Soon after attending the wedding of the Zhao family, the third sister of the He family also married into the Qingchang Marquis Mansion.

Originally, the three girls of the He family will not be able to meet until next year, but the old lady of the Qingchang Marquis Mansion was infected with the wind cold in the cold winter, and she couldn't afford to be sick from then on.

Then, on the fifteenth day of the winter month, everything was appropriate, and the Marquis of Qingchang Mansion married the three girls of the He family and entered the door.

As the in-laws of the He family, the prestige of the He family and the Marquis of Qingchang, the people of the Fang Mansion once again set out from the mansion.

The Marquis of Qingchang is one of the thirteen marquis of the Daqing Dynasty, and it is one of the few marquis who holds the position of marquis and also leads important errands. Commanding 50,000 soldiers and horses in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he has real power. The wedding of the Marquis of Qingchang, compared to the Zhao family, is simply a heaven and an underground.

It was at this time that Ruqing really felt the importance of ancient marriage.

It was also at this time that Ruqing understood why Fang Jinglan would try his best to marry He. It's really this cheap dad who is really far-sighted, as early as a few years ago, I don't know where to get the exact news, the third girl of He Mansion and the Marquis of Qingchang Mansion were engaged to marry, and Fang Jinglan tried every means to marry He's family. Look, the marriage of the scholar clan and the joining forces of the other party can be described as a real benefit, especially the son of a third-grade official of Zhili, who actually married the dignified marquis, look at those classmates who are in line with Zhili, Ruqing once again admired the far-reaching vision of the old father.

Zhili and the Qingchang Marquis Mansion have become brothers-in-law, and the people of the Fang Mansion have also been taken care of a lot, and they are actually in the same room with a group of Lady Commanders.

Among this group of noble ladies with golden hairpins surrounding jade around their necks, Ruqing only recognized Princess Jing, Princess Yu, and Princess Chengjun. There are also Yongning, Yong'an, Yongping, Yongqing and other Bofu ladies, and other princesses and noblewomen are blind.

The old lady has been away from Beijing for decades, and few people in the circle of noblewomen in the capital know each other, but the Li family and the He family are familiar with the way, and they have introduced them to the three sisters of Rushan one by one. If the status is important, you have to kowtow respectfully, and then get some rewards.

Fortunately, there are not many princesses in the capital, and there are four princesses. Those who receive him don't have to kowtow anymore, just respectfully bow to him.

Rong, Ling, Ying, Wei, Cheng five duchess and daughters-in-law sat together, Zeyun, Zechang, Qingchang, Yongchang, Fu'an and other Houfu ladies and their respective daughters-in-law, Yong'an, Yongqing, Yongping, Yongchang, Yongxiao, Yonglian and other six ladies, Ruqing and others came forward one by one to salute, although they were tossed dizzy, but also gained a lot.

After paying homage to the lady with the title, and then meeting other ladies, based on the Fang family's disciples, it was a simple salute, but the reward was much less.

According to the wife of the deputy envoy of the judge, she was the most stingy, and only one person gave a small purse, through the cotton and linen cloth, touching a few hard circle traces, it is estimated that there are only about a dozen copper plates.

The rest of the ladies are quite interesting, the purse is a little heavier, and there is a gentle sound of paper money when touched, according to the rules of money savings in various places in the capital, it should not be less than the face value of two taels of silver.

The wife of Jiang Ziji, the commander of the Beijing army, Hu Shi, was the most generous, and all the girls who came forward to meet gave a golden pig made of pure gold the size of a baby's fist.

Li smiled without eyebrows: "The meaning is all at once, how can you give such a strong meeting gift as soon as you come." I don't have to spoil them. ”

Hu Shi laughed, and the pearl of the South China Sea spit out by the purple gold flying phoenix bead fork on his head flashed with dazzling brilliance, "Who called the girl in your mansion so painful, one is more peugeot than the other." ”

Everyone laughed, and someone asked Hu: "Why don't you see Sister-in-law Ling?" ”

The others also immediately chimed in, "That's right, sister-in-law Ling has always loved to join in the fun, how can she do it without such a lively scene in the Qingchang Marquis Mansion?" ”

Hu Shi smiled: "It's not my nephew who is not angry, the weather is cold, and he doesn't care about his body, and he doesn't add a piece of clothing to play outside the house on a cold day, and he gets sick." My sister-in-law was so angry that she was in a hurry. ”

Mrs. Yu, the elder sister of the He family, let out a long "oh", "Is it really just like this?" ”

Hu said: "We live next to each other, but we are also separated by a wall, how do you know what is going on here?" What's more, my sister-in-law has always been strict with her subordinates, and the subordinates don't dare to talk nonsense to make her angry. I don't know what's going on. ”

The corners of Mrs. Yu's lips raised slightly, "It seems that the illness of Uncle Yongning is still very tightly hidden. But why? The prince of the dignified mansion is sick with a cold, and it is not an unsightly thing, so why hide it? ”

Mrs. Yu's words immediately aroused many speculations, and if she didn't know what to do, she said that Mrs. Jiang Yun has always had a good face, and it is reasonable for her son to cover up like this when he is sick. There are shrewd, imagining a huge space, looking at Ruqing with a gaze that seems to be nothing, as if they are exploring something.

Hu Shi let out a long sigh, "No, my sister-in-law, there is only one child under her knees, and she protects her like an old hen all day long." This time Yunran was sick, and she was as anxious as if she was something. Yunran was also spoiled by her, my brother and sister-in-law couldn't sleep all night with worry, he was fine, he actually refused to take medicine, and tossed out ten points of illness alive. It's worrying. ”

The two He sisters glanced at each other, lowered their heads one after another, and hid the smile on their lips with their sleeves.

Princess Yu said at this time: "Didn't you invite the imperial doctor?" The imperial doctor has been there several times, so it should be fine. ”

Hu Shi smiled: "Well, it's not a big deal now, but the body is still weak." My sister-in-law was not at ease and kept him in the house to recuperate. He was not allowed to go anywhere. ”

The princess reprimanded: "Although the patient is weak, he can't lie down all day." I see that sister-in-law of yours, she cares too much. ”

Hu said: "No, but how dare I persuade it, I can only let her." Even my uncle wants to give her three points. ”

Mrs. Yu smiled and took over, "Uncle Yongning is also afraid of guilt? Probably not. ”

The others also laughed, but after listening to the Hu family's words just now, they already had a clear conjecture in their hearts---- that Jiang Yunran was infected with the wind and cold, and was detained in the house by the Yun family, which was probably related to the matter of the four girls of the Fang Mansion.

But this is a private matter, and it involves the reputation of the girl in Fangfu, and it will be done until the point is reached, and it is impossible to say it so bluntly.

But----

Everyone looked at the Hu family, and the rumor that the two concubines of the Jiang family had been at odds with each other should be true.

Although the He sisters are young, they are still quite aura in this group of noble ladies, and they talk very happily with many female guests.

Old Lady Fang is also full of aura, although she is humble and light, she is also able to deal with this group of noble ladies with eyes above the top.

A woman embroidered with a golden pine and crane pattern brocade placket and a small yellow vertical collar embroidered with peony satin jacket looked at the old lady with a smile, "Back then, when you were bent on marrying Qizhou, we all thought that you had your head hit, or your eyes and feet were on the soles of your feet, but now that you think about it, you still have vision." ”

The old lady smiled faintly: "No matter how good this vision is, it depends on whether there is a blessing." The so-called women rely on their husbands, and our respective fathers and brothers were all officials in the court, and they were equal. Now, you are a princess. The children and grandchildren are full of children, and they call Bainuo. I, on the other hand, am a widow of a dead man. Relying on your stepson's family to make a living, you can't compare to you. ”

The old woman smiled bitterly: "You only look at my surface scenery, Shu doesn't know, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read." ”

It turned out that this old woman who was the same age as the old lady was the county concubine of the Chengjun Palace.

The old lady sighed, "No, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read." ”

Concubine Chengjun said again: "I envy you, although you have no children under your knees, your stepson has a lot of respect for you." Fangfu is only a matter of time or time. Mother and son are expensive, and the honor of the Fang family also has a share with you. ”

The old lady smiled: "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" His eyes flashed coldly, and suddenly he changed his words and said, "I heard that the princess of your mansion told Kai'an County about good family affairs, so I will say congratulations here first." ”

Concubine Chengjun said lightly: "Let the old girl smile, but she is just a widower." ”

The old lady raised her eyebrows, "The future Yibin of Kai'an County is the son of a dignified uncle, although the status is very different, but Yibin is a rare beautiful man in Beijing, and he is talented and magnificent. and your Kai'an County, but it is also a good match. ”

Yibin, the general name of the Daqing Dynasty for the daughter and husband of the heavenly family.

Today, more than 80 years after the founding of the Daqing Dynasty, there are nearly 1,000 honor guests across the country.

Ruqing lowered her head and wrung her hands, she secretly warned herself to be calm, to be calm.

The old lady asked again when the wedding date would be. Concubine Chengjun said lightly: "I heard that Yibin is not happy, and the wedding date has not been set yet." ”

The old lady's eyes flashed, and she said, "Yibin is sick?" How can this be born? Can you ask a doctor to take a look? ”

"Mrs. Jiang is just talking about a minor illness. It's okay. Concubine Chengjun looked at the old lady quietly, and then looked at Ruqing, her eyes lit up leisurely, she waved her hand at Ruqing, and said with a smile: "This girl who is like a flower must be the fourth girl who is afraid of your baby in her mouth, right?" Come here, let me see. ”

Ruqing asked for the old lady's consent, walked up to the princess of Chengjun, gave a graceful salute, was generous, and was unrestrained, "Say hello to the princess of the county." ”

Ruqing's voice is not crisp, but it is soft and glutinous, like the wheat candy abundant in Jiangnan, which is extremely soft in the ears.

Concubine Chengjun looked Ruqing up and down, saw that her eyebrows were not painted and dained, her lips were not dotted and Zhu, her face was not painted but powdered, and she saw that she was well-behaved, her eyebrows were cheerful, and her style was no different from her own granddaughter, she kept nodding, holding Ruqing's hand, and said slowly: "Such a standard girl, can there be a marriage match?" ”

The old lady replied: "The son of Shanglin Wanzheng, Xiang Jia." ”

Concubine Chengjun nodded, "The Xiang family is good, although the family background is a little thin, but the character of the son of the Xiang family is good." She looked at Ruqing again, and the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, and said, "How can such a lovely girl be a concubine?" I can't bear to be a dizzy old woman, but some people don't know each other, and they come to disgust you with a little identity, which is really hateful. ”

If no one dares to echo the concubine of Chengjun, the Yun family will no longer be liked by others, and she will always be the wife in charge of the Yongning Bo Mansion. Uncle Jiang Ziwang is in charge of the imperial examination and is quite powerful, and his younger brother Jiang Zijian is in charge of 100,000 Beijing troops, with military power in hand and power in the sky.

Although Ruqing was happy in her heart, she didn't dare to show her joy on her face, but Princess Jing looked at Ruqing as if she didn't care.

The old lady said to Concubine Chengjun again: "I'm very curious, why have I never heard of such an important matter as the surrender of Kai'an County?" ”

Concubine Chengjun said: "It was only finalized recently." ”

The old lady's face sank sharply, although the flower hall of the Qingchang Marquis Mansion was large, but Princess Chengjun was the oldest among the ladies present, and her seniority was also higher, so she was talking, and everyone else had to lower their voices, and almost everyone present heard her words.

Li's and He's faces were swollen and red, and they were angry.

Li sneered and said, "I see. In this way, it is not the meaning of Chengjun Wangfu to let our family be small, but the Jiang family looks down on our family. ”

The Li family was really angry, she was angry that the Yun family stabbed her like this, so that she couldn't raise her head in the Fang Mansion, the Yun family disliked Ruqing, that is, she disliked her, and disliked the Fang family, which made her not angry when she regarded the Yun family as a relative wholeheartedly?

Lin said lightly: "Isn't this obvious? Mrs. Jiang really has a good plan. ”

Mrs. Yu also raised her eyebrows and said, "This time the Jiang family is indeed excessive. Since you can't look down on it, why do you want to do that shameless thing? ”

Hu Shi also looked at the old lady and Ruqing with a stunned expression, "This, this, is this really the case?" That, sister-in-law, she --- really too much. ”

Even the Hu family said this, how could other people still have scruples, and they all blamed the Yun family for their snobbery and yin damage, so that they ruined the girl's reputation for no reason.

Although the old lady also hated the Yun family, she didn't open her mouth to accuse, but only waited for everyone to say about it before she said: "Forget it, our small family can't climb high." Luckily, it didn't cause much damage. The son of the Jiang family is such a handsome character, our family is like a sunny day, and he is indeed high. Let's stop blaming the Jiang family. Then he said to Ruqing: "My body is a little pan, help me to rest in the wing." ”

*

Qingchang Houfu is really magnificent, rockery corridor, twists and turns, everywhere you can see the newly dressed slaves hurrying, Ruqing sighed, worthy of the powerful Hou Mansion, even the subordinates are dressed better than ordinary people. Compared with the slightly declining Pingyang Hou Mansion, it is another grade.

Speaking of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, Ruqing misses Ruzhen a little again, until the last time Ruzhen saw the son once, I haven't seen it for a few years in the blink of an eye, and I heard that the old marquis has passed away and has been succeeded by his great-grandson. And the eldest brother-in-law Zhong Jin, although he did not inherit the title, but I heard that in the past few years, he has gradually become visible in the army, and he will soon go to Beijing to serve as a general of the Shenji Battalion.

The last time I wrote a letter, after the inauguration decree was issued, the eldest brother-in-law was ready to take his family and simply buy a house in the capital for living.

If that's the case, then you'll be able to see you from time to time.

Under the guidance of the next person, the old lady and Ruqing were led to a side room to rest, Ruqing looked around the layout of the wing, eighty percent of the new blue satin cushion under the black camphor wood chair, the east kang is equipped with a blue satin cushion, on the top of a few python pillows, Ruqing helped the old lady to sit on the kang, and put the pillow behind her waist. The girl served tea, said something and left. Ruqing personally picked up the fish spout pot and poured white water for He's, and the old lady drank two sips and put it on the kang table, "I'm not thirsty, I'm just a little depressed." ”

Ruqing asked, "Is grandma still angry with the Jiang family?" It's all gone, the granddaughter is relaxed, and the grandmother shouldn't be angry anymore. ”

The old lady snorted, "The wicked have their own wicked grinding, and her good days are yet to come." ”

If Qing laughs, everyone has the same idea, and if they are wronged or treated unfairly, they will have resentment and secretly curse: You will regret what you did today.

But in reality, how can there be so many regrets.

For the Yun family, she is a small concubine of a third-grade official, and for the ordinary scholars, it may be a bit interesting, but compared with the Bofu that surpasses the first-grade officials, it is indeed a big climb. Yun's idea is right, she can't marry a concubine to be the mother of the Jiang family, that would be too faceless.

Looking at the entire capital, the net worth of the patriarch of a powerful family of Zhong Dingming is ordinary, let alone a concubine. Although Princess Jing has a humble family background, she is also a descendant of the Eight Classics, of course, the example of Princess Jing is really rare, the Daqing Dynasty has lasted for hundreds of years, and the princesses married by various palaces are not famous ladies, but also scholarly people.

However, the Yun family is also quite unlucky, looking at all the big families, which one has no view of the portal, there are many people who beat mandarin ducks, and no one blames anything, she is blamed alone.

I have to say that being a man also has to talk about character, which is also the end of Yun's usual failure.

*

After settling the old lady, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers sounded outside, and I saw that the sky was shining with colorful brilliance, red, green, and white, so dazzling. There are directly up into the air and then burst out of a huge flower, and there are spinning and flying in the air, and there are crackling horns around like a stunned chicken, Ruqing was also sucked out of the eyeballs, this ancient time there was such a super high level of firecrackers, with the consent of the old lady, ready to go outside to take a closer look at the ancient fireworks, so as to study it.

In ancient times, there were not so many scruples about setting off firecrackers, but there was a threshold, and ordinary people couldn't afford to put them, and there was no place to put them. But the Qingchang Hou Mansion is different, it is simply like an upstart, blooming everywhere.

When Ruqing walked out of the courtyard, she saw many people looking up at the sky. I suddenly felt that these ancients were still waiting, and if they returned to modern times, these firecrackers could only enjoy themselves. While looking around, I suddenly felt a little weird that I couldn't explain, and I couldn't help frowning and looking left and right.

The wing room of the Hou Mansion for the female guests to rest is located between the backyard and the front yard, and the hanging flower door in the backyard has a sense of sudden openness, and the slaves shuttle back and forth, most of whom are responsible for serving the guests.

Ruqing saw that although there were many guests in the corridor, they were all unfamiliar faces, and few of them knew each other. So, where does this feeling of hairiness on the back come from?

Just as his eyes wandered around, he suddenly met a pair of eyes as dark as night.

The sky not far away rang with bright or dark firecrackers, reflecting half of the sky clearly, and sometimes facing those eyes, it was surprisingly cold and weird.

After recognizing the face of the owner of these eyes, Ruqing was shocked into a cold sweat.

After a distance of more than ten steps, in the dense crowd, this person's head was inlaid with jade and gold crowns, a red dark pattern cloud brocade straight embellished robe, shoulders and necklines were inlaid with armpit fur, a three-finger-wide turmeric embroidered python belt, and a piece of mutton fat white jade was tied at the end of the light blue palace silk. With his hands behind his back, he was suspicious of a pair of small eyes, and was staring at Ruqing with a frown.

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