. Although Huiqiu is just a room next to Rong Jiang, and even his aunt has not been carried up, Rong Jiang respects Huiqiu very much. Over the years, there have been no other concubines around. She just thought that Rong Jiang was tired of seeing Huiqiu all these years, and now she sent two more stunning maids, isn't it just right?
Huiqiu said shyly and timidly: "The master said to let the slave and maid raise their bodies at home. ”
"Oh, that's good." Ma Shi thought, Huiqiu is sick, and I don't know what kind of illness she had.
"Since you're sick, let's go back to the house and rest." After a few strokes, Ma sent her away.
After Huiqiu left, Mama Zhou whispered to Ma's: "Mrs., you are so generous. ”
"How?"
"That Huiqiu is now two months pregnant!"
Ma's face was not very good, and he said curtly: "Pregnant? No wonder they don't go to Anyang. Staying at home? ”
Mama Zhou said earnestly: "You couldn't listen to what I said in the past, and now it's too late." ”
Ma Shi didn't think so, and said with a smile: "Even my aunt hasn't been lifted yet, what do I have to be afraid of." Besides, you don't have to call me mother when you are born. ”
"That's right." Mama Zhou was worried that Huiqiu would give birth to her eldest son, and in the future, her wife would have to earn a living under her concubine.
"Okay, don't talk about it. Now that Huiqiu is pregnant, I will definitely send someone to take good care of her. No wonder my lord stopped talking to me last night. It turned out to be because of this. I want to see what Huiqiu will do when she is pregnant and pregnant! ”
The news of Huiqiu's pregnancy soon spread all over the world, and Ma asked people to clean up a quiet yard, dial two maids, and two years of mother-in-law to take care of them.
Rong Jiang saw that Ma took care of Huiqiu very dedicatedly. The original worries have also disappeared at this moment.
Rong Zheng said in his heart, was Huiqiu pregnant in the previous life? Why wasn't she impressed at all? But when she died, in addition to her and Rong Sheng, there was only a younger brother Rong Zhen in this room. All of them are grandchildren, where are the younger brothers and sisters who are out?
Rong Zheng felt that the previous things were a little strange, but he saw that Ma Shi was very attentive to Huiqiu these days, either for maids, or for precious medicinal materials such as bird's nest and ejiao. also moved the place for Huiqiu again. Maybe it's because I think about it, and my stepmother is not so bad.
Listen to Qiaoyu. As long as Huiqiu has a child, whether it is a man or a woman, she will be given an aunt. ”
"She's also a meritorious one."
Zi Su smiled: "No, they all said that Huiqiu is finally going to come out." ”
For these things in her father's room, there was no room for Rong Zheng to put her beak, she only smiled and did not ask any further.
Huiqiu was a maid brought by her mother from the Qi family back then, and she was later accepted into the house.
She couldn't help but think of the past. When she married into the Liao family, she also accompanied a few maids, and Zisu was also listed. When they were newly married, Liao Xian and her were still doing well. Later, when they met a mother-in-law like Mrs. Liao, the couple quarreled a lot. In addition, her body has not been very good after giving birth, and it is not suitable for her to get pregnant again immediately. The nurse also told her that she asked Liao Xian to take the perilla or Ruizhu into the house, and she also had a guarantee.
At that time, she may have been small and refused to take the initiative to let the house be closed. It wasn't until Rui Zhu climbed Liao Xian's bed on her back that she realized that things had deviated from her control.
Liao Xian just tasted it, and he was very uplifting, and within a few days, he said that he wanted to seal Ruizhu as his aunt. Rong Zheng has always been arrogant, and the maid next to her betrayed the master, and she suppressed anger in her heart.
She asked Rui Zhu to secretly take the dodge soup, which was drunk for two months in a row, and then Rui Zhu fell ill and died in half a year.
Liao Xian took a fancy to Zisu again and begged Rong Zheng to give it to him.
Zi Su saw that Rui Zhu did not end well, so he knew that it was Rong Zheng's means, and repeatedly swore in front of Rong Zheng that he was unwilling to be a sex or an aunt. Rong Zheng didn't say anything.
Rui Zhu's matter has always made Rong Zheng linger, feeling that she may have done something wrong in this matter. Then she scolded Zisu with a cane in the back, and Zisu didn't take long to go, and she became afraid. And then retribution came.
Rong Zheng saw that there was no one else in front of Zisu, so he asked casually: "What are your plans in this life?" ”
Zi Su was stunned and hurriedly said: "Naturally, the slave maid has always been by Miss's side, serving Miss." ”
"In a few years, you will be at the age of being released, don't worry, I will find you a good place to return!"
Shisu smiled: "It's still early." ”
Rong Zheng took Zisu's hand and said solemnly: "I can make decisions about Ziying, let alone yours." As long as you endure it for a few more years, I will definitely show you a good way. ”
Shiso blushed slightly.
Rong Zheng told her again: "Wait a few days, you can make me some clothes, shoes and socks for children." Sending it to Huiqiu is also my heart's content. ”
Shiso nodded in agreement.
When Shen Zheng was in power, Mrs. Zheng suddenly came.
Rong Zheng didn't dare to slack off, so the maid invited her to the flower hall for tea, and she went out after she got dressed.
"Master, why did you come here now? The study didn't start today! ”
Mrs. Zheng sat still, nodded and said, "I have something to discuss with you." ”
Rong Zheng sat on the embroidered pier in front of him. Zheng Niangzi said: "When Chongyang, I want to go to Qingyuan to watch the douqin, and I want you to go with me." ”
Rong Zheng was stunned, every year during Chongyang, she had heard about Qingyuan's watching the piano in her previous life or in this life, which was a great thing for Bianliang. Now that Mrs. Zheng has opened her mouth, she wants to take her out to see the world. That's a huge opportunity.
Rong Zheng smiled after thinking about it: "The disciple is not skilled enough to learn the arts, and the master is not afraid that I will smash your signboard?" ”
"What are you doing with my modesty now. I'm willing to take you with me more than the other two. There are still some days, so you can practice well. A few days ago, I heard you play the song "Youlan" quite well, so you will practice it first. ”
Rong Zheng hurriedly agreed. (To be continued.) )