Chapter 5
At the end of the Shen period and the beginning of the unitary period, each room in the Fuzhi Hall gathered.
The long-room couple took Fu Yun and Fu Xiangqing brothers and sisters, a family of four in the third room, and a couple in the fourth room and several children were all here.
The old lady Shaw loved to be lively when she was young, and now she has a full house of children and grandchildren, although she does not gather in one place every day, there is a gap between days. The old lady Fu Xing was also a veteran of the two dynasties, and now although he is idle at home, his prestige is still there, only for many years, because the second son Fu Qian is the most liked by him, after losing the second son, he was too sad and lived in the Nanshan Temple outside the city for a few years, and the host master of the temple has been worshipping the Buddha for a few years, and now he has just returned to the house for a long time.
The old lady took advantage of today's gap to gather her children and grandchildren, and she also wanted Mrs. Fu to enjoy her life with peace of mind for the sake of many children.
The old lady saw that the people in the few rooms had arrived, and was about to order the banquet to be held, but she heard the old lady Fu say: "Why don't you see the third girl, I haven't seen her since I came back, I remember that she still dragged my arm and didn't let me go when I left the house, why didn't I see it today?" ”
Everyone was silent when they heard this, and the old lady might as well be mentioned about this, and said after a while: "Didn't you say that the third girl was sick?" If you want to see her, ask her to greet you alone when you get better in two days. ”
When Mrs. Fu left the house, although Fu Tianqing was no longer welcomed, she was only limited to the long room, and now that so much time has passed, the people in the remaining two rooms have long forgotten about her.
The old lady didn't know the seriousness of the matter, but it was only because of the marriage that she remembered this granddaughter, and soon she didn't get entangled, but only ordered: "Eldest daughter-in-law, don't patronize the housekeeper and ignore the child. ”
Mrs. Fu lowered her head and said slightly: "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows." ”
The old lady was already a little impatient and said, "Okay, let's have a feast, the children are hungry." ”
Old Lady Fu didn't say anything anymore, and then Mrs. Fu ordered people to serve all kinds of dishes and pastries.
The old lady and the men in the family were at the same table, and during the banquet with the eldest master Fu Zheng, the third master Fu Ping, and the fourth master Fu Yan also talked about some homely things, among the juniors, except for Fu Yun or the old lady to say a few words, everyone else bowed their heads and did not dare to speak.
At the women's table, the eldest lady does not say anything except for the occasional dish for the old lady, but the fourth lady Lin is keen to get close to the old man, the fourth old man is inevitably favored because he is the youngest son of the old lady, and even with the Lin family, he is the least afraid of the old lady, and even the two granddaughters of the fourth room, Fu Xinqing and Fu Yuqing, have also developed a lively and active temperament.
The Lin family was born in an ordinary official family, and his vision cannot be compared with that of Mrs. Fu's Wang family. Among the daughters-in-law, the Lin family is the most casual in front of the old lady. After Lin and the old lady talked about the long and short things of the west, they saw that the old lady was still not very happy in the atmosphere just now, so he gave his daughter a look.
The old lady really likes the four rooms the most, and only listened to Fu Xinqing said: "Yesterday, I received a post from the real sister of Zhongding Bofu, saying that it was a few days before I invited someone to her house to be lively, grandmother, I want to wear new clothes, can you ask the eldest aunt to add two more sets of clothes to each room, you don't know that every time they go out to socialize, they wear new clothes." ”
The old lady was amused by her little adult-like appearance, and said to Mrs. Fu, "In this case, I will cut two new sets of clothes for their sisters." ”
Mrs. Fu also responded with a smile, in her opinion, people like them should be exquisite, although she doesn't like the four rooms very much, but she never deducts half a point from them.
Fu Xinqing's goal was achieved, and she flattered the old lady even more, and glanced at Fu Xiangqing from time to time. Fu Xiangqing didn't pay attention to her little tricks at all.
Lin continued to smile and said: "Mother, don't be so used to her, my sister-in-law is busy enough to manage the whole family, and her children don't know anything to add to the chaos." ”
The old lady said disapprerovingly: "What's the matter, whether it's two sets of clothes, it's just a command to the people below." I like Xin'er's temperament, I say what I have, and I never hold grudges, so good. ”
If outsiders hear this sentence, they don't think there will be anything, but the people of the Fu family know that while the old lady praised Fu Xinqing, she also gave Mrs. Fu a slap in the face, everyone knows why Fu Tianqing was born prematurely in the first place, and they all know why the daughter of the third room is not treated by the old lady, and the meaning of these words is vaguely accusing Mrs. Fu. But Mrs. Fu is like this, no matter what she does, she never shows it on the surface.
The jealousy on the side of the ladies did not affect the other table.
The third master Fu now relies on the prestige of the old lady Fu to find an idle position in the Ministry of Rites, the old lady Fu originally hoped that the descendants would win a seat by their true talents, the eldest son and the second son did not live up to his hopes, only later the second son had an accident, and the third son was inferior because he was a concubine, so he had no choice but to compromise.
Fu Zheng is now a member of the cabinet, and he inadvertently discussed the affairs of the court with Mrs. Fu.
"Now the highest voice is the official Shangshu He Cen, his daughter He Xianfei is afraid that she will be the next queen, after this incident, the court seems to be cleaning up again."
When Old Lady Fu hadn't returned to the house, he had heard the news of Empress Xu a few months ago, and he remembered that when the first emperor was there, the dispute between the crown princes of several princes was not over. He told his eldest son: "Our family is a scholarly family, and we can't get involved, otherwise it will be the descendants who will be affected. ”
Fu Zheng knew what the old man meant, and nodded hurriedly
Although it was early summer, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the lights in the upper room of the main courtyard were in full bloom.
Fu Tianqing was still thinking about what Zihuan said in the daytime, she was the only biological daughter in the Fu family's room, and the other two were brothers and sisters who had passed from the second room, which meant that the incense in the long room would be inherited by the second room in the future. Fu Tianqing didn't understand, why did she agree to the only heir of the second room to inherit to the big house? Wouldn't this make the second room cut off the incense? Why has the eldest lady not come out for so many years?
The lights in the distance gradually flickered and dimmed, and Fu Tianqing realized that he was thinking a little distracted, the Fu family looked at the most simple people, but it was also not peaceful inside
Early this morning, the upper room transferred the manpower to Fu Tianqing. In addition to the rough mother-in-law who specially cleaned up, two old mothers and six girls were added, and the deed of sale of all of them was also given to Fu Tianqing.