Chapter 2 Concubines
The garden and the main house were silent, and the veil hung low.
On the bed lay a young woman of about thirty years old, with her eyebrows and sideburns, her skin was better than snow, probably because of childbirth, her skin was white and somewhat transparent, and her lips were only slightly redder than her face.
In this era, thirty years old is already considered an advanced maternal age, and now the mother and child are safe, and the birth is still a dragon and phoenix fetus, and the whole Graceland is like a festival. The eldest lady's marrying grandmother and maid feel even more angry, the master is really blessed to have been married to his uncle for fifteen years, and he has always been in harmony with his husband and wife. Entering the door, she is in charge of the feed, her mother-in-law is gentle and has few things, although there are occasional stumbles between the concubines, once there is something, she does her best. The Xiao family is upright and peaceful.
It is also because of this that Tong Laoshangshu agreed to marry his youngest daughter back then.
Under the corridor, the maids were busy or standing quietly, and Mama Zhang heard footsteps from far and near at the door.
"I've seen the second young master and the third young master." The crowd saluted in unison.
"How is my mother?"
"Where's my sister?"
Both asked at the same time.
"Yo, let the old slave answer which one to answer first!" Mama Zhang is the nurse of the Tong family, and she sees the two young masters every day, and she is much closer than others.
The eldest maid Qiaoyue lifted the curtain and chuckled, "It's really a mother-son connection, the two young masters are invited in, the slave maid goes to hug the fifth young master and the eldest lady, and the wife wants to see it!" ”
See my sister, Qiaoyue, you are an understanding and good maid, go, go.
By the time the little swaddling clothes were put on the bed, the family had made it up. A pair of excited parents, a pair of excited brothers, head to head.
The baby in the blue auspicious cloud brocade quilt has dark hair, red skin, slightly swollen eyes, a small mouth will squirm from time to time, and small hands and feet move around in the quilt; The child in the red brocade quilt was a little smaller, frowning slightly, and lay there quietly.
After greeting their mothers and visiting the dragon and phoenix fetus, the brothers reluctantly left.
"Yu'er, thank you for your hard work." Thank you for giving birth to my children; Thank you for all the hard work you have done for me.
Tong Mingyu looked back affectionately, Xianggong, I also want to thank you, treat me for more than ten years; Thank you for giving me a comfortable and warm home.
"Yu'er, my father is going to name our daughter personally!" Xiao Jingkang helped his wife lie down and tucked the corners of the quilt, and his father's expression at that time was the first time he had seen it.
Tong Mingyu didn't feel surprised, but the difference in treatment between grandchildren and granddaughters is a bit big, what you know is that you like your granddaughter, and if you don't know, you can't think that your grandson picked it up.
"Actually, I have an aunt's ......" Xiao Jingkang sat on the edge of the bed and said leisurely, "Back then, my father and aunt depended on each other, but it was not easy for a half-grown child with empty hands to survive. But who knew that my aunt was bullied there, and by the time my father got the news, my aunt was already dying.
My father desperately tried to save people, but hey, his two fists were hard to beat with four hands, but he was caught. The aunt was forced to die, and one was beaten and thrown out of the door; One didn't take long to be gone. ”
"Later, my father joined the army?" Tong Mingyu sighed.
"Yes, that's why my father will ...... today" After all, my father didn't know a few words, and he was afraid that his wife would have ideas, so he would explain the reason.
Tong Mingyu didn't reply to his words, but stroked his daughter's little face with his fingers, and said softly, "Daughter, you are blessed, grandfather is going to name you personally." ”
Can we refuse? Can you? The little man on the bed was speechless, she didn't expect that she would come to another world, let alone become a little baby.
The last scene in my brain is on the rooftop of the company, where the parents urge marriage and the company fights...... I was upset, if only I could get out of here, so I ......
I'm so sleepy, forget it, if you come, you will be safe, and tomorrow's things will be talked about tomorrow.
Different from the happy atmosphere of Graceland, it is the sunny garden at this moment.
Xiao's house was originally a three-entry mansion, after being named the general's mansion, the emperor allocated the adjacent courtyard to General Xiao, and the old lady especially didn't think it was enough to expand again, if it wasn't for the continuous dissuasion of her sons, I am afraid that a dozen or so would be built.
If the elegant garden is elegant, the trees are verdant; The sunny garden is exquisite and chic, carved and jade.
The sunlight casts light and shadow from the gaps in the pond pavilion and rockery, making the scenery more beautiful.
It's a pity that no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it can't arouse the slightest interest in the people in front of you.
On the road, a beautiful young woman in a rose-red dress, with one hand on the maid's arm and the other hand supporting her belly, looked like she had been seven or eight months old, followed by more than a dozen maids and mothers-in-law.
"My wife, please stop and rest for a while, you are not tired, and the little master is also tired!" Seeing that everyone was silent, Mama Liu had to speak up, the master was too willful to hurt!
"I, I can't sit still, my chest is tight." The young woman paused and walked up again.
Can you not feel chest tightness? Two pregnant women, one has already given birth to a girl, and the other has to marry a merchant girl? What about the grandson of the General's Mansion, which family can be willing. If other people's families still dare to argue, the Xiao family can't, because the old lady is from a royal merchant family, do you dare to have an opinion? The Fang family has a lot of connections with the old lady, and they saved the Xiao family's family, but they only made such a request, so they had to agree to it anyway.
The second wife's maiden name is Li Jiaoying, and the eldest daughter of Li Yuan, the servant of the ministry.
The daughter-in-law of the Xiao family married interestingly, the eldest son married the youngest daughter, but she was shrewd and capable, and her subordinates were skilled, and everyone praised the people who took care of the Xiao Mansion. The second son married the eldest daughter, but she was pampered and didn't know anything, except for dressing, her father-in-law, and her son, she sent "looking for a sister-in-law" with just one sentence. The third daughter-in-law is behind the gate, named Yuan Yutong, the husband is won by the family after several competitions, and the size of the back house is not asked, and her husband has been in office for many years, and the number of times he has come back is counted on both hands. The youngest is nineteen years old and has not yet married.
"I guess you'll be here, how long have you been gone?" Xiao Jingtai looked at his wife and shook his head helplessly.
The person who came was Xiao Jingtai, the second master of the Xiao family, with broad shoulders and a wide body, tall as a pine, dignified appearance, a typical military general's demeanor, and now he is the deputy commander.
"I can't sit still in the house, and you say that if I give birth to a son, what will Aaron do with it?" Li Jiaoying was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"What about me in everything, you said you, I don't know, I still think that my sister-in-law gave birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus, are you unhappy?"
"Ah, no, no, I'm glad, I've seen it! The child is a little small, but the mother said, it's good to raise it, I asked Mama Liu to find a lot of medicinal materials and send them, including ginseng, deer antler velvet, ......" Li Jiaoying counted with her fingers.
Seeing that he had successfully changed the topic, Xiao Jingtai glanced at his subordinates, came over to support his wife, and walked to the room.
It's time to discuss it with my father, the Xiao family is not ungrateful, but the matter is too strange, a bare-handed businessman saves the official family with a guard, I'm afraid only his mother will believe such a statement. He investigated Fang Yufu, that is, an opportunistic and inflammatory. Once he is glued to it, it is not so easy to get out.
Say that the old generation can play the piano and sing harmoniously, and the young people must be better than the blue. How to compare, General Xiao was twenty-seven years old when he returned from the battlefield, and he had just gained a foothold, how easy was it to marry a woman who was the right person to marry, the real famous family disdained to ignore him, the civil officials did not like it, and the military generals rejected it, so he had to marry the daughter of the Qin family who had been an imperial merchant for generations.
Now in the Xiao family, General Xiao is in the second grade, and his children and grandchildren are in their prime. How can you still marry a merchant with bad morals?
Xiao Jingtai decided to make an appointment with his father and eldest brother to have a good talk.