In ancient times, most of the Chinese New Year began to prepare as soon as they entered the lunar month, and noble families like the Jia family began to prepare early. Even according to the old practice of previous years, Mrs. Wang, who holds the stewardship of the entire mansion, has been very busy recently.

However, Mrs. Wang and Mother Jia, who came to Rongqing Hall at this time, were not talking about the New Year-related matters in the house, but a series of things caused by Aunt Zhao's childbirth yesterday.

"I have discussed with the master, Aunt Zhao this time because of the birth of Huan'er nine deaths, adults and children have suffered no less, and it is at the pass of the New Year, and all the houses are busy, so the washing three, the full moon and the hundred days are not a big deal, only invite the family to come and sit down.

As for the cost saved, I plan to use it to help the poor people in Beijing who are suffering from cold and hunger, so that I should accumulate blessings for Huan'er and bless him to grow up safely without disasters and difficulties. I wonder if the old lady thinks this method is feasible? ”

Mother Jia, who was leaning on the pillow and leaning on the collapse, squinted her eyes and looked at Mrs. Wang, who was smiling kindly and compassionately in front of her, knowing that she was suppressing the status of Aunt Zhao, who had just given birth and was in the limelight, and Jia Huan, who had just given birth.

As for the so-called poverty alleviation for Jia Huan's blessings, these words are deceived by ghosts, and ghosts don't believe it. Even if Mrs. Wang really used the money to help the poor, whether the money was saved from Jia Huan or not, she would not use it to accumulate blessings for Jia Huan, and it would be almost the same to accumulate blessings for the children she gave birth to, and by the way, she could also raise her reputation for compassion.

Mother Jia knew that it was normal for the wife of the head of the house to suppress the concubines and concubines, which was understandable; Moreover, if Mrs. Wang does good deeds, while making a name for herself, the house also has a good reputation; Therefore, he said, "Okay, just do what you want." ”

"After the New Year, Yuan'er is about to enter the palace, and I plan to let her bring 30,000 taels of silver in for expenses in the palace. I don't know what the old lady thinks? Mrs. Wang mentioned that Yuan Chun, the daughter of the female history who entered the palace, and there was excitement in her eyes that could not be concealed, as if she saw that after Yuan Chun entered the palace, she immediately rose to the top, and then took care of the scene at home.

Jia Mu frowned and asked, "Then this money, do you plan to pay for the private house, or will it be taken out by the public?" ”

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Of course, it was from the public school." Yuan'er entered the palace for the sake of the family......" In Jia's mother's mocking gaze, Mrs. Wang's voice gradually became inaudible.

Yuan Chun's entry into the palace, Jia Mu did not object at first, but that was based on the fact that she entered the palace through a general election. Unexpectedly, after losing the Yuanchun election, Mrs. Wang did not give up, and actually followed her mother's advice, hiding from Jia's mother and letting her enter the palace through the small election, and only told Jia's mother when the dust settled.

Miss Yan of the dignified Rongguo Mansion actually entered the palace as a palace maid to serve people, Jia Mu was so angry that she knew that Mrs. Wang had done this kind of thing to lower the lintel of the mansion and make people laugh, but the wood was already in the boat, and the result could not be changed, she could not do anything else except scold the two-room couple, so she could only pinch her nose and admit it.

The reason why Jia's mother does not approve of Yuanchun entering the palace through the small election is not only because the possibility of the woman who is selected to enter the palace is very low, but also because Yuanchun, as the only concubine in the two rooms of the house, and is the eldest daughter, has grown up like a golden jade since she was a child, and her heart is quite high, and now she is a slave and a maid in the palace, she is afraid that she will not be able to accept the gap for a while; In addition, the handkerchiefs she usually makes friends with have also entered the palace through this election, and after she entered the palace, the situation of each other is very different, and Yuan Chun may not be able to adjust her mentality immediately; Moreover, Jia's mother, who has experienced the world, knows that the most important thing in the palace is beauty, and Yuan Chun, who was born quite well, is not outstanding when she arrives inside; …… Under various circumstances, if Yuan Chun wants to get ahead, it is several times more difficult than a normal woman who is elected to the palace.

Anyway, Yuan Chun grew up beside her, and since she chose the path of entering the palace, she can only gamble, maybe there will be a great creation. Mother Jia thought for a while and said: "The rules of the ancestors are that when a concubine of Sister Yuan'er marries, the princess is a dowry of 10,000 taels of silver. All this money was brought into the palace for her, and then another 5,000 taels were sent out from the public school, and I added another 5,000 taels from the private room. As for how much you pay on your side, feel free. ”

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Hearing the mandarin duck say that Mrs. Wang took three thousand taels of silver from her private room to Yuan Chun, Jia's mother, who was looking at the New Year's gift list sent by Jia Min, couldn't help but sneer, and kept saying that Mrs. Wang, who had been preaching her love for her daughter, was only worth three thousand taels of silver.

Jia Mucao glanced at the gift list, and was not even interested in taking a look at the rich New Year's gift written on it, and after telling the mandarin duck to receive the things in the warehouse and put them away, she hurriedly opened Jia Min's family letter and read it.

After reading the letter, thinking of the fact that Yang Wan was pregnant with a second child mentioned by Jia Min in the letter, Jia's mother couldn't help frowning and worried about Jia Min. Jia Min told Jia's mother about Yang Wan's second child, but she didn't say anything if it was a boy who would pass on to the Yang family, because before the matter was settled, she was afraid that something would happen in the middle.

Listening to the little maid say that Mama Lai, who had been raised, came to greet her, Mother Jia, who was trying to find someone to talk to, was busy asking Mama Lai to bring her in.

Mama Lai came in and saw Mother Jia frowning, her face was worried, and she hurriedly said, "What's wrong with the old lady, it seems that there is something to worry about?" ”

"It's not Min'er's girl's business." Mother Jia thought that Mama Lai had been to the Lin family before Rong Yang, and asked, "Last year, you went to the Lin family to visit Min'er, did you see that Yang family?" Although Min'er has always said in the letter that the Yang family is honest, I just don't feel at ease, do you think she is a safe person? ”

Mama Lai smiled: "I have seen it, but how can this person's character be seen by only seeing one or two sides?" But although I don't see what her character is, I can also see from what she does that she is not a particular person.

This Yang is my uncle's cousin, and she was originally a coquettish guest and a master in her uncle's house, but she put it well, and the serious master refused to do it, and made a second room for her uncle. ”

Yang Wan gave Lin Ruhai the reason for making a second room, Jia Min didn't tell the truth to Jia's mother, but put forward a strong reason of "planning for the heirs", which even Jia's mother couldn't say.

Thinking of the reason why Yang Wan got started, and the reason why Jia Min had been married for many years, and only at the age when she could be a mother-in-law did she have Daiyu and Brother Mao, Jia's mother couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, Min'er is a little shallow in the fate of the heir, and the time to give birth to a child is inevitably a little late." ”

Although Mama Lai spoke to Jia Min on her face, she actually felt that it was too late for the Lin family to accept the second room, but the whole family was holding the Jia family's "rice bowl", so she naturally couldn't say what was in her heart, and said with a busy smile: "As the saying goes, 'good food is not afraid of being late', Mrs. Gu now has children and daughters, and the future is blessed." ”

If it weren't for Yang Wan's second room on the side, Jia Mu felt that Jia Min's life was complete, but now it can't help but make people feel that there is a fly in the ointment, and she couldn't help but sigh, "Min'er wrote to say that the Yang family is pregnant again." That Yang is still young, and if it goes on like this, I don't know how many I will have yet. "has the support of an heir, is a second room, and is Lin Ruhai's cousin, young and beautiful,...... The threat to Jia Min, the wife in charge, is too great.

Mama Lai has been staying in the back house with Mother Jia for most of her life, how could she not hear the implied meaning of her words, and she also knows that a second room like this, which can replace the main house, is indeed a big threat to the main room. It's just that she can't add fuel to the fire, so she explained with a smile: "As the saying goes, 'expensive essence is not too expensive', and the old lady should not worry too much about Mrs. Gu, Uncle is a square person, and he is by no means a person who spoils his concubine and destroys his wife." ”