Chapter 13: The Hidden Dangers of the Dowry
The next day, Yingchun got up very early, had breakfast, embroidered oranges to report, the eldest girl Yuling and the girl in the room came to greet Yingchun.
Yingchun asked the two to come in.
Yingchun inquired that Yuling was from Aunt Chen, and she was the eldest lady in the house. And the water silk is Sun Shaozu's roommate, and she is generally waiting by Sun Shaozu's side. Yingchun wants to meet this "daughter" and Tongfang.
The little girl lifted the curtain and walked in a girl of seven or eight years old, who looked pure and lovely, stepped forward to give a salute, saying "Greetings to my mother". Yingchun smiled and asked Si Zhu to give up his seat to Yuling, but Yuling only said "In front of his parents, there is no daughter's seat" and other words, and did not sit down.
Yingchun looked at Yuling, and saw that although she was not enough, she was generous and amiable. Yingchun asked Xiu Tang to put Yuling on the chair, and ordered Sizhu to take out the meeting gift to Yuling. Yuling accepted the gift and thanked her with a smile.
Not long after Yuling sat down, a woman behind her came over and greeted Yingchun. Xiu Tang introduced to Yingchun: "Madam, this is the water silk girl. ”
When Yingchun heard this, he knew that this was a girl from Sun Shaozu, so he nodded lightly and let the water silk get up and speak. Shui Silk got up, just lowered her head, and didn't say much.
Yingchun and Yuling gossip, nothing more than asking her age, can she be literate, etc. Yuling also answered one by one.
After gossiping, Yuling resigned to welcome the spring. Shui Silk stood there, bowed his head and said to Yingchun: "Madam, if there is anything, just tell the slave and maid to do it, and the slave and maid are like this in front of the master." ”
Yingchun didn't let the water silk do anything, let the water silk go back.
Yingchun's impression of the eldest girl Yuling and water silk is still good.
Yingchun saw that the water silk was gone, and asked Si Zhu to find a few concubines and a room. Si Zhu knew that Yingchun was going to deal with the aunts, so he immediately went to invite a few aunts.
Soon, Si Zhu came in with the curtain and replied to Yingchun: "Madam, Aunt Jiang has come with the slave maid to greet Madame." ”
Yingchun nodded, the little girl lifted the curtain, and a young woman in her twenties came in. Yingchun looked at this Aunt Jiang and didn't tell her to get up.
Aunt Jiang bowed down, and when she saw that Mrs. ignored her, she immediately knelt down and said, "Please please, Mrs. surrender, please come late." ”
Yingchun didn't speak again, and asked Xiu Tang to help Aunt Jiang up, and Aunt Jiang was also very grateful.
At this time, the little girl came in and replied, saying that Aunt Chen was here. Then, a young woman in her twenties came in. Aunt Chen came into the house and also gave Yingchun a salute, but Yingchun also didn't speak, looking at the visitor intently.
Aunt Chen saw that the new lady did not let herself get up, and her heart was dark, but she didn't say anything, and raised her body slightly, looking indomitable.
Yingchun sat on the main seat and didn't speak, and there was no one in the room. The room was surprisingly quiet.
At this moment, the curtain was raised again, and a woman of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a purple dress and a purple skirt, walked in. The appearance of the woman in purple broke the deadlock in the house. Aunt Chen smiled slightly, and thought to herself: It seems that there is a good show to see.
When Yingchun raised his eyes, he recognized that this was the beautiful woman who was hostile to him when he was newly married.
The woman came into the room, raised her head lightly, looked around, the corners of her mouth slightly bloomed, and smiled brightly. stepped forward and lightly blessed: "Chu Jiao greets Mrs. ”
Yingchun looked at the woman in front of her. Chu Jiao is a very beautiful woman, and it is very appropriate to describe her as a natural stunner. I saw her, her cheeks were dyed red, and her temples were soaked in ink, which was really beautiful. Chu Jiao's beauty and Aunt Chen are not the same, Aunt Chen has a bit of softness, but Chu Jiao is rich and prosperous.
Yingchun smiled and said, "What time is it?" What are you asking for? ”
Chu Jiao was not angry, got up, sat on the small chair on the side, and said to Yingchun with a smile: "Madam, the master's temperament, Madame probably doesn't know." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Jiao looked suddenly enlightened, and said with a disdainful smile on the corner of her mouth: "Look at what I am talking about, since the lady and the lord got married, the lord has never stayed in the lady's room, how can the lady know the lord's character." After speaking, the corner of his eye glanced at Yingchun.
Yingchun was not in a hurry or angry, his face was as usual, and he still looked at Chu Jiao with a smile. Seeing that Yingchun was silent, Chu Jiao continued with a smile: "The master likes to go to bed late, so naturally he gets up late. I also just sent off my lord, so I came to greet my wife. In theory, I served the master first, and then came to greet my wife, which is also reasonable. ”
Yingchun smiled: "It's hard for you." Since it's late, what are you still doing? ”
Yingchun's words are sharp and mean, and ordinary people naturally can't stand it. But Chu Jiao's pretty face was raised lightly, and she smiled back: "If Madame can't do it, I naturally want to help Madame." As Madame said, it was really late to-day, and since Madame had asked me what I was going to do, that is, to let me go back, then I dared to go back. After speaking, he stood up, did not give courtesy, and raised the curtain by himself.
Chu Jiao held the curtain and was just about to walk out, when she suddenly turned around and looked at Yingchun with a smile: "Madame's dowry opened my eyes. After saying that, he covered his mouth with a smile and left.
Aunt Chen looked at Yingchun, her eyes were filled with schadenfreude, and she was overjoyed: I've seen something more difficult to deal with than me, see how you end?
Yingchun looked at the curtain, pondered, waved his hand and said, "Go back, come early tomorrow, don't let people invite you again." ”
Aunt Chen and Aunt Jiang bowed slightly and walked out.
Xiu Tang stepped forward angrily: "Madam, that Tongfang Chu Jiao doesn't take Madame in her eyes too much, why did Madame let her go like this today?" ”
Yingchun held his cheeks and pondered: "Embroidered orange, do you really think that I will suffer this loss?" Today's preparation is insufficient, I will give her a sweet date to taste today, tomorrow, there will be no such good thing. Also, just now Chu Jiao said that my dowry, embroidered orange, what happened to my dowry? ”
Xiu Tang's face was embarrassed, and he hesitated for a long time before replying: "The eldest lord and the eldest lady...... There are very few dowries for ladies. ”
Yingchun Xingxing's eyes widened, looking at the embroidered orange, and the embroidered orange said: "Such a small dowry is almost the same as ordinary people, but in a family like us, it can be said that there are very few." The slave maid thought, this is also the reason why the master does not take the lady in his eyes. ”
Yingchun sat on the chair, she never thought that the status of the ancient woman in the in-law's family would be related to the dowry. And she felt a chill again: no matter how bad Yingchun is, she is also Jia Yu's daughter, how can Jia Yu bear to send her away like this? Where did Jia Yu leave her?! Moreover, Jia Yu naturally knew that such a dowry meant what kind of contempt Yingchun had attracted in Sun's mansion. And he did it anyway, and pushed his daughter out of Jiafu with confidence and mercilessness. The life and death of Yingchun, is it so light as a feather in Jia Yu?
Yingchun closed his eyes, sad, sad, and angry for Yingchun. Don't ...... the father who doesn't care about his daughter like this That's it.