Chapter Ninety-Five: The Engagement

After Mrs. Pingnanhou saw Lin Yun, she was very satisfied, and she told her husband when she went home. When Ping Nanhou heard this, he felt that this family business was not bad. He said: "You take a look again, it's safer, if it's really good, I'll go and tell Lin Hou." ”

Mrs. Pingnanhou nodded, "I think so too, it's not appropriate to see only one side, let's take a look." ”

Pingnan Hou Shizi Xuancheng waited patiently for his mother to see Lin Yun, and hurriedly came to inquire about the news, but was ridiculed by his mother: "I know that you are in a hurry, I have already gone to see it." ”

Xuancheng reluctantly held the shelf, "My son is thinking that his mother will go out on a cold day, and he is afraid that you will catch a cold, so he came to ask." ”

Mrs. Pingnanhou was happy, and leaned back, "It turns out that I thought wrong." She took the tea, blew it slowly, looked at her son's restless appearance, and smiled secretly, "I'm fine, don't worry, go back to study." ”

"Hey......" Xuancheng scratched his ears and cheeks, and when he was about to ask again, he didn't know where to speak, so he was so anxious that he was restless. Pingnanhou felt sorry for his son, and said to his wife with a smile: "You just tell him." ”

Mrs. Pingnanhou glared at her husband, "It seems that you love your son." Having said that, I can't bear to look at my son uncomfortable, "The girl is good, but I have to look at it again." ”

Xuancheng was stunned, since it was good, why should he take another look.

"Fool, what can you see after only looking at it once? I can pretend to be able to pretend to be able to do this for a while. "Mrs. Pingnanhou is a little dissatisfied, and she hasn't settled down yet, so she is going to do it. If you really want to marry in, can you still think of your mother? "Okay, it's up to me and your father to decide this, you read your books." He scared his son again, "I can tell you, stay away from the third prince, the child of the old witch's daughter, there is nothing good!" is that he really became a prince, and he is also the child of the old witch. It's nothing wrong with us! "In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, except for the princess, only Mrs. Pingnanhou dared to scold her mother-in-law like this, still in front of her husband.

Ping Nanhou was not happy at all when his stepmother said this to his wife, but he still had some concerns about her saying this: "Shen Yan, that is the prince in the end." Although Pingnanhou doesn't want the third prince to be the crown prince, it seems that he is still very hopeful at the moment. Although the second prince is long, his mother's status is low, and he has long been unfavored. Last month. The saint was also very dissatisfied with the fact that he accepted a concubine for the second prince as a side concubine in order to trim his appearance, and scolded people in public, and even the people with the second prince and his family were depressed a lot during this time.

The mother of the third prince is now the highest-ranking concubine in the palace, the head of the four concubines, and from the Pingnan Hou Mansion, and the stepmother's maiden family is not in decline, there is still a place in the court, and his two younger brothers are also talented people. It is quite used by the saints, and now that the second prince is depressed, there are many people around the third prince, and the momentum is getting stronger and stronger. Look. There are really two points of the prince's majesty.

Mrs. Pingnanhou sneered: "Prince, if he continues to do this, he will not be far from becoming a concubine." "My mother is a princess, and she is the same mother as the saint. The brother and sister have a good relationship. Mrs. Pingnanhou has often been in and out of the palace since she was a child, and she knows the emperor's uncle well. This uncle was very strong, when he was very physically tough. These princes began to build up their own power, compete for power, and show their covetousness for the throne, and it was really not far from death. Even if they are the biological sons of the saints, the imperial power is supreme, and the saints will not allow them to seize power.

Mrs. Pingnanhou warned her husband and son again, "Keep me away from the third prince, and if I have nothing to do, I will find trouble in finding the second and third rooms, or it is best to press the third prince upward." In the end, the concubine went out of our house, and the third child died like this, so we have to get rid of him as much as possible. Even if you suffer a little loss in reputation at this time, reputation is not important. "The saint has been enduring the three princes, and when he can't bear it anymore, he even packs up his son, and he can let go of these ministers who are surrounding his son.

"Hmm." Ping Nanhou nodded, anyway, his daughters are married, and his son is basically booked, no matter how fierce he quarrels with his stepmother and younger brothers, he is not afraid that his son will not be able to marry a good wife. "Well, when Cheng'er's marriage is decided, let's find a reason to split up." He really didn't want to see his stepmother's old face at all, he hated it too much.

"Okay." Mrs. Pingnanhou has already turned her mind away, and she has to put the second and third rooms together, so that they can't talk about their hardships, so that they can split up.

Lin Yun didn't know about these, she only knew that she had met Xuancheng's mother three times in the month since she first met Xuancheng's mother. This shrewd and powerful Mrs. Hou became more and more enthusiastic about her every time, and talked to her mother better and better every time, and her heart finally fell. It seems that the future mother-in-law has a good opinion of her, and there should be no problem with marriage.

Mrs. Lin saw the attitude of Mrs. Pingnanhou, and she was relieved, and during this time, she began to count her daughter's dowry as soon as she had time, and even her daughter was locked in the house, so that she could start embroidering the dowry from now on, and she was not allowed to go out again. She was really scared, seeing that the marriage was about to be completed, these two people couldn't help but meet in private and make something happen, and this marriage might have to be blown! The more this happens, the more careful you have to be.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Lin is now more and more satisfied with her daughter-in-law, and it goes without saying that she can handle family affairs, everything is to her liking. Even the personnel management side is in the face, it is also very powerful, if there is a big Hou Mansion, now it is really done to the point that there is no leakage, and the things outside the house cannot enter the inner house, and the things inside the house cannot be transmitted. Alas, except for the children, Mrs. Lin really has nothing to dislike with Jia Min.

This mother-in-law is satisfied with her daughter-in-law, and some things will be thought from the perspective of her daughter-in-law. Take the issue of children as an example, Mrs. Lin thought that she had married into Lin Hou for many years before giving birth to a son. Moreover, counting up a few Lin family wives, it is a little difficult for the heirs, or this is the destiny of heaven. Mrs. Lin couldn't bear it, or she didn't have the confidence to embarrass her daughter-in-law with this matter.

Mrs. Lin became more and more kind to Jia Min, and often asked her to laugh. The people in the house, seeing his wife's attitude, became more and more respectful of Jia Min. Jia Min smiled and said to her husband: "Now, my wife also has this resemblance to our mother." ”

Lin Ruhai said: "That's not good? ”

"Of course." Jia Min felt that life was much more comfortable. How good is this, you treat me well, I am filial to you, they are also women, why should mother-in-law and daughter-in-law develop into natural enemies. Obviously, they all share a person who needs to be cared for, so why can't they help each other, but cut each other off?

Jia Min finished handling the family affairs that day and did not return to Songfeng Courtyard (her husband was not there.) It's okay to go back), and I came directly to the main courtyard with people. It's too cold in winter, and you can't enjoy the flowers and scenery, so a few people get together to play a game, wipe a card, and play a poker. Here's a word about poker, as early as when their husband and wife came over, Miss Lin had already come out, and even the original Lin Ruhai could play. Now it has basically become popular all over the country.

When I arrived outside the door of the main house, through the thick curtain, I could faintly hear the sound of laughter in the house. The girl who opened the curtain outside the door smiled and said, "Mrs. Fang and Miss Fang are here." ”

It turned out that it was the Yun family and Fang Miaoxiang who came, no wonder. Jia Min walked into the house while thinking about the Fang family. Mrs. Fang's Yun family, although she was born in a small family of jasper, she rarely had tenacity, and relying on the Lin family, she really supported the Fang family. When she first arrived in Duzhong. Mrs. Zentolin helped to buy a field and a shop, and the more she ran it, she made a lot of money, and last year she added two more shops and two hundred acres of land. Now. There is no problem in supporting your own expenses, and you can still have a surplus.

After the Yun family was able to live in their own house for a long time, they refused to ask for the Lin family's subsidy anymore. When Jia Min saw it, he was also good. No longer bear the expenses of the Fang family. It's just that every time you get something, you always have to give it to the Fang family. For example, all kinds of satin, the mother and daughter of the Fang family always have to make clothes. With the current situation of their family, they can be self-sufficient, but they can't use good things. Even if you can afford it, there are some things that you can't buy nowhere.

Fang Yan is a good boy, both talented and willing to work hard, and he is very liked by Mr. Of course, Lin Hou also likes it, Lin Ruhai also takes a lot of care of this little Zhengtai, who is not a middle school at all, and often takes him out.

Seeing that his life was getting better and better, the smile on Yun's face was also more, and he often came to Lin's house when he was fine, and accompanied Mrs. Lin to talk and wipe cards. She also has some knowledge, has experienced a lot, and is very able to talk about going with Mrs. Lin, so Mrs. Lin also likes her to come.

Recently, the Yun family came to and from the Lin family, and there was one more thing in their mouths, their daughter's life. Fang Miaoxiang is already fifteen years old, and it's time to find her mother-in-law. It's just that the status of the Fang family is a little bit up and down, and the Yun family can't help but be a little anxious, thinking about discussing it with Mrs. Lin.

"Auntie is here." Jia Min greeted with a smile.

Yun also smiled: "I'm done." ”

"Hmm." Jia Min said with a smile: "I just asked people to boil a good soup, my aunt and sister don't leave today, let's make a shabu at noon." ”

Mrs. Lin also said: "That's it, I went to other houses at noon, and they didn't come back, so let's eat together and be more lively." "Lin Hou has been very busy lately, and he often comes back late at night, and he can't go home at noon. Lin Ruhai also goes out early and returns late, he has to go to school and socialize, and there is only not enough time. As for Fang Yan, he ate with his husband at noon and went home at night.

Yun Shi was also polite, "It's time for me to take it orally today." ”

Fang Miaoxiang also smiled: "The soup at my sister-in-law's house is very fresh, and my brother drank it better than the one I sent to our family last time." ”

"It's not worth anything, if Brother Yan likes it, I'll write you the recipe and boil it myself." Jia Min said with a smile. The recipes are all written by her husband, and it's really not worth anything.

Fang Miaoxiang was so happy that she got up and blessed, "Thank you sister-in-law." She thought this was Rongfu's private recipe, but she didn't expect Jia Min to copy it to her.

Jia Min smiled: "If you want to thank me, just feed me a few more cards at the card table for a while." ”

"Then there are people like you, who cheat in front of us." Lin Yun shouted unobtrusively.

She and the sisters of the Shang family were both playing poker on the kang on the side, and when they saw Jia Min coming in, they all got up.

When Jia Min saw it, he smiled and asked, "Who won?" ”

Feng Zhi pointed at Miaoxiang, "She." ”

Feng Yun covered her lips and smiled: "Except for Sister Yun, we all win." ”

Jia Min drove people away with a smile: "Sister, hurry up and give up a seat, don't lose all the dowry before you get married." ”

Lin Yun's face turned red, and he got up to chase Jia Min, "You're still a sister-in-law!" ”

Jia Min dodged, "I wasn't wrong." ”

Lin Yun stomped his feet, blushed with shame and annoyance, and said, "Madam, look at your sister-in-law." ”

Mrs. Lin pulled the Yun family to sit firmly on the Luohan couch, waved her hand and said, "Your lawsuit will be fought by yourself, we don't care." ”

Several people laughed for a while, Lin Yun finally gave up her position and let Jia Min sit down, but she herself did Fang Miaoxiang's side, whispered her idea, and made a grand wish: "You all work hard, my sister-in-law is a rich man, I must let her bleed today." ”

"Hey, hey. I'm afraid it's not easy. Jia Min asked himself who he was not afraid of in terms of playing poker, mahjong, and even pai gow and other gambling fights.

Lin Yun snorted, "You wait." ”

Jia Min looked at the cards in her hand with a smile, the current sister-in-law is quite interesting, as long as she is not looking for trouble, they should be able to live together peacefully until she gets married. Jia's mother has already sent a letter, and Mrs. Pingnanhou is quite satisfied with Lin Yun, and she is almost about to send the official media to the door. Jia Min felt that Mrs. Pingnanhou told Jia's mother about this. I just want Mother Jia to talk to Mrs. Lin, and it would be better if the two families could meet again in private to discuss.

At this point, basically the two families have a tacit understanding, and Lin Yun's marriage is also decided. Next year or the year after next at the latest, Lin Yun will be able to get married.

What Jia Min could think of, Mrs. Lin also thought of. Moreover, Lin Hou also told her when he went home that Ping Nanhou had already met with Lin Hou, and the two talked about it.

"The big girl's family affair is almost there, right?" Yun asked Mrs. Lin quietly. She has been worrying about her daughter's marriage lately. I saw only a limited number of people, and I wanted Mrs. Totolin.

Mrs. Lin smiled comfortably, "It's almost, I'll see their family the day after tomorrow." It's eight or nine, and it's not far from ten. ”

"That's pretty good." Yun is sincerely happy.

Mrs. Lin glanced at Fang Miaoxiang over there, a delicate and handsome girl, considerate and generous, except for her family background. It's a wonderful girl. "Your Miaoxiang is a year older than Yun'er, do you have a charter?"

Yun sighed, "It's not a secret. I've been worrying about this lately. There are few people I recognize, and my family is like this, there is really nothing to like. I thought that my sister-in-law would help me take a look and check it. I am just this one daughter, and I don't expect her to climb into the noble court, just be honest, willing to be motivated, and her parents are kind. ”

Mrs. Lin said, "Okay, I've written it down." She thought that next year would be the year of Dabi, and there would definitely be a lot of students who would come to the middle school exam in the capital, so she would ask her husband and son to help inquire.

After eating at noon, the Yun mother and daughter went home, and the sisters of Lin Yun and the Shang family also went back to their rooms, and Mrs. Lin said to Jia Min: "You go back and tell Ruhai and let him help keep an eye on it." Miao Xiang's girl, you know, is a wonderful child. Her father got along with your father-in-law in the early years, and now he is attached to our family, Yan'er's child, looking at it, is also a promising person, and now he can help him. ”

Jia Min nodded, "I see." ”

When Lin Ruhai came back in the evening, he told him, Lin Ruhai said: "There is really a candidate, he is very knowledgeable, and he is also smart, but his family is too poor." ”

"What kind of poor law?" Jia Min frowned. Although choosing a husband depends on character, not whether the family has money. As the saying goes, poor couples mourn everything. She didn't want Fang Miaoxiang to accompany that person for a lifetime, and when he passed the exam, Fang Miaoxiang would also be old, and he would make a bunch of little wives go home. It's not that she thinks too much, it's that most of the phoenix men are this virtue.

Lin Ruhai said: "Both parents died, and there are only 20 acres of thin fields and three thatched houses at home. ”

"How do you know so well!" Jia Min looked at her husband suspiciously.

Lin Ruhai grabbed his hair and smiled, "A pen pal!" ”

Jia Min grabbed the pillow on the kang and hit her husband, and said angrily: "You are confused, make a friend casually, you don't even know what people look like, and you dare to take it out to protect the media!" "His pen pal is equivalent to a netizen in modern society, who dares to introduce his friend to an unfamiliar netizen!

"Hey, oh, daughter-in-law, don't fight, don't fight." Lin Ruhai hid and begged for mercy, "Listen to me, I've seen this person, and I've been with him for a long time." ”

"Okay, you can say it." Jia Min put the pillow back to her waist, leaned in, and glared at her husband to see what smallpox she could say.

"Hehe, this person is not my pen pal, he is a gentleman." Lin Ruhai smiled, slowly rubbed to Jia Min's side, grabbed one of her sleeves, and shook it gently, "What I appreciate more about him is that he is not like ordinary people, because his family is poor, he feels inferior, stammers everywhere, or has low self-esteem and cowardice. is not like those who are too high-minded, rigid and unwilling to accept people's funding, as if they have accepted other people's funding, but they have no own backbone. This person, how can you say it......" Lin Ruhai thought for a while before saying: "The city is very deep and very calculating, but it also has its bottom line, according to the classification of the male protagonists in those romance novels you read, it can be regarded as a black-bellied type." ”

Jia Min's eyebrows frowned slightly, "Is this person reliable?" According to your description, this man must have a lot of eyes, and if he is a wolf-hearted bastard, he will harm Miaoxiang for the rest of his life. ”

Lin Ruhai said: "It's very good to be a person, Old Man Yuan can't do anything else, and it's still very accurate to see people." He said that Su Yue is not a thing in the pool. Moreover, he likes Su Yue a lot, if it weren't for the fact that the prince of the saint was still staring at Mr., he might have been holding Su Yue and wanted to accept him as a disciple. ”

Jia Min thought for a long time, but still shook his head, "No, I have to think again." Let's take a look at what the lord and the wife mean. "Su Yue is good, but the family is relatively poor, and she has no father or mother, no matter how good she is, she doesn't dare to mention it to Fang Miaoxiang now. It was only after she came to ancient times that she learned that a man with both parents was not the best candidate for a son-in-law. Even such a person is not easy to find a wife. Because, the death of both parents means that this man has less human restraints, and it is easy to act without scruples, and it is very unsafe to marry his daughter.

Mrs. Lin and Lin Hou don't have much time to ask about Fang Miaoxiang now, after Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Pingnanhou had a secret date, the marriage of the two families was finally confirmed, and the Pingnanhou family invited the official media to come to the door to propose marriage, and the Lin family agreed.

The Hou family of Pingnan quickly prepared gifts, carried a pair of jade geese and followed the matchmaker through the door to propose marriage, and then asked for names and Najib, which was also completed within a month. Walking here, half of the marriage is basically set, and the man's family will give the dowry and let it go.

It was here that something suddenly happened to the Hou family of Pingnan, the prince of Pingnan Hou was poisoned and is now bedridden. This can frighten Lin Hou and Mrs. Lin, half of the six rites have been performed, and the prospective aunt has been poisoned, and it is very likely that his life will be lost, how can this be! If a person dies, those with broken mouths may give their daughters the name of Kefu, Nima, which is a bad omen.

Lin Ruhai was sent to the Pingnan Hou Mansion by his father and mother as soon as possible, and at this time the Hou Mansion was in chaos, and the subordinates at the door saw Lin Ruhai and hurriedly reported to him. The big housekeeper came out in person and accompanied Lin Ruhai inside, wiping his tears as he walked, looking very sad.

Lin Ruhai was so sad that he cried, and he couldn't persuade him, so he could ask: "How is the letter now?" ”

Before the chief butler could reply, a voice that was neither yin nor yang sounded on the left, "It's going to die!" ”

, this is the one who dares to curse the prince Xuancheng in the Pingnan Hou Mansion, this is not to be mixed! Who doesn't know, Mrs. Pingnanhou is prestigious, and this thing is definitely looking for a beating!

Lin Ruhai turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw that it was a young man in his twenties, wearing a purple cotton robe and a bright red cloak on the outside. I'm so happy that I can see my throat and eyes.

The chief housekeeper was very sad and indignant, and said: "Third master, the son of the world is always your brother, just don't want him to be well, why do you still curse him!" ”

Lin Ruhai understood as soon as he heard it, this was Uncle Xuancheng's son. It's just that I don't know if it's the heartless goods born from that uncle's family, and this kind of son who obviously has a big hole in his brain still dares to release it? That's definitely a pit dad and a pit for the whole family.

The person known as the third master glared at him, and opened his mouth to scold, "What kind of dog are you, dare to say that you are a master!" Old dog, look for a fight! ”

The big housekeeper is also the big housekeeper of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, and he is also majestic on weekdays, and he was scolded as an old dog in front of the guests, and his face was blue and red for a while. It's just that this person is the master, and he can't go up and beat him, so he can only endure it.

Lin Ruhai frowned, "This brother, be merciful." ”

"Phew, where did you come out of the monggrels that you dare to train in the Pingnan Hou Mansion!"

Lin Ruhai was annoyed, he didn't want to worry about people with pits in his head, to put it bluntly, he was a brain-dead, and he also had a little element of mental illness, so he was worried about falling with him! can be pointed at and scolded, no matter how good his temperament is, he will be angry.

"You also know that this is the Pingnan Hou Mansion?" Lin Ruhai sneered, raised his chin, and despised the man from beginning to end, "Where did you come out of nowhere, dare to bark here!" (To be continued......)