Chapter 1109: Worry
But Xie Yinghui didn't think she was exaggerating.
On the contrary, she thinks it's a very important thing!
Especially the Queen Mother is about to come to Beiping. Xiao Rui and Xie Mulin got married, and the Queen Mother, who was a grandmother, must attend the wedding. The grandson of the in-law marries a woman from an ordinary background, even if the Queen Mother has no objections in her heart, she will find fault with whether this family is worthy of being the in-laws of the Yan Palace, right?! Not to mention that the Xie family also has an eldest son, who is about to meet her granddaughter Ma Yurong, and it is very likely that she will return with a beauty! If the Xie family can't show enough pomp, how can they convince the Queen Mother that Xie Xianzhi is a good match for Ma Yurong?!
Xie Yinghui knew that her brother and sister were already inferior in front of the Queen Mother because of their biological mother's relationship. Originally, if they were miserable in front of the Queen Mother, mentioning how the Cao family and the Cao family occupied the Xie family's wealth back then, they could leave their brothers and sisters and the Cao family more clearly. But if it is to sell miserably, let the Queen Mother misunderstand that the Xie family is not in a good situation now, and life is far less rich than before, then even if the Queen Mother has a little pity, she will not rest assured that she will marry her granddaughter, because she will suspect that her granddaughter will suffer after marrying into the Xie family!
Therefore, this kind of thing is miserable, you only need to do it a little, you can't go too far, but you need to show off the Xie family's current wealth, let the Queen Mother see, how shrewd and capable Xie Pu is, how well the shopkeepers of the Xie family are in a good way, Xie Xianzhi, the main master, is how gentle and handsome, and his character is reliable, which is just suitable for matching with Ma Yurong. This is the key to winning the favor of the Queen Mother! Instead of just asking Xie Xianzhi to show his etiquette and talent in front of the eldest princess and his wife in Yongning!
Of course, if you want to show off your wealth, you can't do it too explicitly, it will seem that the smell of copper is too strong, which is not in line with the current scholarly temperament of the Xie family. Taking advantage of the daughter's marriage, it is very appropriate to hint at the wealth of the Xie family through the dowry. It just so happened that Xie Mulin married into the Yanwang Mansion, and there was enough reason to bring a more generous dowry than his sisters, wouldn't it be a great opportunity given by God?!
Xie Yinghui said to Xie Mulin: "You have to listen to me about this matter." I have never seen the nobles in the palace since I was a child, and I know the temper of the Queen Mother better than you! If our family was still worth one million taels four years ago, I wouldn't have to worry about this, that is, each of our brothers and sisters spent 100,000 taels of wedding silver, wouldn't my father be able to earn it back after a few years of hard work?! But now it's different, the family's money is definitely limited! Several of our sisters are going to marry in the same year, the eldest brother will marry a wife next year at the latest, and there are second, third, and fourth brothers in the future.
"Time is too tight, our family has only recovered a little, how much silver can we earn in these four years of hard work? Naturally, you have to spend on ideas! As long as your marriage is done well, and your dowry makes the Queen Mother and the eldest princess of Yongning feel at ease, the eldest brother's marriage is decided, how can you win a year of hard work to prepare for his wedding with Ma Yurong. This year, my father has a way to get tens of thousands of taels of silver back to spend money, and our family's face in front of the queen mother and the eldest princess will be supported! Wouldn't everyone be happy in this way?! ”
Xie Mulin was dumbfounded by the eldest sister's words, and was sincerely impressed: "Since it is for the sake of the eldest brother's marriage, I have nothing to say." My mother, I will reveal the meaning of the eldest sister, and try my best to prepare a suitable dowry for the third sister on the premise of ensuring the dignity of the Xie Wan family. ”
Xie Yinghui nodded with satisfaction, and turned back to give Lu Qi a look, who hurriedly followed, and the master and servant continued to walk forward, and soon returned to their courtyard.
Xie Mulin frowned and slowly walked back to his territory with Cuijiao, and when he entered the door, he saw Xiang Tao and Xiao Tao greeted him with a mysterious face: "Girl, we heard some rumors, saying that the third girl doesn't plan to go out of the pavilion with Shunxin and Ruyi?" Is this true?! ”120
Xie Mulin blinked: "Who did you listen to?" "The grapevine spread pretty fast.
Xiao Tao hurriedly replied: "I was in the courtyard of the three girls, and I heard a rough little girl from the main courtyard come over to talk to Shunxin, and then Ruyi started crying!" It was only after listening to what she said when she was crying that I realized that the three girls did not plan to take them to Wanjia. ”
Shunxin's network of contacts in the Xie family is really extensive, and even the main courtyard has her eyes and ears. This is also a talent, but it's a pity that Xie Yingrong doesn't know talents, and he actually dislikes her for her bad legs and feet, and refuses to take her to Wanjia. Xie Yingrong didn't want to think about it, she really didn't know anyone in the deep mansion compound of the Marquis of Pingchang, and her mother's family was thousands of miles away, so she could have a girl who was good at dealing with people and finding news, what a great help! What's the matter if you have bad legs? Isn't this leg and foot injured for her?!
Xie Mulin pursed his lips and only asked Xiao Tao: "After Shunxin knows about this, do you have any thoughts?" ”
Xiao Tao thought for a while, shook her head and said: "Sister Shunxin looks very calm, she thanked the little girl who brought her words, and grabbed a handful of fruit for the little girl to eat, and persuaded Ruyi not to be sad, this matter has not been finalized, it is too early to cry." Ruyi stopped crying when she heard this, and when she saw the third girl coming back, she immediately chased into the house, kowtowed and cried, begging the third girl not to leave her. But......" Xiao Tao hesitated, "Shunxin didn't follow the third girl, and still did things in the yard as usual." Seeing her like this, the girls and mothers-in-law in their courtyard all said that she was calm, but the three girls were too ruthless, and they also said that they would lose it to the big girl who had been waiting for so long. ”
Xiao Tao just ate this melon and ran back to gossip with her sister. Both sisters were very surprised, because under normal circumstances, the maid, who had always been loyal to the girl, still ran errands for the girl every day, and she had never heard of being scolded, so there was no reason why she would be kicked out of the ranks of the dowry by her own girl. Shunxin and Ruyi have no relatives in the Xie family, once they lose the backer of the third girl, they will fall from the decent big girl to the bottom in an instant, and they are not even as good as the ordinary little girl ring, and they don't know what to do in the future. Ruyi is okay, if you can ask for a wife, you can also choose a passable person to marry in the small house at home; Shunxin has a leg disease, but I'm afraid that the little guy at home is not willing to ask for marriage, right? Do you want to be an old girl?!
Xie Mulin listened to Xiao Tao's words, and couldn't help crying and laughing: "What are you worried about for her?" Isn't there hundreds or thousands of slaves in our family, just these dozens of people, not enough, where can we find a place to put them? As for Shunxin, she has done things for me, and the third girl doesn't care about her, and I won't care about it. For now, it just depends on what she and the three girls think about it, and if she feels the need to ask me for help, she will naturally speak, and you don't have to worry about her. ”
Xiao Tao looked down and smiled a little embarrassed. She also couldn't bear it for a while, after all, the two girls lived next door, she and Shunxin looked up every day and didn't look down, they had already gotten along well, and they knew that the other party was a good girl, so they couldn't bear to see each other end well.
Xie Mulin didn't care, the girl around him was kind and loyal, it was better than hiding a traitor in her heart, right? She was glad that the people in her hospital had a conscience.
However, it is too early to worry about the girl in the next yard, Xie Mulin suggested that the sisters Xiangtao and Xiaotao worry about themselves first: "The third sister is going to decide who to marry, and the eldest sister and I are also going to prepare a list of people to marry." What do you sisters think? Tell me about it. ”