Chapter 126: Chess Pieces

If you want to find out who your father provoked in his previous life, then you have to start with what kind of people your father usually befriended. But her father was far away in Anyang, and she couldn't send someone to follow her father and find out about her father's news. Xindao's father is still prosperous in this life, and even sat in the position of prefect earlier than the previous life, and has never had an accident in Anyang. Then the source happened in the capital.

In this life, she said that she would go to the capital to live for a few years, and she wanted to find out what happened in her previous life.

If you want to go to the capital to live, you have to discuss it with Mu Xuan. She hasn't married into the Mu family yet, how to discuss it with him, and she has to do it later.

The second **** went to Qi Mansion and thanked Mrs. Lu in person.

Old Madam Lu saw a radiant granddaughter, and finally had a smile on her face, and lovingly took Rong Zheng's hand and smiled: "My sister Zheng, the bad ones are over." It's all safe and sound from now on. ”

Rong Zheng smiled: "Grandma is right, from now on it will be a smooth road." ”

Old Madam Lu said again: "You have suffered a loss without a mother. That Ma is extremely evil, so he should be sent to the government and let her suffer a little. Your father is soft-hearted, and he cares about the honor of the family, and he didn't even divorce her. Such a person is afraid that it will be a scourge to keep it. ”

Rong Zheng said: "She is now in the Plum Blossom Nunnery, but she wants to be harmful, but it is difficult to be afraid." ”

Old Madam Lu nodded and smiled: "This is also true." Although the plum blossom nunnery is only a small nunnery, I heard that the rules and precepts inside are extremely strict, and they pay attention to penance. Not much worshiped by the rich and noble, every qiē has to rely on their own hands to fight. It is said that life is extremely difficult. ”

Ma went to Meihua Nunnery, and no one can say whether there is a future.

When the Yunxia sisters heard that Rong Zheng was coming to their home, they came to visit Mrs. Lu one after another. also congratulated her, and Rong Zheng responded shyly and timidly.

The second Mrs. Shen, the third Mrs. Ren, and the eldest cousin-in-law, the Wu family, came together.

"Cousin Rong is overjoyed!" Wu said the words of congratulations, but he thought about the rumors in the world, if Mu Xuan really had such a premature fate as rumored, it would be a hard matter for the Rong family's sister to marry her.

Since Qi Jun's incident, Mrs. Shen has been very indifferent to Rong Zheng. Or even disgust. But today, he gave Rong Zheng a smile for the first time. The words were also a lot softer, and he smiled kindly and said: "Sister Zheng is the meat of the old lady's heart, and now it has finally settled." The future uncle is such a talent. It's really a blessing for Sister Zheng. ”

Rong Zheng didn't know how to answer for a while, and lowered his head and stroked his clothes there.

Although Mrs. Lu was dissatisfied with this marriage, she had no choice but to ask her children and grandchildren to have their own children and grandchildren when the overall situation was decided. She's getting old. Don't want to worry about it that much.

Yun Xia pulled Rong Zheng to her room to talk privately.

"Look at the copper coin grass you gave me, it looks so good. I couldn't see it when I used to see it a little bit. Now it's so puffy, vibrant, green, and really good-looking. Yun Xia deliberately pulled Rong Zheng to see the pot of copper coin grass.

"I heard that this is very easy to raise. It doesn't take much effort. It seems that Mrs. Jiang didn't lie to me. ”

Yun Xia looked at Rong Zheng again, and said jokingly: "What did you say to me before, I didn't expect you to really get together with him." Such a good-looking character. One of the best-looking people I've ever met. Yun Xia fell into a hurried glance at Mu Xuan. I can't help but show a taste of envy in my eyes.

Rong Zheng teased her: "Hey, you pay attention." It's going to be watery. ”

Yun Xia really wiped the corners of her mouth, and smiled with Rong Zheng and said: "What's so great about that Huang Xiajuan, I begged our second wife to be a matchmaker, but people don't look down on it at all." Haha, now she has become Bianliang's biggest joke. ”

Rong Zheng hurriedly asked: "The palace really didn't agree?" ”

"Is this still false, the second uncle went to the palace, and then it was rumored that the palace was going to marry your Rong family. I just heard that my uncle didn't agree, why did he say yes later? ”

Rong Zheng was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know that the Mu family proposed to our family before?" ”

Yun Xia nodded and said, "I know, it came from the second uncle." ”

Rong Zheng contacted Yun Xia's words and felt that this matter was very strange, and asked: "Then do you know that after the second aunt went to the palace, the palace mentioned to our family a few days ago?" ”

"Probably the next day." Yun Xia recalled carefully.

"The next day? So fast! Rong Zheng was full of doubts. Didn't the second aunt go to the palace to be a matchmaker before? Or did he not think about being a matchmaker for the Huang family at all, and directly pushed her out?

Rong Zheng was taken aback, if this is the case, then Princess Yu agreed to this family affair after listening to a few words from her second aunt? Then I couldn't wait to find Mrs. Li as a matchmaker to propose marriage to the Rong family? It's weird. There are so many rumors from the outside world that Mu Xuan is not good for her, why did she suddenly make up this family business. The second aunt can be explained here that she provoked the second aunt's favorite son, and the second aunt was angry and anxious to open a mother-in-law for her. The Mu family is a clan, and it will be beneficial to the Qi family in the future, so they pushed her out.

What about Princess Yu? Her reputation is even worse, so she has not been married until she is fourteen years old, why did Princess Yu choose her? Rong Zheng was very puzzled. She always felt that there must be some twists and turns in this that she didn't know.

When he saw Mrs. Shen Er again, Rong Zheng's eyes were indifferent, he asked what to answer, and never said a word more. It turns out that she is just a pawn.

Thinking of this, Rong Zheng couldn't help but look up at his grandmother who was talking to his second aunt. Xindao, when the second aunt recommended her to the Mu family, did the grandmother know?

In fact, whether his grandmother knew it or not, Rong Zheng felt that it didn't matter. With her grandmother's doting on her, she was not in a position to doubt her grandmother's love for her.

After Huiqiu was out of confinement, she took care of the affairs in the second room for the time being. Those housekeepers' daughters-in-law used to be errands under Ma's hands, and they were the best at stepping on low and praising high, and they all had the ability to flatter. Before Huiqiu was pregnant, they didn't even look at Huiqiu. Even if Huiqiu is pregnant, they rarely make excuses about Huiqiu. It wasn't until after Ma's accident that Rong Jiang announced that Huiqiu was in charge of the second room, and those housekeepers' daughters-in-law made up various reasons to give gifts to Huiqiu to show their faces. It's nothing more than trying to send a good errand.

Huiqiu is an aunt who carries her through the house, and she is not a good concubine, and her status in this life is over. She saw her identity very clearly. Therefore, even if she is in charge, she is also very low-key. Gentle and peaceful, not as harsh as Ma's.

She left all the people left by the Ma family, and she left them all who could be used, and those who did not obey the restraints, she thought of moving again. After half a month, it is still safe. It was Du Shi who greatly appreciated Huiqiu's housekeeping ability and praised her: "In the end, I have seen the world with the second sister-in-law in front of me." The servants and maids praise you in private. Say you're fair. ”

Huiqiu was very humble and said: "Let the slave and maid steward be unjustifiable, and their willingness to listen to my dispatch also gives great face." ”

When Du Shi heard this, he covered his mouth and smiled: "What they give you face." You are willing to use them to give them face. If I were to be replaced, I would definitely be relieved to change my own inside and out. The old people from before were beaten out. Or are you too soft-hearted. ”

Huiqiu blushed and didn't speak.

Du Shi showed the proposed dowry list to Huiqiu. Huiqiu used to recognize some words in front of the Qi family, and she still had the ability to read an account book and a list. She looked at it respectfully. In the front row is silk and satin, and in the center is a hairpin ring for gold and silver utensils. Finally, there is the field shop. She paid special attention to Shimoda's products and shops. I saw that the field property was written as a total of 414 acres of Grange in Gucheng, Hubei, and there was another 500 acres of Grange in Ruxian County, Sichuan. There are four shops in Beijing and four shops in Yangzhou. Not to mention those food, clothing and furnishings, I am afraid that these large field shops will cost thousands of taels of silver. The old man of the heart is really generous. Sister Zheng'er's dowry is already outstanding.

"These field shops are located in the north and south, but I'm afraid they won't be easy to take care of, right?"

Du Shi smiled: "It's easy, when the time comes, you just need to send a trusted person to be the head of the village." At the end of each year, the annual example is submitted. The second uncle is really generous. In the future, I will also draw up a dowry for our sister Xiao. In addition to what our Rong family gave us, there was also her mother's dowry at the beginning. Not only that, I heard that the old lady of the Qi family also said that she would add a lot of makeup. ”

Huiqiu said: "It's really generous. ”

Du Shi smiled again and said: "I married the king of the clan, and the dowry is too poor, I'm afraid that their Mu family won't look down on it." In the end, it was our sister Zheng who suffered. ”

Huiqiu nodded. Xindao will not have any marriage like her, and she will leave something for her children in the future.

This dowry Du Shi let people take it to Anyang to show Rongjiang, Rongjiang replied after deliberation, the letter said that the fields are rich land, although there are only a few hundred acres, may be better than thousands of acres in the north, but there are too few shops, let Yangzhou and the capital two more rooms.

The ancestral example of marrying a daughter is three thousand taels, and Rong Jiang said that he wants to add a sum to Rong Zheng, so I am afraid that it will be five thousand taels.

The Rong family has operated their own silk shop for several generations, and the shop has been opened to both the north and the south, and it has been profitable. In addition to the silk shop, there are also a lot of ancestral properties, and you can take out 5,000 taels to marry your daughter.

In the end, the dowry list arrived in Rong Zheng's hand, she glanced at it and made a rough calculation in her heart. In her previous life, she married into the Liao family, and her father was afraid that she would be wronged in the Liao family, so he also bought four shops in Yangzhou and bought a grange for her in Hubei. The dowry of eighty lifts is already very beautiful. In this life, I am afraid that the dowry will be hundreds of lifts, and the field shops will also be added. She also knows how much in and out of the house, and she is afraid that half of the family property will be taken away by her. For two lifetimes, her father has always been kind to her.

In the blink of an eye, it has arrived in Chongyang. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Rongjiang was unable to return to Bianliang, saying that he was busy with official business. After Chongyang, the palace said that it would ask for a date and set the date of the official marriage, so that it could be decided. Huiqiu couldn't be the master, so she had to write to Rongjiang frequently to discuss.

In the end, the positive day was finally set and chose the seventeenth day of the winter month. Rong Zheng has only been at home for three months. These days, she has caught up some needlework by herself, and the rest has been divided into some maids to do, and it is enough to go to the shop to buy some more.

On September 22, Rong Zheng received Mu Xuan's letter. The letter said that he had returned to Bianliang for the first ten years, and said that he wanted to see him. The location is about tomorrow's Xinghua Lane.

Rong Zheng held the letter in his hand, wondering whether to see him or not.

Just as he was thinking like this, Xiao Wang walked in and greeted Rong Zheng with a smile. Rong Zheng watched the tea and gossiped with Xiao Wang. She put the letter away, and Xiao Wang just didn't see it.

"Miss, the old slave came back from visiting the little master from Aunt Hui. Aunt Hui asked the old slave to give a message to the young lady, and asked the young lady if she had chosen a good maid to marry, and there was a companion room. You'll have to come out with a charter. ”

Rong Zheng thought for a while, and then said, "I have counted all of these, and I will go with her in a while." ”

Xiao Wang nodded and said, "Since Miss has already been chosen, there is no need to worry about the old slave." ”

"It's just a person who takes care of Zhuangzi, I'm afraid that I will have to re-elect people."

Xiao Wang said: "Aunt Hui said that you don't have to worry about this young lady, and the master will choose someone when the time comes." ”

Rong Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Then I have nothing to worry about." ”

The maid Rong Zheng who accompanied the marriage chose Perilla, Ruyi, and Meifen, and she did not choose the red snail, but chose the new Yutang. The accompanying room picked the Xiao family, the Bai family, and the Chang family of Guan Tong Xu Zhuangzi, and then another family.

Rong Zheng handed the prepared list to Huiqiu. Huiqiu glanced at it, there was nothing wrong, nodded and smiled: "I don't worry about you if you are prepared." If you settle down early, you are afraid that you will be temporarily messed up. ”

The closer he got to the wedding, the more uneasy Rong Zheng felt. So much so that before going to bed, she finally made up her mind that she was going to see Mu Xuan tomorrow.

On the second day, Rong Zheng asked the maid to comb her hair again and put on a pearl hoop. Wearing a short jacket of rose purple and gold, and an oily green skirt. That's when I went out.

Before going to Xinghua Lane, she went to the shop first.

At that time, Bei Yonggui was not in the shop, only Lei Bo and a guy were guarding.

Lei Bo suddenly saw Rong Zheng coming, and came up in a panic to ask Andao: "Miss, why are you here?" ”

Rong Zheng said: "I'll stop by to take a look, you don't have to worry." ”

Lei Bo then retreated.

At this time, the store was quiet and there were no customers. She sat in the room for half an hour and drank a cup of tea. After reading the account book sent by Lei Bo, I talked to him about the latest deal, and then went to Xinghua Lane.

Mama Lei has already returned to Xingyang, and Huaizi and his mother are usually guarded in the house.

Rong Zheng asked the Huaizi directly: "You are not young anymore, are you willing to come out on an errand in the future?" ”

Huaizi's eyes lit up, and he was busy kowtowing to Rong Zheng: "Please give Miss a bowl of rice to eat." ”

Rong Zheng smiled: "You are clever and can climb the pole." Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you, and I'll let you know when there's a suitable place. I heard that you often help out in the shop, why don't you just go to the shop as an errand boy? ”

Huaizi blushed and smiled: "Don't think the shopkeeper thinks I'm careless, I can't do it well." ”

"Who was born to be an errand? I went back and told him that if you exercise in the shop first, there will always be something useful in the future. ”

Huaizi thanked Rong Zheng again and again. (To be continued.) )