Chapter 16: The Wealthy Family (2)
The old lady was taken aback when she heard this, and her face was very displeased; Mrs. Yi was surprised; The others had different expressions. Zhang Wenyi noticed an inexplicable look on a young woman's face, as if she was happy, worried, and expectant. Her clothes were also distinctive, even more luxurious than those worn by the old lady.
Zhang Wenyi remembered that when she was at home, there was a rule that the younger generations were not allowed to dress more than the elders, and presumably the rules of the wealthy family should be stricter. In fact, there is no one else in the room here who can surpass the old lady except the young woman.
The old lady was not happy or unhappy, but she still got up and walked out. The second to stand up was the young woman, who followed behind the old lady, Mrs. Yi was third, and Zhang Wenyi and Yi Yun'er were the youngest. Zhang Wenyi has never seen such a scene, and she doesn't understand the rules of this kind of wealthy family, she thinks Yi Yuner should understand, so she just follows what Yi Yuner does.
The old lady was only halfway through when a teenage child in a gown walked in outside the door. When the old lady saw him walk in, she hurriedly led everyone to kneel down and said, "Concubine Xiaomen Dugu pays a visit to His Royal Highness the King of Jin. ”
King Jin hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, but what he said was: "Auntie doesn't need to be polite, she just wants to see the eldest sister uninvited." ”
As he spoke, he helped the old lady back to her original position and sat down, and then turned back to pay homage to the old lady. Seeing this, Zhang Wenyi finally understood what the ancient courtesy of kings and ministers was. Her understanding of the Tang Dynasty is almost zero, and if she could read a few more time-traveling online novels before, I am afraid that she would not be as ignorant of who the King of Jin is like now.
No matter how much Zhang Wenyi doesn't understand the history of the Tang Dynasty, she still knows that the little kid in front of her who can make everyone kneel down and pay homage must be the prince. As a severe patient of Yan Control, Zhang Wenyi's evaluation of His Royal Highness the appearance of King Jin is still good - very eye-catching.
Behind the King of Jin, four or five teenage children of men and women followed, and after they entered the house, they first paid homage to the old lady, and then met the noblewomen present, and it seemed that they were all the third generation of the family.
Among these people, Zhang Wenyi saw an acquaintance - Xiao Ying. Seeing that Xiao Ying was also here, Zhang Wenyi immediately understood that this was the Song Guogong Mansion, and it seemed that the old lady should be the Duchess of Guo.
The old lady greeted the juniors with a courtesy, turned to the richly dressed young woman and said, "Hui'er, if you have nothing to do to talk to His Royal Highness the King of Jin, there is nothing to do here." ”
The young woman answered, blessed the old lady, turned around and led the king out of the house. When she saw the ceremony just now, the young woman was gentle and modest, and the gifts she gave were second only to the old lady, but she didn't expect that she would be an eldest princess.
Generally speaking, the emperor's daughter does not worry about getting married, and the family who marries is usually also an important minister of the imperial court. It's just that this Duke of Song seems to be a royal prince himself, how can there be a princess to marry? Besides, the king of Jin called the old lady his aunt, then she should be surnamed Li, but the strange old lady's surname is Dugu. Zhang Wenyi felt a little messy, so she had to take a good look at her thoughts.
Zhang Wenyi's historical knowledge is too little, but even ordinary people will not know that Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song, is not only one of the twenty heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in the early Tang Dynasty, he is also the prince of the Liang State in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the top wealthy family in ancient China, Lanling Xiao. His sister is also the concubine of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Shi, who is known for her beauty, and Li Mi of Liwagang in the novel exchanged the jade seal for the original owner of the concubine.
Xiao Yu's wife Dugu is the old lady Zhang Wenyi saw, and she is the niece of Dugu, the queen of Emperor Wen of Sui, and she and Tang Gaozu Li Yuan are still aunts and cousins, so Li Zhi, the king of Jin, wants to call her "aunt" when he sees her.
It stands to reason that Xiao Yu's eldest son Xiao Rui should be the same generation as the current Taizong Li Shimin, but Tang Taizong married his eldest daughter Princess Xiangcheng to Xiao Rui, Zhang Wenyi would really be messy if he knew this.
No matter how messy Zhang Wenyi was, she still understood that the Xiao family was one of the giants of this dynasty. So what is the origin of Mrs. Yi, who can make the old lady who makes the prince kneel?
Zhang Wenyi was very curious, but it had been many years since she knew that this Mrs. Yi was the Emperor of Liu Song of the Southern Dynasty. Mrs. Yi's real surname is Liu, and she is the great-great-grandson of Liu Jinu, the founding emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, and married to the Yi family in Pengcheng. The story that Zhang Wenyi deceived her was fake, but this was Mrs. Yi's past.
Her stepmother married her to a well-known poor family in Pengcheng, and Mrs. Yi did not complain, but took care of the housework with peace of mind, and used her dowry as a pestering to support her husband's defection to the army. At the same time, he also led the younger generations of the Yi family to read and write.
After Yi joined the army, he made many military exploits and was promoted quickly, and sent a lot of money home. Mrs. Yi took this money to support the children of the Yi family to go to school, and the Yi family has produced six talents and two people over the years. The Yi family is also because Mrs. Yi is a good family, and has become a middle-class family in Pengcheng over the years.
Since then, the Yi family has produced three county orders, two state and county military records, a long history, and a squire in the next two generations.
When Mrs. Yi met with everyone just now, she didn't introduce Zhang Wenyi, but only vaguely said when she introduced Yi Yun'er: "This is a little girl."
The old lady Dugu only glanced at Mrs. Yi in surprise at that time, and saw that her expression was as usual. What a shrewd character the old lady is, she has been used to all kinds of battles for so many years. Knowing that Mrs. Yi was from a famous family and had a strict family education, she was not that kind of foolish person, since she was deliberately vague, there must be a reason. I didn't say anything at the moment, I just treated the two girls as the daughters of the Yi family.
The old lady pretended to be confused, and the ladies present were not stupid, so they naturally learned to dress and didn't know.
Now that the children of the Xiao family are here, they naturally have to reintroduce them again, and the old lady is also an interesting person, and she is also vague when she introduces them: "These are the two sisters of your Yi family, everyone came to meet." ”
Everyone else greeted each other in a proper manner, but when she came to Xiao Ying, she said with a big grin: "I have long heard that Peng Cheng's aunt is famous, but I didn't expect the two sisters to be so good." My sister doesn't have a good meeting gift, so please accept this for the two sisters! As he spoke, he withdrew two bracelets from his hand and handed them to Yi Yun'er and Zhang Wenyi respectively.
Xiao Ying's actions stunned the women present. It stands to reason that juniors don't need to give gifts to each other, and if the relationship is good, they also give each other gifts. The two bracelets handed out by Xiao Ying when they met for the first time were crystal clear and worth a lot of money, Yi Yuner and Zhang Wenyi were dressed well but not rich, if they wanted to return the gift, they were afraid that they would not be able to get the same gift. If you just accept the gift and don't return the gift, it is the younger generation seeing the elders; It is also inappropriate to refuse to accept it, and it is suspected of treating the owner slowly.
This is the first time Zhang Wenyi has encountered such a situation, although she has the experience of being a guest at the Xie family, but it was an acquaintance meeting, but Zhang Wenyi, a traverser, was born. And there is also Yuan Niang, everything is in front of her, Zhang Wenyi only needs to be a fool and follow it.
Although she didn't know Xiao Ying's twists and turns, Zhang Wenyi also felt intuitively that her actions were not simple. She didn't know much about ancient etiquette, she didn't know what to do, so she could only turn her eyes to Yi Yun'er in the hope that she could give herself a hint.
I saw Yi Yun'er first say thank you, took the two jade bracelets unhurriedly, took Zhang Wenyi's hand and put one on her, and then put the other one on herself.
Then he took out two handkerchiefs from his sleeves, flattened them on his hands, and handed them to Xiao Ying, and said, "There is no preparation, just Boli still hopes that my sister will smile." ”
Everyone saw that there was nothing peculiar about the two handkerchiefs and embroidery, but the Q version of the cartoon characters embroidered on them were really cute and cute with bold colors, and they immediately attracted the eyes of a room of women.
Xiao Ying knew the deeds of Mrs. Yi's life, and she admired it very much. It's just that she was born in a wealthy family since she was a child, and she is not only beautiful but also smart and clever since she was a child, so naturally she has been loved by everyone, and gradually developed her proud temperament. Mrs. Yi admired her, but she couldn't help but compare the two sisters of the Yi family.
Yi Yun'er responded like this, neither humble nor arrogant, extremely decent, and the embroidered images on the two sides of the handkerchief were so cute, and Xiao Ying was even more happy.
She smiled and took the handkerchief and couldn't put it down, and said: "I didn't expect my sister to have an excellent appearance, and Lan Xinhui is even more beautiful, which makes my sister embarrassed." ”
When Yi Yun'er saw her praise, she naturally wouldn't bury Zhang Wenyi beside her, she said with a smile: "My sister is too famous, Yun'er is stupid, these two handkerchiefs are the craftsmanship of the sister." ”
Zhang Wenyi, who was on the side, saw that one of the two girls was shocked, the other was witty, and the laughter and intrigue were wonderful. If you can't prevent yourself from getting burned, you can't help but be a little caught off guard. Xiao Ying knew her, and Zhang Wenyi had been lowering her sense of existence just now, looking forward to the end of this meeting soon. Now it's good that the previous efforts have been in vain, but the spy pays attention to the fact that Taishan collapses in front of her eyes and does not change color, she is a little anxious in her heart, but her face can not change color.
It's just that this situation makes people feel that she is a little sluggish, Xiao Ying held the handkerchief and smiled: "I'm afraid it's her who embroiders herself." ”
Everyone saw that the characters on the handkerchief were indeed extremely expressive with Zhang Wenyi's current state, and they couldn't help laughing. Zhang Wenyi saw that Xiao Ying didn't recognize her, I don't know if it was intentional or deliberate, and she was confused and looked like a character in the embroidered handkerchief. Let the old lady and Mrs. Yi, who have been enduring extremely hard, inevitably break their work.
It's just that the two of them are inevitably surprised in their hearts, they are all people who have experienced a lot, and they naturally understand that no matter how good the embroidery is, it is only ingenuity, and the creation of an original style is no longer something that Lan Xinhui can describe, only extremely smart people can do it.
Both of them couldn't help but re-examine the little man in front of them, and exchanged an incredible look.
However, Mrs. Yi was far less shocked than the old lady Dugu, she knew that Zhang Wenyi had escaped from Chuzhou all the way to Pengcheng, and it would have been impossible to do it without extraordinary wisdom.
Xiao Ying pretended to be pitiful and said: "The two younger sisters are generally smart and beautiful, but I am afraid that there will be no status for me in front of my grandmother in the future." ”
The old lady Dugu scolded with a smile and said, "It's your ghost and ghost, I'm afraid that no one can cure you if there is a grandfather in this family." ”
Xiao Ying turned around and threw herself into the old lady's arms and said coquettishly: "With my grandmother here, my grandfather won't scold me." ”
Zhang Wenyi secretly complained on the side: "Smart and beautiful are talking about yourself." Every time you are a green leaf, you have to be dragged to be smart and beautiful, as if you are afraid that people will not know that you are beautiful. ”
Then he secretly wondered that Xiao Ying didn't recognize herself, maybe she looked too ordinary like in her previous life, so that Xiao Ying couldn't forget it.
I didn't expect that I had lived two lives to be a spy, but there was no such profession for her to do in this life.
sat there feeling sorry for herself, and suddenly saw everyone get up, Zhang Wenyi hurriedly stood up. Saying goodbye to everyone in the house in a daze, he was surrounded by all the maids and women and went out of the room. Seeing that Mrs. Yi and Yi Yun'er were also surrounded by maids and mothers-in-law walking in front, Zhang Wenyi's heart was a little relieved.
Walking and walking, Mrs. Yi and Yi Yun'er stopped in front of a courtyard, Zhang Wenyi thought that this was the courtyard where they lived, and hurriedly approached and stopped.
But I heard Mrs. Yi say: "You are all tired today, so you can rest early when you get to the residence." ”
It turned out that this courtyard was Mrs. Yi's residence, and Zhang Wenyi sighed in her heart that it was good for modern people to have an independent room when they went out as guests, but it was actually a courtyard in ancient times. The different characteristics of this era are also different, and it is really difficult to compare.
The two answered, said goodbye to Mrs. Yi and continued to walk. As she was walking, she saw Yi Yun'er turning in front of a courtyard, Zhang Wenyi didn't know if she should follow, and heard a grandmother on the side say: "Which is Miss Yun'er's yard, the girl's yard is still ahead." ”
Zhang Wenyi let out an "oh" and was about to leave, but saw Yi Yun'er turn around and shake her hand at herself to show her separation. Zhang Wenyi hurriedly waved her hand, and Mama couldn't help but smile when she saw it: "Your sisters have a really good relationship." ”
Zhang Wenyi said "yes" and was speechless. With her slightly sluggish expression, it is very compatible.
After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard someone not far away: "The raw one is also Peugeot, but unfortunately it is too dull to see that there is such an inner show." ”
Listening to the voice, it seemed to be the voice of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and secretly glanced at the place where the voice came from. Not far away was Li Zhi and his eldest sister, and Xiao Ying was still standing next to him. Seeing that they were all looking this way, Zhang Wenyi's heart moved: "Are you saying that I can't do it?" ”
Secretly pursed his lips, thinking to himself: "What is the child who grew up in the pile of women in the palace, and the dignified son is actually so gossipy." After walking a few steps, something suddenly came to mind: "Wait, he said: What does it mean to be born and still Peugeot?" Is it .......?"
Zhang Wenyi didn't dare to think about it anymore, lowered her head and quickened her pace, and there was a faint expectation in her heart.