371 Sons and daughters
Jiang Suting pointed at Sister Li Tang and said with a smile: "Look, it's really the same as when you were young, haluha...... She's standing in the crowd, and I'm sure I'll guess it's your daughter. ”
Li Tang laughed for a while, "This is my eldest daughter, and she will be married in June this year." ”
The eldest daughter is matched with her eldest son, isn't the age just right?
Liang Sun pulled his daughter, this girl is small and exquisite, a sense of permeability, a pair of black eyes are bright and shining, the complexion is as white as a feather, slightly taller than Jin Se, wearing a pink dress, wearing two gold hairpins, the gold hairpin is the most popular style in the imperial city in the past two years, the gold flakes on the petals are as thin as cicada wings shake and tremble, very charming. "This is my eldest daughter, who will turn fourteen in mid-April."
The two daughters understood their mother's intention of bringing them to participate in the flower viewing party, the imperial city family, which family did not achieve a few pairs of good fate after the flower viewing party.
The second daughter gave gifts, and I heard my mother mention this Jiang family early in the morning, and she grew up next to Jiang Shuncheng and his wife, who were the powerful ministers of the court, and her husband was a great figure. "Meet Aunt Jiang!"
"Get up, get up, look at these two sisters, they look like flowers, come, my aunt came out in a hurry today, and she didn't bring anything, but she still has a pair of purple hosta flowers on her head."
Jiang Suting's head, left and right each inserted an identical Haitang purple hosta, the hairpin branch is made of pure gold, carved with auspicious cloud patterns, begonia flowers are carved with purple jade, decorated with gold edges, a look is a valuable, begonia flowers are not one, but three clusters together, three postures or different, the center is in full bloom, there are buds to be put on one side, and there are flowers in full bloom on the side, not only atmospheric but also luxurious.
Jin Se saw that his mother was so generous, and the things he got were far inferior to Jiang Suting's pair of purple hostas. There was a faint pain in my heart, but it was difficult to say it on such occasions, so I had to endure it.
Jiang Suting gave one by one, and said with a smile: "Come, Sister Li and Sister Liang will give you one each, it should be Aunt Jiang's meeting gift to you." ”
The second daughter took it.
Sister Li'er's eyebrows showed a little joy.
Sister Liang didn't show a look, looked at her mother with a puzzled face.
They are all official ladies, whether it is a good thing, you can see it at a glance, such a precious purple jade gold hairpin is not much, even the purple jade on it is also worth a lot of silver, and it is still three begonia-shaped purple jade flowers.
Dye Sun gave her daughter a "you accept" look.
Sister Liang saluted and thanked her.
Jiang Suting looked at it quietly, Sister Liang was decent, Sister Li was a little carried away when she saw a purple jade hairpin, she didn't ask her mother's intentions, she took it first, it can be seen that she is not a calm person, although she is one year older than Sister Liang, but Jiang Suting doesn't like it very much.
Jiang Suting said to Jin Se: "You go to play with Sister Li and Sister Liang, and you young ladies are also very bored to talk with us." ”
Jin Se responded, Sister Li warmly pulled Jin Se, and the three of them walked to the side.
Li Tang began to praise his eldest daughter, "She is the most sensible and helps me take care of my chores." "You see, how dense the stitches are, how beautiful the embroidery is, this is my eldest sister embroidered it for me." You see, my dress was made by her own hands on my birthday. ”
Sister Li is only how old, but she is only fifteen years old, Jiang Suting didn't believe it, her eyes widened and looked at the workmanship and style on Li Tang's body, she had been in the imperial city for decades, and smiled slightly, "This dress is like the craftsmanship of the Yunshang ready-to-wear shop in the imperial city." Mrs. Lee is really discerning, and I also like the clothes made in this ready-to-wear shop. ”
Liang Sun had a feeling of wanting to laugh, when people didn't know who Jiang Suting was, she was the smartest of the three of them when she was young, and this kind of fabrication of lies could be said casually, just look at the purple jade hairpin she gave her, you know that she has never seen anything good.
Li Tang was a little embarrassed, and smiled again, but he was afraid that he would not be able to tell his daughter to the son of the Zhang family, so he thought for a moment and said: "Su Ting, the second daughter of my mother's brother's family is both talented and beautiful, and she is an excellent person, why don't I keep a matchmaker and tell her to your son?" ”
Jiang Suting smiled, "Today, our sisters are reunited, only talking about sisterhood, not anything else, this matter will be talked about in a few days, alas...... My mother's second sister-in-law is a well-known female general, and she doesn't know much about housework, and I'm almost tired to death these days. Come out today and say something glad. ”
Jiang Suting's husband is not the top three in the examination that year, and now he is a local official from the second grade, how many people once looked down on his poor background, so he fell into Jiang Shuncheng's eyes and married his niece to him.
Insiders know that it is not how hard Zhang Desong works and how capable, but that he married a good wife, and relying on the relationship between his wife's mother's family, he has achieved today's results step by step. With Zhang Desong's talent, I am afraid that he will become a bigger official in the future, and it will not be a problem to at least get a certain book.
Shangshu is an official position from the first rank, and he is now an official position from the second rank, but it is only two steps away. In the six Shangshu, many people were directly promoted from the position of local governor, that is, Fu Youxiang, who was also the governor of Shuxi, who was also the second product, became the prime minister of the first product.
It can be seen that it is very important to have a good family.
In the entire imperial city, who doesn't want to have a relationship with the Jiang family and the Cui family, one is a prestigious scholarly family, and even the emperor appreciates it very much. The Jiang family is a powerful person in the dynasty, and the prince of the dynasty must also give three points.
The people of the imperial city have respect for the Jiang family, but they are afraid of the Cui family.
Everyone chatted for a while, and the young ladies became interested in the flowers, and gathered together to talk about poetry and lyrics.
Jiang Suting paid special attention to the young ladies present, especially the people on the list that Zhang Shuangshuang paid attention to, and looked at each other and observed them one by one.
In a blink of an eye, it was noon, and everyone had luncheon, and some people said goodbye one after another.
Shen said goodbye to Mrs. Jing Nanhou and left.
Several people left the house, either in a sedan chair or in a car.
Jiang Suting snuggled on the wall of the car, looking at Jin Se, she still looked very good, "Tell me, Gongzi Zhou is engaged to the eldest daughter of Jingnan Houfu, and the Cao family's Cao Yulin Gongzi is left to keep filial piety for his grandfather, and it will be a few months before the meeting is married." Another one, it is Jia Fang's son of the Jia family, with parents and younger brothers and sisters, which one do you choose? ”
Jin Se buried his head, his face flushed with shame.
recalled that Zhan Yan told her that she could go to her aunt first and ask.
"Mother, let me think about it, and I'll come back to you when I think about it, can I do it?"
Jiang Suting said: "Don't think about it for too long, the Cao family is okay, but the Jia family has good conditions, and when the time comes, like Zhou Lun's son, you will be engaged early, and you will miss it." ”
Jin Se's heart was also a tangled, full of confusion, she had never experienced such a thing, and how did she know how to decide, now that she is young, not yet thirteen years old, how to decide what is right.
"Mother, how to get married to the eldest brother and second brother?"
Jiang Suting couldn't help but laugh, "You're still confused about your own affairs, so ask about them." Your father said that the marriage between the two of them is in charge of me, and let me discuss the decision with your grandmother and aunt. I've seen those girls today, and I know them in my heart. Don't delay it too long, Ming'er will reply and decide, so you can find someone to come to the door to say goodbye. ”
Jin Se raised his head and said with an uncomfortable expression: "Our family went to the man's house to propose?" ”
"If the conditions are good, you naturally have to take the initiative, and when will people come to mention it? Which family's good sons and daughters are not engaged early? ”
Jiang Suting didn't think so, she just wanted to make a decision as soon as possible, but it was a matter of concern.
But this eldest daughter-in-law, she must be cautious, and naturally she has to choose the most suitable one.
Shen is right: the eldest daughter-in-law has to support a door, marry a virtuous wife, and look secondary, if you have both, it is a great blessing.
Back at Wenzhong Houfu, Jiang Suting asked Shen and Zhang Shuangshuang to go to Ruyi Hall.
Yu had just taken a nap, and the girl and Mama Tian served her to freshen up.
The eldest girl said: "Old lady, the eldest aunt and grandmother are here, and they are waiting to discuss the marriage of the uncle and the second lady of the Zhang family with you." ”
Yu wiped his face and muttered: "In the past, I wanted to find relatives for Yan'er, and everyone said that I was in a hurry. How old is her family, and before she is thirteen years old, she is about to be engaged. It was their turn to be more anxious than me, and it could be seen that this matter could not fall on them, and they didn't know the pain, let alone the urgency. ”
Mama Tian smiled, "The eldest lady also cares about the county lord, and the old man just wants to pick a good one for the county lord." ”
Jiang Suting was in a hurry, she saw everything she should have seen today. She also listened to the Shen family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but Jia Fang didn't see him, and she was a little anxious.
Shen, Murong, He and Zhang both arrived, and sat on the chaise longues on both sides of the flower hall.
Jiang Suting said: "Today, Miss Yu of the Imperial Historian of the Right Capital has also seen it, and her appearance is also upright and generous, and she is capable at first glance." The eldest granddaughter of Li Yuanzheng of Tai Hospital also saw it, she looks better than Miss Yu, but her temperament is not as good as Miss Yu. ”
Zhang Shuangshuang frowned slightly, "That...... What about the young lady of the Tang Shilang family of the Ministry of Rites? ”
Only then did a few people understand that Jiang Suting went to Jingnan Houfu to participate in the flower viewing banquet today, and she chose her daughter-in-law.
Shen laughed twice and joked to Zhang Shuangshuang: "It's still your mother's family, I don't care about it at all." Miss Tang has to serve the sick at home, and she has to take care of the Tang Mansion, so she didn't come today. ”
He just listened quietly, these were all experiences, her son was still young, but it was his turn to blink an eye. Whenever Shen talks about his youth, it's the same as what happened yesterday.
Jiang Suting said: "It's hard to decide if you don't see people." I think Miss Yu is good, marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous woman, seeing that she talks decently and behaves modestly, she is the best candidate to be the eldest daughter-in-law. ”
Zhang Shuangshuang thought for a while, "The Li family has medical halls and shops in various places, and they know medical skills, if they marry her, the medical halls that accompany them will be indispensable, and there is also a grange with medicinal herbs, and there is also a lot of income every year." ”
Shen shook his head, "Say that you don't understand, you still don't believe it." This election of the eldest grandson, the door can be passed, virtue is the first tight, the Zhang family is still short of those medical halls, and the hundreds of acres of fields for planting medicinal materials are not successful. A good person is more useful than a dowry. Not to mention, it is the old lady, her virtuousness is something that many women can't do, so it can be seen that virtuousness is more important. ”rs