Chapter 12: Marriage
In fact, this belongs to the Xu family to think too much, whether it is the Gu family, or Lin Youhui, it is not so boring. Gu Shi just sighed a few words for the eldest sister, "It's a pity, this child's facial features are excellent, if he is like a good student, he must be a likable little girl." Lin Youhui can't take care of this anymore, the emperor wants to build a palace and build a large number of buildings, and the Ministry of Industry should be very busy. Her father Lin Shangshu is in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and Lin Youhui can't help but worry about her father.
Xu Shi was annoyed for a while, walked back to the table, calmed down and wrote and sealed the letter, and ordered someone to call Mama He, who was in the room, "These two letters, you will send someone to the capital tomorrow." Also, who among the people I brought over is related to the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion? The fifth aunt and grandmother of the Zhao family came to visit today, and when I think about it, I don't know much about her. β
Zhao Zhen is ranked fifth in the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion.
Mama He is the companion room carefully selected by the Duchess of Wei for her daughter, and she has always been smart. She already knew about Zhao Zhen's sudden visit, and when she saw Xu asking, she smiled unhurriedly: "I heard the old sister mention the matter of the fifth aunt and grandmother of the Zhao family. She knows a little about her mother's family and her husband's Mei Qianhu. β
Nanxiong Marquis and his stepwife Lu have a son and a daughter, the son is named Zhao He, and the daughter is named Zhao Zhen. Zhao He and Zhao Zhen were both raised in the palm of Lu's hands, Zhao He is a well-known gentleman in the capital, and Zhao Zhen is delicate, she has no ability at all, and she will cry when she encounters something.
When Zhao Zhen grew up, she chose a match, which gave the Lu family a headache. The right family, when they heard that Zhao Zhen was born in the stepfamily, they first muttered in their hearts, and then looked at Zhao Zhen's delicate appearance, and they didn't dare to ask even more. Lu's anxious eyes were full of stars, and he didn't find a good in-law for Zhao Zhen from a wealthy family.
At this time, Zhao Zhen's father had passed away, and the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion was headed by her half-brother Zhao Xian. Zhao Xian and Lu's stepmother don't deal with each other, so they are also extremely indifferent to Zhao Zhen's half-sister, Zhao Zhen's marriage, Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Xian's family doesn't care at all.
The Lu family had no choice, and later, relying on the matchmaker, he promised his daughter to the Mei family. Mei's family is a martial artist, Meiren is young and handsome, and he is a talented person, the family has a simple population, his father died early, and he has only a widowed mother, and his temperament is very kind. At this point, the Lu family doesn't want to be prosperous and rich, as long as her daughter's life is harmonious and smooth, she will be satisfied.
When they were newly married, Mei Ren and Zhao Zhen also fell in love for a few days, but later Mei Ren saw that his wife was weak and could be bullied, and he was indecisive, so he gradually became a little impatient. The "very kind" Mei's mother is not very considerate of her daughter-in-law, and when Zhao Zhen was pregnant with a child, she had a miscarriage.
Lu Shi was distressed and angry, and he inevitably came to the door and reasoned with Mei's mother. Mother Mei is not easy to mess with - if she is good and can be bullied, how can she raise her young son alone? ββThe two of them quarreled with each other, refused to give in to each other, and almost let their children reconcile.
and divorce from this, they are purely addicted. The Lu family is not really looking forward to her daughter's return, and Mei's mother is not stupid, and she will not offend the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion to death.
Zhao Zhen still lives in Mei's house, and after two years, she has a body again, and her pregnancy expires in October, giving birth to her daughter and eldest sister. The eldest sister is a girl, not liked by her grandmother and father, she is more than half a year old, and she doesn't even have a name.
Mei Ren didn't want to sit in the middle of the capital and eat nothing, so Zhao Zhen took out the dowry and silver to make some money for him, and found the position of this thousand households. "Today's wealth is mostly dependent on the southeast, and Su is the first", Suzhou's wealth is known all over the world, and he naturally can't ask for it if he can come to Suzhou to serve.
Mei's mother is very strict, and the eldest sister is only allowed to use one nurse, and she is not allowed to waste extravagance in food, clothing, housing and transportation. It is even more difficult for Zhao Zhen to add one more dish and make more new clothes, she is miserable by her mother-in-law, and often weeps behind people's backs, and her eldest sister also loves to cry.
"It's really promising." Xu snorted coldly.
Anyway, she is also a young lady of the Hou Mansion, how can she live such a life? If your mother-in-law is vicious, you can't sit and wait for death, you will just be obedient, right? What's more, if you have a young girl in your arms, you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your child, how can you only cry.
"Let's see if anyone on our side can talk to the Mei family, and often go to listen to the news. If she still wants to go to the door of Pei's house, come and report to me quickly. Xu commanded.
Zhao Zhen's life or death, Xu doesn't care. However, if Zhao Zhen still intends to associate with the Pei family, the Xu family has to guard against it. It was enough to be embarrassed, and she didn't want to go through such embarrassment again.
Mama He didn't understand Xu's intentions, and agreed with a smile, "Yes, I'll do it now." β
After Mama He agreed, she went out to act.
Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This is the benefit of the daughter of the family: the dowry is rich, and she has the confidence to be a person and do things. Of course, the abundance of dowry refers not only to the abundance of silver, the abundance of Zhuangzi, and the abundance of jewelry, but also to the manpower. A shrewd and capable servant can save her master a lot of troubles.
In the following days, Mama He often reported the affairs of the Mei family: Mei Qianhu was thoughtful, and he visited the bosses, parents, officials, and gentry in Suzhou one by one, and was polite; Mei's mother stayed in Beijing to raise and did not follow, Zhao Zhen often feasted on the officers' families, and looked cheerful day by day.
"I don't care if she's not cheerful, just don't bother me." Xu Shi heard that Zhao Zhen did not mean to come to the door again, and his heart was much more relaxed.
On this day, when the three of them gathered in the second room to tease, Gu inadvertently mentioned, "Little, do you remember the young lady of the Mei family?" Let's invite the young lady over to play with you, okay? Xu was stunned when he heard his sister-in-law mention the eldest sister of the Mei family, how could her sister-in-law think of her? The kid looked dumbfounded, and he couldn't compare to this little cleverness.
He smiled enthusiastically at Gu's name, and then shook his head firmly.
Farewell, invite a crying little girl to play in the house, it's not an easy and pleasant thing.
It's one thing to sympathize with the eldest sister, and play with the eldest sister...... It's too much of a test of patience.
Before she could do anything, she began to cry, which made it very embarrassing for those who sat with her. Two children sat together, one was white and chubby, the other was thin and small, the thin one cried, crying very aggrieved, who would believe that the white and chubby child did not bully her?
"It's better to play with my brothers." Giggling, revealing a pair of small white teeth, "My brothers are willing to let me, and none of them cry in front of me!" β
However, she could only think about these words in her heart, and she couldn't say them. The only thing she could do was when Gu Shi asked her if she wanted a young lady, she shook her head resolutely.
Gu Shi wondered, "You have a good memory, how can you not want a young lady?" β
Gu thought that he had forgotten the eldest sister of the Mei family.
"We don't want a little sister, we want brothers, right?" Xu didn't like Gu's keep mentioning the young lady, and said with a smile: "How much love my brothers, let her go one by one!" β
He nodded with a smile.
Yes, yes, my brothers are very good, and they know how to let me! The youngest starling, Arlene, is not sensible yet, and he grabbed snacks from me, but the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, the fifth brother, the sixth brother, and the seventh brother all disciplined him, and he disciplined the little one!
Thinking of the confused look of the eighth Pei Lin at that time, he grinned and laughed.
Poor old eight, poor little brother.
Seeing that the sister-in-law no longer mentioned "little sister", Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What kind of young sister, the daughter of the daughter of the uncle's steproom, is she also worthy of being a young lady?
"Your cousin married into the Mei family, which is considered to be a marriage." Gu Shi thought of the poor eldest sister and sighed greatly, "I still live so unexpectedly when I get married, the world is really helpless." β
The daughter of the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion married to Mei Ren, and she is already married. This Qianhu surnamed Mei is not enough to marry the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and he does not cherish his wife, which is really infuriating.
"What my sister-in-law said is that she is married." Xu nodded in agreement. The sister-in-law Xu strongly agrees with this, although the Xu family looks down on Zhao Zhen's background, but Zhao Zhen's marriage to Mei Ren is indeed a marriage.
If it is put aside in normal times, Lin Youhui listens to them gossip with a smile, and Xu will not open his mouth easily. At this time, Lin Youhui can't be silent.
"Women, you can't feel that you are married." Lin Youhui said lightly: "If you think about it, there is a chance that eight out of ten will be unfortunate." β
Can't feel like you're getting married? Crooked his little head and looked at Lin Youhui inquiringly. Mother, what do you mean by this, take the trouble to explain it more carefully, okay?
"How can I not feel like I'm married?" Lin Youhui looked at Xiao with a smile, and his tone was calm, "First of all, don't marry at all." β
A good girl, why do you want to get married? It is right to find a husband who is the right person and has the same age.
Giggled, and his little hands patted the table excitedly. Listen, how interesting my mother's words are, if you want to have the mentality of not getting married, the key is: don't marry at all!
That's true.
Gu and Xu both looked at Xiao Cheng dizzy, "Can she really understand?" If he could, this kid would be too premature! β
Lin Youhui took out a handkerchief, wiped his saliva for Xiao, and said slowly: "Secondly, even if you are really forced to get married, you can't feel that you are getting married." β
There is always a reason why a woman wants to get married. Maybe I'm not beautiful enough, maybe I'm not smart enough, or maybe I have to obey the power when I encounter something extraordinary at home. It doesn't matter what the reason is, in short, it is time and fate, and it is useless to say more.
The heart and mind are obsessed with "getting married", and in vain they make themselves unhappy, which will not help in the past and will not benefit in the future.
There are many harms and no benefits.