Chapter 111: The Gift of Harmony (Part II) (1st Update)
The eldest wife of the Jiang family cried, made trouble and hanged herself, and rolled up the cover to pull her daughter back to her parents' house The news has long been spread, although Jiang Yuru is far away in Haozhou, but this is her own family's business after all, and the little maid will find it clear as soon as she inquires.
But she still had to ask, just to see what the Jiang family thought of the eldest lady's actions.
Sure enough, everyone's faces sank slightly.
Jiang Yuru was secretly happy, this eldest lady was a fool, and she should have gotten out of the Jiang family a long time ago.
Seeing the solemn scene, she waved her sleeves again and said, "Isn't it the five girls who are doing the ceremony today?" ā
looked past the second wife, looked at Aunt Zhao in the crowd, and said with a smile: "In the past, I felt that the fifth girl looked outstanding, but now that she is in time, she must be the same as Aunt Zhao, she is a beautiful ruffian!" ā
When Aunt Zhao heard this, she raised her head in flattery, smiled at Jiang Yuru, looked at the second master and the second wife embarrassedly, and lowered her head again.
The second wife stood aside, her face gloomy.
The second wife boasted that she had a head and face in Jiangfu, the second master was promising, and the old lady liked her second daughter-in-law, but it was this eldest sister-in-law who gave her a look everywhere. This time it's better, just slap Aunt Zhao's stupid woman in the face.
Although Aunt Zhao is the biological mother of the fifth lady, the gift of the fifth miss and the gift should be in the main position by her, the mother of the main house.
This Jiang Yuru's eldest brother and sister-in-law have asked all over the place, and even Aunt Zhao took it out and praised her, but she was omitted, which was obviously deliberately embarrassing her!
But now that everyone in the mansion is immersed in the joy of Jiang Yuru's return to the mansion, the second wife can only endure it secretly.
Jiang Yuru and the old lady shook hands tightly and asked for warmth for a while, but they didn't dare to neglect the guests waiting in the venue, so they hurried to the venue. It is located at the guest of honor.
The musician began to play. The second master estimated the time. Chaojiang Yuru glanced at it, as if asking for instructions.
Jiang Yuru raised her eyes to look at the sun, and then nodded.
The second old man shook his clothes and got up and walked to the middle, arched his hand to the guests and said, "Today, the five girls and Lu, thank you relatives and friends for coming to watch the ceremony." ā
Everyone smiled and saluted in return, singing good words that did not need much respect.
After these polite words, the salute officially began.
Su Xue, who was a praiser, was the first to come out and cleaned her hands in the basin that had been prepared. The fifth lady wore a short gown with black cloth and red edges and cloth pants. You Qiao'er helped her walk out slowly, bowed to the guests facing south, and knelt down to sit down facing the west.
Su Xue took a comb, stepped forward and knelt down beside her, combing her hair.
Miss Fifth looked dignified, and Su Xue was also cautious, not daring to make any mistakes, otherwise it would be like Miss Five said, her hand slipped, which was not good.
This is the end of combing hair. Jiang Yuru got up and walked to the east of the steps, and the servant followed with a small basin. Jiang Yuru cleaned her hands in it, and a maid presented a clean towel, and Jiang Yuru took it to dry her hands.
The fifth lady got up and knelt down on the east seat, and Mother Hu came forward with a tray.
Su Xue glanced up at it, and there was a black ropa and hairpin inside.
Jiang Yuru's face was solemn, and he said loudly, "On the auspicious day of the month, the first plus yuan is served." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. ā
After speaking, Jiang Yuru also knelt down, combed Miss Five's hair, took the black ropa to wrap her hair in a bun, and put a hairpipe on her.
Then the two of them got up and stood still, and the guests sitting on both sides also got up to congratulate Miss Five.
This is the first addition.
Su Xue stood aside, looking at Jiang Yuru intently, she hadn't heard much about this eldest aunt in the house before, but when she saw it today, her demeanor and charm made her stunned.
Especially the hairpin with a gold silk tassel on the bun, which is inlaid with an emerald, Su Xue remembers in a trance that the jujube wood dressing box in the old lady's room seems to be inlaid with one, looking at the size and color, it looks like a pair.
It can be seen that this eldest aunt has a lot of weight in the old lady's heart.
Don't say anything else, just say that in this Jiang Mansion, the eldest wife is more than luxurious, and the self-cultivation is insufficient, although the second wife barely pretends to be a little graceful, but perhaps because her mother's family background is far from that of the eldest wife, she can't hide the snobbery and small family spirit in her bones.
Now that I have seen this eldest aunt, I have seen the charm that the children of the family should have, no wonder the second master mentioned yƬ and asked her to come back as the guest.
Pull this eldest aunt to the second wife for a stop, and let the second wife say more decent words, it will inevitably drop the price.
Just thinking about it, her elbow was suddenly touched by Mother Hu, Su Xue suddenly came back to her senses, and now everyone looked at her in unison.
And the fifth lady had already been helped out of the way by Qiao'er, and when she saw that Su Xue was stunned and didn't follow, she stopped and turned her head and glared at her with a reproachful face.
Su Xue secretly scolded herself for being distracted, and hurriedly took the clothes of the same color as Luo Pa in Mother Hu's hand, followed forward, and accompanied Miss Wu back to the east room to change clothes.
Jiang Yuru frowned and looked at Su Xue's back, but she didn't pay much attention to it, and always thought that the admirer next to her with a low brow was the fourth lady in the house.
Now that I saw her face clearly, I suddenly realized that it was the third lady Jiang Suxue.
I can't help but secretly think, are all the people in the house confused? How to let Jiang Suxue act as a liker?
I still remember that the old lady complained to her in a letter to her family before yesterday, saying that Jiang Suxue's evil obstacle was not worrying, and she was so angry that she was in a miasma, and the praiser came forward to comb her hair, she slapped the wooden comb on the ground with a wave of her hand, and Zhengbin wore Luopa for her, and she even ripped it off, thinking that Naropa was too ugly, and refused to wear it even if she was killed.
In the end, it was the second master who pulled her to persuade her, and even threatened her with the fact that she couldn't get married if she didn't have a good ceremony, so she was reluctant to behave.
How can a person who can't even show his own gifts be a praiser for others?
Jiang Yuru frowned and retracted her gaze, and glanced at the second master again, her heart was full of doubts, but now that all the guests were there, she had to put it in her heart for the time being.
The fifth lady changed into a plain skirt, came out to salute the guests, and bowed in the direction of the second master, the second wife and the old lady, thanking for the great kindness of nurturing.
Then there is the line two plus. The fifth miss was still sitting facing east, Jiang Yuru cleaned her hands again, took the hairpin handed by Hu's mother, and said loudly in front of the fifth miss: "Jiyue Lingchen, Nai Shenerfu." Respect for the majesty, the grace of the soot. ā
This time, Su Xue didn't go wrong again, and immediately stepped forward to take off the hairpin on the fifth lady's head.
Jiang Yuru glanced at Su Xue deeply, the woman with low eyebrows and eyes was really the domineering third lady?
She became more and more confused in her heart, but she didn't dare to stop in her hand, and inserted the hairpin for Miss Five.
Miss Five got up, and the guests congratulated Miss Five again.
Su Xue took over the curly coat that matched the hairpin on Miss Five's head from Mother Hu, and accompanied Miss Five into the east room again to change into it.
Next is the three plus, the same ceremony as the first plus and the second plus, but this time Jiang Yuru took the hairpin crown, and she heard her read aloud: "With the right of the year, with the order of the month, the salty gar is served." Brothers are here, in order to become a virtue. The astragalus is boundless, and it is celebrated by the sky. ā
Rao is Su Xue had already heard the process of saluting at Qianrou's place, and now she couldn't help but feel bored, didn't they all say that it was good to be simple? She couldn't imagine how complicated the truly grand ceremony must be.
After Jiang Yuru finished reading, Su Xue took off the hairpin for the fifth lady, Jiang Yuru put on the hairpin crown for her, she got up, and the guests congratulated her for the last time.
Su Xue took the long-sleeved dress from Mother Hu's hand and accompanied Miss Wu back to the east room to change into it.
Coming out again, Jiang Yuru stood facing the west, Su Xue stepped forward to offer liquor, Jiang Yuru walked up to him and read the greetings: "Ganli is only thick, recommend Lingfang." Worship and accept sacrifices, in order to determine the auspiciousness. The rest of the heavens, the longevity test will not be forgotten. ā
The fifth lady saluted her, took the wine, returned to the table and knelt, sprinkled the wine offering on the ground, and took a sip of the wine glass.
Mother Hu gave Miss Wu another bite of rice, and finally bowed to Jiang Yuru, got up and retreated to the east steps.
At this time, it was supposed to be a word for the fifth lady, but the daughters of the Jiang family in the previous two generations had never had a word, and the fifth miss was only a concubine, so there was no need for this, and even the explanation to the clansmen was exempted.
The second master symbolically said a few words of teaching, and the fifth lady responded one by one, thinking that the second wife would also say two words, but the second lady just nodded with a calm face, indicating that she had nothing to say.
The fifth lady paused, had no choice but to give up, and turned to the guests, thanking the eldest aunt who came to serve as the guest, including Sihu's mother, and of course, the praiser Su Xue.
That's what makes it a courtesy.
The second master and the second wife stood up, and the guests also stood up, and the second master arched his hand to everyone and said: "The little maiden ceremony has been completed, thank you for watching the ceremony!" ā
Everyone smiled and saluted in return, and praised them repeatedly.
Su Xue also breathed a sigh of relief.
After the ceremony, the second master and the second wife beckoned the guests to leave, while Jiang Yuru hugged the old lady and walked to the backyard while talking.
Su Xue looked at the eldest aunt silently again, but Jiang Yuru was vigilant, and immediately noticed the eyes behind her, suddenly turned her head, and glanced at Su Xue from a distance.
Su Xue didn't panic, and smiled slightly in response.
Jiang Yuru also smiled, turned her head again, and said in the old lady's ear: "I thought my daughter hadn't come back for too long to take a look, and she recognized the wrong person, but I didn't expect it to be really a third girl." However, these three girls have changed a little more. ā
The old lady squinted slightly, noncommittal.
Jiang Yuru planned to stay in the mansion for a few more days under the pretext of being a guest, and the old lady was so happy that she couldn't keep her mouth shut.
The second lady had already gone out of the room, so she could be regarded as avoiding the trouble, and went to the old lady's yard early the next morning to say hello.
At that time, the old lady was talking happily with Jiang Yuru, and the room was so lively, and the second lady could hear the old lady's hearty laughter from afar.
The okra opened the curtain, and the second wife came into the house with a smile on her face, and sang, "Look at my mother's joy! The eldest sister-in-law should come back often. ā
Jiang Yuru was still smiling with the old lady, but when she heard this, her face suddenly fell, she glanced at the second lady lukewarmly, turned to the old lady and said, "Mother, how does this sound so awkward, it seems that I should come back or not, and I have to let others have the final say." (To be continued......)