(021) Thanksgiving and return gift
Yun Xiangrong just said that he was very unaccustomed to it when he first entered the palace. The body was very uncomfortable, so my cousin invited Yi Zhi and took himself out, but I didn't expect that as soon as I came out, I was comfortable and not uncomfortable. So I didn't inform my mother, for fear that she would be worried.
Hearing Yun Xiangrong say this, Mrs. Yun felt a little bad, after all, she promised Jiang Qingchen to participate in the queen's banquet on behalf of the Changping Houfu, why did this problem occur, which would make the Hou Mansion very faceless in the royal family.
Yun Xiangrong saw what his mother thought, so he comforted him, saying that Jiang Qingchen did not mean to blame, but he was blessed and could not enter a noble place. Dizziness as soon as I entered.
When Yun Xiangrong said this, he was really dizzy, it was too contrary to his will, he didn't mean to give up halfway, this was all what his cousin meant, but he couldn't say it.
Mrs. Yun thought that it wouldn't be long anyway, and a few people would return to Jiangnan, and in the future, they would give New Year's gifts to the Hou Mansion every year, and adding more would be regarded as a kind of compensation, after all, this is what the Yun family can do.
Later, Yun Xue also knew about this matter, and saw that Mrs. Yun was a little guilty, and knew the reason, not because she didn't want to explain it, but because she couldn't explain it. Just comforted Mrs. Yun and said, it's just a trivial matter, don't take it to heart.
Psychologically, he felt that Jiang Qingchen was doing the right thing, Yun Xiangrong appeared in front of the prince, which would definitely cause a storm, and this way of dealing with it was the best.
A few days later, Jiang Qingchen told Yun Xiangrong that the crown princess had basically been decided, that is, Zhang Lingli, and other candidates for the side concubine were still being discussed, after all, the prince's marriage was related to the political situation in the DPRK and China, and he needed to be cautious and cautious.
Jiang Qingchen also told Yun Xiangrong before, this time Yun Xiangrong was in a coma in the palace, Xibao helped a lot, according to the rules, he should thank others. But the correspondence of the daughter's family does not need to be particularly deliberate and precious.
Yun Xiangrong understands this truth, and even if he takes out something very valuable, Xibao may not like it, and it is best to give gifts that others like.
Yun Xiangrong took out a horse of colorful yarn that he brought to the capital, and wanted to send it directly, but he felt very insincere. The maids who can make clothes in the Hou Mansion are all styles that can make the capital, which does not match the lightness of this material.
Yun Xue, as the lady of the Hou Mansion, of course, has her own private tailor, and she should be able to make the style that Yun Xiangrong wants, but Yun Xiangrong is embarrassed to say this kind of request, so she found Jiang Xinxin. The two sisters discussed it and did it themselves.
Jiang Xinxin and Yun Xiangrong added their respective maids, a total of four people, it took three days, Yun Xiangrong was responsible for cutting, and the others were responsible for sewing, and soon a seven-layer colorful gauze was ready.
Colorful yarn clothes are the style of Jiangnan, and there is no one in Beijing. Jiang Xinxin also liked it very much, this was all a trivial matter, and it took a few more days for several people to make a few sets of clothes for Jiang Xinxin that she liked.
To be honest, it's not that I don't want to do it anymore, it's just too tiring. When Yun Xiangrong is at home, he will also make clothes with his sisters-in-law, and there is a special tailor at home to guide him, but this kind of long-term homework with a strong purpose is really the first time.
On the day when Xibao's clothes were ready, Jiang Xinxin packed them properly and sent someone to Taifu's mansion. The next day, Houfu received a handwritten reply from Xibao, saying that he liked the clothes very much, and invited Yun Xiangrong to attend her birthday banquet three days later.
In fact, Jiang Xinxin received the post before, and at that time he was still thinking about whether he could bring Yun Xiangrong with him, and everyone of the same age would get along. But I'm afraid that Yun Xiangrong won't be able to tolerate it, after all, those girls, Yun Xiangrong doesn't know them.
This will receive Xibao's birthday post, but the happiest is Jiang Xinxin, she knows that in terms of etiquette, Yun Xiangrong will definitely go.
There are rules for eating in the Hou Mansion, everyone will not chat all the time, the main thing is to concentrate on eating, this day Jiang Qingchen went home to eat, before the meal, he heard Yun Xue asking, Yun Xiangrong went out with the clothes ready.
Jiang Qingchen understood that he was going to attend Xibao's birthday banquet.
Jiang Qingchen sighed in his heart, Yun Xiangrong, who had just arrived in the capital and spoke with an accent of Jiangnan official dialect, immediately entered the circle of celebrities in the capital.
The speed is really a bit fast, just to participate in this kind of party, many things will be brought to the table and said, it is very likely that Yun Xiangrong will attract people who take the initiative to propose marriage in the Hou Mansion, which is not the result he wants to see.
Jiang Xinxin's circle is actually very suitable for Yun Xiangrong, it is said that Jiang Xinxin is the second lady of the Hou Mansion, and the social circle should be the female dependents of those Guogong Mansions, Hou Mansions or Bofu in the capital.
It's a pity that Jiang Xinxin is not familiar with them.
This can only be blamed on the Hou Ye, who had no real power back then, Jiang Xinxin felt that he was very excluded from getting along with those noble girls, and after a long time, there was no contact, but those family members who relied on strength to enter the court bureau had a good relationship with Jiang Xinxin.
Their relatives are a little high-minded when they marry Jiang Xinxin, but it is still somewhat suitable to marry Yun Xiangrong.
When you go to a birthday party, you must definitely prepare a birthday present.
Yun Xiangrong and Jiang Xinxin discussed, although it is a birthday gift for young ladies in the capital, it is also very particular, it cannot be too light, which makes people say shabby, but it cannot be too valuable, and there are elements of showmanship.
Although Yun Xiangrong doesn't understand the rules of the capital, he just thinks that the gift to a girl, especially the one to be displayed in front of everyone, must be elegant.
Thinking of entering Beijing this time, I brought a whole set of rouge gouache. Because I was afraid of a bumpy journey, I brought it with the dressing box.
This set of rouge gouache comes from the famous --- Dai Fang.
Daifang is very famous in Jiangnan. The product segmentation is very good, and you will have any quality rouge gouache at any price. Basically, all the women in Jiangnan have one or two Dai Fang products.
Now half of Daifang's assets are Yunxiangrong.
This matter has been going on for some years, Yun Xiangrong's eldest brother Yun Weijie was originally married to the daughter of the county order, named Liu Wanying. The relationship between husband and wife is good, but Liu Wanying is also a little unhappy.
When I first got married, I didn't have a second brother and sister and a third brother and sister, and there was no comparison, the Yun family's daughters and dependents still walked around, and all the expenses were reported to Mrs. Yun, and the Yun Mansion contributed to it. Of course, the gifts received also belong to Yunfu.
Later, the two younger siblings entered the door, because one was from the Zhang family of the medicine king, and the other was from the Chen family, the king of the land, both of whom were not bad at money, with a very rich dowry, and their social expenses were all independent profits and losses. Neither reimburse nor hand over the gifts received.
Liu Wanying was embarrassed at this time, and she was embarrassed to reimburse the expenses again, but she was the daughter of the county order back then, and she didn't have a rich dowry at all, even if her father was promoted to governor now, it was also funded by the Yun family.
You can't sell or give away all the gifts you receive for entertainment. That's ugly and unreasonable.
When she returned to her parents' home, Liu Wanying complained a lot. The governor also understands that the problem is there, but it is not realistic to ask him to pay, he really can't take out so much, but there are opportunities to make money.
Daifang has always been a century-old shop headed by a woman, this generation of owners concentrated on their careers, but only gave birth to a son of a loser, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling all day long, creditors came to the door, there was no money to repay, and they could only go to court.
Later, the governor was in the middle of the circle, and this matter was reconciled, but the money owed always had to be repaid, so it could only be sold Daifang.
Liu Wanying got the news from her father and was very moved, but after selling all the dowry and the private money saved by the husband and wife, it was only half the price of Daifang, so she had no choice but to discuss with Yun Weijie what to do.
Yun Weijie meant to tell his mother that he would let his mother contribute the other half, count the assets of your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and he would take care of it.
Mrs. Yun is not short of this little money, but she also understands the difficulties of her eldest daughter-in-law, and is afraid that other daughters-in-law will feel that she is biased when she knows about it, so she takes out the money from her dowry, and the official registration is written in the names of Yun Xiangrong and Liu Wanying.
said that this is even if he gives Yun Xiangrong a dowry in the future. In this way, even if the family finds out later, they will not have an opinion.
Daifang was originally running very well, and the boss changed in the official face, except for a few shopkeepers, the guys didn't know.
The shopkeeper is very happy, although this asset is not the Yun family, but it is Yun Weijie who comes forward to deal with things, which shows that Daifang has been on the Yun family's big ship, and the business will not be bad but will be better.
In the past few years, Liu Wanying and Yun Xiangrong have been involved in the research and development of products, Liu Wanying even used her network to recommend new products, business is really getting better and better in Jiangnan, and the guy's income is getting higher and higher, so that she doesn't care why she hasn't seen the boss for many years.
The makeup box that Yun Xiangrong brought into Beijing this time is made of sandalwood, and the lid of the box has four scenes of the south of the Yangtze River by the famous contemporary painter Zhang Shanshui.
This box is a set of four, there are a total of six sets in the country, it is said that Zhang Shanshui does not like to paint repetitive things, these six sets of makeup boxes, even when painting the same scene, each one has a slight difference.
In fact, the main thing is that painting too much is not worth much.
Those who understand this gift will feel very elegant and beautiful when they read it, and those who don't understand it will feel very elegant and beautiful.
Jiang Xinxin felt that Xibao would definitely like it.
Jiang Xinxin has played with Xibao since she was a child, and of course she knows what she likes, before Xibao shouted for a fist-sized night pearl, everyone knows that Nanhai has it, and it is not expensive, but no one goes.
A few months ago, Hou Ye went to the South China Sea to play, Jiang Xinxin begged his father to bring a few more, sometimes as a special gift to friends, Jiang Hou Ye lived up to expectations and bought a lot.
This time, Jiang Xinxin picked a pair, the night pearl the size of a fist and the best color to give to Xibao.
Participating in banquets, especially this kind of banquet in the Taifu Mansion that pays attention to etiquette, dress is also very important. After all, it is likely that you will meet the elders in the family, what kind of hair you comb, and what style of clothes you wear. This is also the reason why Yun Xue deliberately asked.
These clouds don't want to understand, but Jiang Xinxin is clear. I've already gone to make clothes for Yun Xiangrong, but it's too late.
Knowing that Yun Xiangrong didn't have clothes like the capital, Jiang Xinxin brought the dress she hadn't worn and tried it on for Yun Xiangrong, because she really wanted Yun Xiangrong to go with her.
She is the only girl in the family who is sometimes bored, and she will definitely treat her well when she comes to playmate.
Yun Xiangrong and Jiang Xinxin have had a lot of contact recently, coupled with their compatible personalities, the relationship between the two has developed by leaps and bounds, and they really have the mood of being sisters for the rest of their lives, and they can't wait to move to live together.