Chapter 39: Doubts Before Marriage
Sure enough, not long after the grand banquet, Mrs. Xue of the Liu Mansion specially prepared another heavy gift, and together with the Duchess of Weiguo, she personally came to the door to mention this family affair with Bai Fusu.
Lan Muya was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly ordered someone to inform Bai Yunqi, and sat in the front hall with her. Lan Muya's gentle and elegant appearance and extraordinary conversation made the two ladies very respectful, and they felt that with a mother like this, her daughter's upbringing must not be much worse.
Although the noble ladies can hear that the eldest daughter of the Bai family looks mediocre, the concept of their big families is generally to marry a wife and marry a virtuous woman, and marry a lady in the main family, and the natural identity and character are the first; Appearance is secondary, and it is not a concubine, it has to be gorgeous and charming.
Bai Shilang naturally had nothing to say about this marriage. So Liu Bai and the two families have their own intentions. Since both families are families with status, a set of processes is essential.
The first wedding of the people of Donghua Kingdom, when they like the woman, they invite a matchmaker to be the matchmaker, which is called Nacai, which is now called "proposing".
Next is the name question: the man asks the woman's name and the time of birth, which is called the name, and then called "the eight characters". Then there is Najib: If the name is an auspicious omen, the matchmaker will give a small gift, which is called Najib, which is now called "Guo Wending" or "Xiaoding".
Then there is the levy: giving gifts, cakes, gifts and offerings, etc., that is, the formal dowry gift, which is called the levy, also known as the "big gift".
At that moment, Liu Bai and the two families made up their minds.
It is a major event for the family to marry the eldest daughter in the family, and Master Bai immediately made a decision to welcome Mrs. Zhang back from her hometown.
Mrs. Zhang's sedan chair had already arrived half a day later, and it stopped outside the mansion gate at this time. Bai Yunqi led the two women of his own family in the backyard, as well as his two daughters and son Bai Qi to greet him respectfully. Even the little child Bai Jizu was hugged by the nurse and stood there in a proper manner.
Luo Anran's complexion was very poor, and the most expensive incense powder in Chang'an couldn't cover the pale and haggard on his face. She was just lifted from her grounding by Tang Shangshu, and she was not allowed to see her biological children for so many days, and everyone was almost hysterical.
Her daughter Bai Furui supported her, and her face was also ugly. Her future is completely over, even if her innocence is still there, half of this noble girl's reputation has been ruined.
The talented Xiao Langjun of the Meng family never asked her Bai Fuhui again. At first, she thought that Meng Gongzi was busy with other things, and secretly asked the maid to look for him, but she was always squeaked by him and avoided it. came and went, and the fool also understood what was going on.
However, Bai Furui counted all these accounts on the head of her sister Bai Fusu. My mother told her that this was all Bai Fusu's ghost, in order to destroy her Bai Furui.
Seeing that Sister Chang is so beautiful now, and there is such a good noble son who is willing to ask for marriage, Bai Furong is so hateful that her back molars are about to be crushed!
Sooner or later, she will definitely take revenge on this sister who pretends to be high, pull her down from the clouds high above, and step on her a few more feet!
The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and an old lady with silver sideburns came down first. The old lady was dressed as a farmer, and despite the July weather, she still had a flower handkerchief wrapped around her head to protect herself from the wind. She raised her head to look at the Shilang Mansion and sighed with infinite emotion. Immediately, a chrysanthemum-like smile bloomed on his face.
Lan Muya was pregnant, but she still barely stood for a long time to greet her. Luo Anran, who was already in delicate health, was almost unable to stand. She felt that the sun above her head was shining extraordinarily today, and she was already dizzy and about to faint.
It was easy to see this cheap mother-in-law coming down, Aunt Luo hurriedly hooked a very well-behaved smile on the corner of her mouth, and was about to rush in front of the eldest lady to meet and support the old lady, but the old man had already turned around and said: "Huaihua, why don't you hurry down and see the master?" ”
Dare to love this old lady didn't laugh with her just now! Luo Haitang withdrew his hand in embarrassment.
Wait, which is the acacia flower she just said?
Everyone saw that the sedan curtain was lifted again, and this time it was a beautiful woman who was twenty-eight years old. The woman was wearing a brand new makeup dress, a plain goose egg face, and a pair of timid big eyes under the willow eyebrows.
On top of that, her hair was already combed into a woman's hairstyle.
Bai Furui was full of anger, and when she saw it, she whispered: "It's really a turtle!" Wearing so much, this ghost weather is not too hot to panic! ”
Bai Yunqi had already stepped forward quickly to support his mother: "Mother, you are finally here!" He informed him a month in advance, and the old lady still came five days late, and even missed the coming-of-age ceremony of her granddaughter.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhang opened her mouth and said, "Son, this is the mother who took a concubine for you, see how it goes?" Not bad! Huaihua, come and see the master. As he spoke, he laughed first.
The acacia flower looked at the dignified squire and the old man, and plucked up the courage to call in a low voice: "Master." ”
Mrs. Zhang said, "You pick a day and accept her." She served me very well in the country, and I was very satisfied with her. ”
Everyone was surprised when they heard it. Lan Muya doesn't care, it's just a woman who pursues wealth. Luo Anran couldn't help but stand up with two eyes, as if facing a great enemy!
Bai Yunqi was puzzled: "Mother, at this time, you said that I will take a concubine for my son, is it a little unsuitable?" As he spoke, he had already looked at the woman named Huaihua, and deliberately slipped twice on her breasts, quite satisfied!
I have to say that the concubine room chosen by my own wife is still very suitable for Baiyun's appetite. Of course, he must not be revealed on the surface.
Mrs. Zhang glanced at her son: "What is suitable or not, I just say okay!" "What kind of virtue does her son have, she still doesn't know?!
Bai Shilang smiled, so under Mrs. Lan's white eyes and Luo Anran's jealous eyes, he said with a cheeky face: "Then it's all up to my mother." "The matter was settled.
The weather was excellent and the sky was clear. Birds also chirped on the branches.
Baifu was full of people and beaming. From the red silk and the big red characters that can be seen everywhere, it is not difficult to see that someone in the house is doing a happy event.
Mrs. Zhang thinks that if she accepts a concubine early, the sooner she is asked to serve her son as soon as possible, the better. So under her Zhang Luo, Bai Yunqi everything was simple, and he couldn't wait to use the acacia flowers that night, according to the maids laughed in private, the old man was mighty, and the movement in the room did not stop all night, and the new face of the aunt was weak the next day, and she had to be supported when she walked!
Later, Bai Shilang also changed her name to Ke'er.
Most men like the new and hate the old. No matter how beautiful and talented a woman is, she will become tired of watching it for a long time, not to mention that Master Bai has always been merciful and amorous?
The place where the cowardly aunt lives is called Keren Garden, which is in the northwest corner of the Shilang Mansion, sitting north and facing south, usually the gate is closed, and two graceful weeping willows are planted outside the door. After entering the door, there is a shadow wall engraved with the word "Fu", turn the shadow wall, and a stone road in the middle leads directly to the steps of the main house.
There are three main rooms in the courtyard, the middle is the living room, the east one is the study, and the west one is the bedroom. There is a transept on each side, one as a storehouse and the other as a kitchenette.
There are two wings on each side of the courtyard, surrounded by curved corridors, and the courtyard is dotted with a few mountain rocks and green vines. There are flower ponds on both sides, planted with peonies, peonies, magnolias and other flowers, which look very elegant.
In the wing room on the south side of the courtyard, there lived a rough maid and a janitor, as well as two cooks and maids.
There is also a small garden behind the main courtyard, which is not big but very exquisite, with sparse flowers and trees, quiet and quiet, and is a good place for people to relax.
But the aunt gave tea to Mrs. Lan, and officially became the second aunt of Bai Shilang, who was in the limelight for a while, and Bai Yunqi was very fond of her, and rested in her house for seven days in a row.
However, these things have nothing to do with Bai Fusu.
What she is looking forward to now is just that Liu Gongzi will come to the next place.
In fact, it is not very easy to live a new life. Many things have changed, and the enemies of the previous life should not be underestimated!
If you avoid the calculating Bai family's mansion and marry a good family, it will be a good destination. Fusu said to her mother that she didn't want to get married, but deep down, what woman didn't want to have a good husband?
Liu Ning is a very good candidate. He doesn't have so many fancy, he doesn't like to eat and drink, and his gatherings with classmates are limited.
As a marriageable man, Fusu felt that he was really impeccable. If nothing else, he is at least genuinely willing to marry himself. Compared with the eldest prince of the auxiliary kingdom in her previous life, what is she not satisfied with?
Bai Fusu walked into the study room in the east room of Fusu Garden. The shelves are full of books: the Four Books and the Five Classics, the Four Books of Women, poetry collections, scripts, history books, travelogues, Buddhist scriptures, Taoist scriptures, and so on. There are also several famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. On a yellow rosewood bookcase by the window, there is a complete set of four treasures of the study, as well as a stack of poems, calligraphy and paintings written by Bai Fusu when he is usually idle.
There was also an unfinished Buddhist scripture on the bookcase, and only half of it was copied on a piece of paper. Fusu looked at it in a daze, picked up the pen and continued to write, the pen became more and more smooth, more and more handy, and he wrote five or six in a row before stopping.
She sighed, and finally understood why she was in such a situation: presumably when a woman faced her own marriage, she would have been at a loss for such a period of time?
"Miss! Miss! ”
With the voice, Bai Shao ran in with excitement on her face. This girl is a little unstable!
"There is a letter in the Liu Mansion that he is going to come to the official dowry!"
Bai Fusu didn't have the joy that Bai Shao imagined, he just frowned and looked at her.
Bai Shao didn't notice her reaction, and continued to chatter: "I heard from the mother-in-law of Liu's mansion, there are thirty-six dowry miles!" ”
Bai Fusu put down the pen and paper, wiped his hands with a towel: "Got it." I'm going to go out for a while, you follow me. ”
Bai Shao happily responded: "Yes! Girl, are you going to see the dowry list? ”
Fusu shook his head: "Then what's there to see." I don't know anything and want to ask my husband. ”
Shangguan Cheng has been a little absent-minded lately. Last time, when I was lecturing to the two girls, I actually ran away while talking. This is something that has never happened to this woman who has always been the most strict in her studies.
The alcohol prince is going back to Beijing to report on his work!
When the news reached the capital, her heart, which had been calm like water for many years, suddenly churned like boiling water.
She thought that after so many years, she no longer had any feelings for this man. After all, it was his princess who poisoned him back then.
That's the person next to him day and night, could it be that he doesn't know it at all?
Isn't it a joke!