Chapter 123
The Shu family is rich, Shu Manyao's dowry is also good, one hundred and eight units are really full of things, but these have nothing to do with the return ceremony, and the bride's return gift must be paid by the husband's family. ωωω.? ωχ?. σяg Are you still watching today? (Pro,())) Look at the latest novel on -_-!Le-_-!Wen-_-!Xiao-_-!say-_-!Net(http://) Baidu search to Shu family's property, general things, they still can't look at it.
Therefore, Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu stared wide-eyed, wanting to see what Shu Manyao brought back to the door today, the Yang family has already broken up, I heard that Yang Jianbai is out of the house, even if he is a third-grade official, then I am afraid that he will not be able to afford too high-end things. Moreover, this time the door gift is not about being rich and noble, but about being noble and elegant. The rich and expensive gold and silver things can be bought with money, but there are some things that can only be taken out if you have a foundation, without the Yang family, what does Yang Jianbai have?
At this time, when I heard Shu Manyao talk about the return salute, Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu's eyes widened, and they nodded happily: "I want to see, the gift that the big sister prepared for us must be very satisfying, I can't wait, big sister, you can quickly let someone bring the gift." ”
The old lady glared at the two sisters, and Cheng was also slightly unhappy, but Shu Manyao didn't care, and nodded in response: "The two sisters like it so much, I can't hide it, Xia Xi, you can let someone carry the things over." ”
Xia Xi hurriedly responded, went out and called two rough envoys, and soon carried the box containing the return gift, a total of six boxes, there are clothes and medicinal materials for the old lady, some Buddhist scriptures and beads, and some old Buddhist instruments, such as bowls, ruyi and the like. Shu Chengye is naturally a calligraphy, painting, antiques and other things, there are cloth tea prepared for Cheng's family, as well as porcelain and wooden pieces, children's longevity locks and other things. These alone filled four full boxes.
Of the remaining two boxes, Shu Zheming and Shu Zhihui's accessories pen, ink, paper, and inkstone accounted for one and a half boxes, and only half a box was left for Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu to hold things.
The two sisters heard that Shu Manyao was assigned to Zuihou, their faces were red, Shu Manyao was not in a hurry at all, and asked Shu Zheming and Shu Zhihui to move the half box of pen, ink and paper inkstones to Shu Zheming and Shu Zhihui to the study, and waved their hands very generously: "The second sister and the third sister even moved the box, this box is also made of pear blossom wood, and you can decorate something on weekdays, don't dislike it." ”
Shu Manjin forced out a smile and nodded: "Then thank you big sister." "It's just that no matter how many words you say, you can't say it, and then look at Yang Jianbai who is sitting under his father, he looks handsome and has a bright future, even if he is swept out of the house by the Yang family, he can also take out so many things, it seems that it is not like the big guy said, Yang Jianbai is a penniless poor bastard.
"Grandmother, the eldest sister is doing well in the Yang family, now you can finally rest assured." Shu Manjin smiled and said to the old lady, the old lady lowered her eyes and nodded, Shu Manyu yawned: "Grandmother, the weather is just right at this time, why don't you let the big sister help you, let's go to the garden?" ”
Shu Manyao also nodded: "Yes, grandmother, let's go to the garden for a walk, just now my father also said that he wants to talk to Jianbai about calligraphy and painting, let them talk together, let's go to the garden to enjoy the scenery." ”
The old lady responded, Shu Manyao helped the old lady, Cheng also stretched out his hand, but the old lady did not respond, hurriedly called the little maid, and said Cheng: "Your body is heavy, don't mess around, my body is good, no one needs to help you, you pay attention to your feet, walk slowly, if you are tired, just say, you will come back to rest in a while." ”
Cheng waved his hand indifferently: "Mother, you don't have to worry, didn't Dr. Xiao Song come to check the pulse yesterday, saying that he asked me to walk more?" It's a good day at this time, and I'll walk along more, and I'll definitely say it when I'm tired. ”
The group went out and walked slowly into the garden, the old lady was old, Cheng's big belly, Shu Manyao supported the old lady again, and they didn't walk fast, Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu were impatient, so they simply went to the front.
The old lady seized the opportunity to ask Shu Manyao a few words: "How is he doing to you?" Have you ever done that kind of thing these days? You're weak, don't just follow him......"
Shu Manyao's face was flushed when she heard this, and she dealt with the old lady with a lot of hesitation, and said a lot of good things to Yang Jianbai. The old lady was already very satisfied with Yang Jianbai, and she couldn't stop nodding at this time.
"Grandmother, do you have any ideas about the marriage of the two younger sisters?" Shu Manyao smiled and helped the old lady to sit down in the pavilion, the weather in April was just right, and the warm spring breeze was blowing, which was very comfortable.
The old lady leaned on the pillar and sighed: "Since I beat the two of them out of filial piety, I also asked the official media for questioning, and I also have some ideas in my heart, but I am afraid that the two of them will not be happy." ”
"Grandmother, which one do you like?" Shu Manyao hurriedly asked, the old lady pinched her wrist: "I have a friendship with Duchess Weiguo of the older generation, she also sells me face, I fancy the eldest son of her second son's family, although there is no title in the future, that is the child has been studying well since he was a child, and he fell off the list when he was selected for the exam, but he is not very old, and he will have a chance in the future." ”
Shu Manyao thought for a while before remembering that what the old lady said was Li Baoying's cousin, the same age as Shu Manjin, who had seen him in the Li family before, and was a complete nerd.
"Man Jin doesn't want to?" Shu Manyao raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, the old lady's face was a little not very good: "She said that she was afraid that the Weiguo Mansion would be separated in the future, and the second room of the Li family would be swept away!" ”
"The prince of Weiguo is not that kind of person." Shu Manyao smiled, but she was not surprised by Shu Manjin's choice, Shu Manjin is smart, but not smart, her life's intelligence was used to fight with her Shu Manyao. Now that he is married to a third-grade official, how could Shu Manjin agree to marry a white body who is not even a lifter?
"Would you like Manyu or not?" Shu Manyao asked with a smile, and the old lady glanced at her: "What are you talking about, the young and the old are orderly, Manjin's affairs have not yet been decided, how can you talk about Manyu's affairs?" ”
"Grandmother, you have to make up your mind about Manjin's affairs earlier, this year is the year of the general election." Shu Manyao leaned on the old lady with a smile and said, the Shu family is upright and scholarly, and the girls of the Shu family are not allowed to enter the harem. If Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu are undecided, one of them will participate in the general election. With the emperor's importance to Shu Chengye and the status of the Shu family, if Shu Manjin was willing, he would definitely be able to stay in the harem, or be given a marriage to a certain prince.
The old lady also frowned, and then Cheng coughed lightly, seeing that the old lady and Shu Manyao were looking at her, Cheng lowered his voice and said: "Speaking of which, during this time, Manjin always asked me about the draft, did she want to fight this idea?" ”
The old lady was suddenly shocked: "Did she inquire about the draft?" ”
Cheng nodded, a little apprehensive: "I didn't expect the draft to come up, Manjin only said that she was curious, and mostly asked me about entering the palace back then, I was selected to enter, she said, I wanted to ask what is the difference between the small election and the general election, I didn't watch out, so I said a few words......"
The old lady hurriedly patted her hand and comforted: "Don't blame you, Manjin is a smart child, if she wants to find out about things, she will definitely not be noticed for a while." ”
There is another reason why the old lady didn't say it, as the old saying goes, a pregnancy is stupid for three years, this pregnant woman thinks about the child in her belly all the time, and she is vigilant and careful on weekdays, and so on, at this time it is almost all lost, Cheng's is pregnant for the first time, plus the Shu family already has two sisters-in-law, it is normal for her to focus on her own belly, how can she keep paying attention to Shu Manjin?
Shu Manyao was a little curious, and she didn't know what Shu Manjin had in mind to enter the palace, or the prince? If you enter the palace, although you are in the prime of life, you can't compare to a young man, and your father is the same age, can Shu Manjin stand it? But now he is the most noble and powerful person in the world, and he has at least a few decades to live.
If it is a prince, this variable is too big, just like studying for a doctorate, although it is a young man, but if you want to be powerful, you have to wait for many years. Shu Manjin is like this now, does he want to gamble, or do he want to jump directly to the highest step?
"Don't bother with this." The old lady thought for a long time, and looked at Shu Manyao: "Manjin just got up and had some thoughts, your father is not at home, she can't do it, this draft, it's not just her own willingness." ”
Today is a bright master, and the female aspect is average, not to say that he is pure-hearted and has few desires, but he is not a womanizer. The draft is a thing, originally unmarried girls from all over the country had to enter Beijing to run for election, this move is too laborious and costly, and it is easy to be exploited by others, abducting and selling girls, cheating people out of money or something, which is very special at this time.
Therefore, after the emperor ascended the throne, he abolished this draft method, and stipulated that the draft was only selected from the women of the family, that is, the official position of the fourth grade or above, and the girls could be sent to Beijing for the draft.
In the past few years, the emperor has not been drafted, which has been almost ten years, and now this time, it is more because several princes have reached the age of marriage. However, according to the practice of the previous dynasty, the candidates for the princess are not too high, and although Shu Manjin's background is not particularly good, it is definitely not bad.
You must know that the current Empress Zhang, when she became the princess, was only the eldest daughter of a five-rank official, even if she is the queen now, the Zhang family is just a number of empty titles.
From this point of view, it is not very likely that Shu Manjin can be selected, and the girls who participate in the draft are to be sent to the Ministry of Rites when their families write their birthdays, if Shu Chengye is not at home, who can write this for Shu Manjin?
No matter how well Shu Manjin's little abacus played, it was all in vain.
"I'm just worried about Manjin coming." Shu Manyao nodded with a smile and rubbed the old lady's shoulder: "Grandmother just knows it, speaking of which, the Yang Cuiying in the second room of the Yang family, but she is going to enter the palace for the draft, I don't know that the Yang family has fallen into that way, fortunately Jianbai has come out of the Yang family, otherwise, sooner or later, these drags will ruin Jianbai's future." "