I still remember that before leaving Kizhou, my father and Brother Rong had a long conversation in the study, she listened outside the door, and heard her father say: "Our family is not rich, and there are very few good things that have been helped, and she almost doesn't understand gold, silver, jade, antique and jewelry, so I'm afraid I'm going to make jokes in the capital......"

At that time, I thought that my father was worried, and I was somewhat unconvinced, but now that I think about it, I realize that what my father said is right.

Maybe she doesn't have a shabby and poor atmosphere, it is the poetry and books that give her confidence and generosity, but she really doesn't know antiques and treasures, and she doesn't know the price of Beijing.

There are things more valuable than gold and silver in her eyes, but in the capital where interests are paramount, she must recognize gold and silver.

"Are you upset?" Yunzhi put down his chopsticks and said sincerely, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not laughing at your origin, I'm really not." ”

Fu Yi hurriedly said: "How can I blame you, I am indeed a little unhappy, because you said to the point." Yunzhi, I really don't understand, just sort out those congratulatory gifts in the morning, what jade agate beeswax amber, if it is not for the guests to bring their own gift lists, I will check the transcript one by one, otherwise it should be a joke in front of the next person, I can't tell the difference at all. ”

Yunzhi's eyes rolled faintly: "Or, you call me a master, kowtow to me, and I will teach you slowly." ”

Fu Yi really got up from his seat and wanted to salute Mr. Zhu, but Yun Zhi was so frightened that he stopped him with both hands: "My God, are you really stupid or deliberately scare me, I dare to ask you to kowtow to me, my brother has to beat me to death, you are really bad enough." ”

Fu Yi gave Yun Zhi a dish of soup, and said reverently: "Please give me more advice." ”

Yun Zhi was triumphant: "It's easy to say, you have to study carefully, my gentleman is very strict." ”

One afternoon after that, because the eldest lady was not in the house, Fu Yi didn't have to be nervous to go to her mother-in-law to set up rules, so she followed Yun Zhi to learn how to distinguish jewelry and jade with peace of mind.

On the table, couch and even carpet, there are things with no value, each of which is divided into types, materials, different uses, different processes, and allusions to historical ages and provenances.

Fuyi is naturally smart, once Yunzhi is taught, she remembers eighty or ninety percent, and no matter how Yunzhi doesn't understand, she went to ask her grandmother and aunt.

Princess Jing said to her nephew and daughter-in-law: "To deal with the subordinates, the tightness of the hands is indeed exquisite, and when people come to serve us, they also want to eat, feed the family, and look forward to your silver, which is human nature." You are a kind-hearted child, and you see everyone the same, and that's not a bad thing. But since the way of the world has divided into dignity and inferiority, and you are honored, you cannot lose your dignity. From now on, there must be a master's posture, even if you don't know the gold and jade and don't know the market price? You are the master, what you say is right, don't be afraid of being laughed at, but make them dare not laugh. ”

Fuyi remembered what her aunt said, word by word, although she also had a nurse since she was a child, but it was like a family-like existence, and she had no real experience in governing the family.

And what she has to learn is more than this, since she boasted in front of her brother Rong, she wanted to become a hostess who could support the family business for three hundred years, she couldn't just start and retreat.

Yun Zhizhi said matter-of-factly: "Ming'er, I'll test you, if you make a mistake, you will be in the palm of your hand, if you don't want to be beaten, you have to review your homework tonight." ”

The old lady said angrily: "If you are against you, dare to beat your sister-in-law?" ”

Yun Zhi was unconvinced: "How can there be a student that Mr. can't beat, grandma, I'm for the good of your granddaughter-in-law." ”

The old lady shook her head at her daughter: "I am often confused, whether this girl grew up with me, or raised by you, is as naughty and annoying as you were when you were a child." ”

Princess Jing hugged her niece: "Your adopted daughter looks like this, and your adopted granddaughter looks like this, is this ours or yours?" Yun'er, what do you say? ”

Yun Zhi nodded again and again: "Anyway, I was raised by my grandmother, and everything was taught by my grandmother." ”

The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are saying that they are happy, and the next person reports that the second lady and the young lady have brought their children to ask for peace.

The old lady ordered her to be brought in, and Yun Zhi saw her mother, although she was not intimate, she was also respectful, and she also brought a bowl of tea with her own hands.

The second lady ate the tea and said, "It just so happens that the mother is also there, and the second master told his daughter-in-law one thing and asked her daughter-in-law to discuss it with her mother." ”

The old lady guessed that nothing good happened, and motioned to Chu Xue to take her sisters and children to play with the two granddaughters-in-law.

Yanran liked to help her very much, and called Aunt Yan delicately, and was scolded by her aunt for changing her mouth to call her aunt, and the little doll couldn't turn around for a while, and she was so scared that she was about to cry.

The coquettish voices of the children outside gradually faded away, and the room was quiet, and before the second lady could speak, Princess Jing said: "I have listened to some things at home, why are you still blindly afraid of my second brother." If you're afraid of him, or if you don't have an opinion, you should always love your child, right? What kind of person is Concubine Min, do you really not know, or do you just covet wealth and pretend to be confused? ”

The second lady was embarrassed, although she was a sister-in-law, but she was a princess, and she didn't even have a place for the old lady to sit in front of her daughter, and she was robbed by her sister-in-law at the moment, so she could only listen to it in a swallowed voice.

"Don't talk about those things." The old lady interrupted her daughter's words, "There is no need to mention the past, what do you have to discuss?" ”

The second lady's eyes were also red, and after being patient, she said: "The second master wants his daughter-in-law to discuss with you, after Rong'er's marriage, should you give Yunzhi Zhang Luo." Don't misunderstand that our husband and wife are going to meddle in their daughter's marriage again, but they are afraid that you will love the child and blindly want to stay by your side, delaying the child's age in a blink of an eye. ”

Princess Jing asked, "How old is the rhyme?" ”

The second lady hurriedly said: "Seventeen, the same age as my niece and daughter-in-law." Now that Rong'er has become a parent, after her brother and sister give birth, she will inevitably give Pingli Zhang Luo a marriage, Pingli and Yun were born in a year, you say that this rhyme is not married first, how can Pingli marry. ”

Most of the girls from noble families in the capital are married at this age, and Princess Jing didn't say much, so she glanced at her mother and waited for her to speak.

The second lady hurriedly explained: "The second master and I swore in front of our ancestors that we would never interfere in the marriage of Yun, and we accepted what the mother wanted to arrange, but the second master was worried about his daughter, and his heart was not steady, and his daughter-in-law really couldn't bear it." ”

The old lady said: "I don't let you interfere, because I don't want you to be blind, not that from now on, the things of the rhyme have nothing to do with you." I wrote down all today's words, and went back to tell Chengye that I would not delay his daughter. But now Rong'er has just become married, and the gifts of every family have not been thanked, your younger brother and sister will be born next month, and the full moon wine at home is already in Zhangluo, and in a blink of an eye, there is a lot of inconvenience in the ice and snow. Calculate it, Yunzhi can't get married no matter what happens this year, and in the spring of next year, after being busy with the first month, I will mention this matter again. ”

In any case, with a quasi-number, the second lady was also happy, so she could give her husband an explanation.

Princess Jing said: "Second sister-in-law, you can learn to be tough, even if you can have your own opinions on the affairs of your children, you don't feel distressed about the flesh and blood you gave birth to?" ”

The second lady bowed her head and said: "After all, I am married to my husband, not to mention, I have to teach my daughter-in-law, if my mother-in-law is not good, the first snow will not be able to climb on Pingluo's head." ”

Princess Jing shook her head again and again: "It's also that I'm too talkative, this family doesn't have a scripture that is difficult to read, why should I embarrass you." ”

The second lady smiled awkwardly: "It's our bad that we bothered the mother." ”

Princess Jing said: "Don't dislike me, stay for two more days, I'll leave, and in the future, I hope that my sister-in-law will take care of my old lady more, your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be harmonious, and I can feel at ease in Jingzhou." ”

The second lady asked: "Niangniang is in such a hurry to leave, it is better to stay for a while, the third brother and sister will be born soon, and it is not too late to leave after eating the little nephew's wedding wine." ”

Princess Jing said with a smile: "The big and small things in the family are waiting for me to decide, and I can't take my daughter-in-law around the world and make the children love each other." ”

mentioned the youngest son and daughter-in-law who was about to give birth, and the old lady was worried about Jin's body, and sent Mama Rui to take a look and ask her to have a good baby.

The second lady said: "Yesterday the Jin family came to make a fuss, and today someone still comes to ask the daughter-in-law what's going on, mother, is it really our Rong'er who beat people?" Then why did the nephew and daughter-in-law punish kneeling, what did she do wrong? ”

The old lady sighed: "Don't inquire about the big house, the children are thin-skinned." ”

The second lady said: "The Jin family is difficult enough, and now it has become a family with the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the daughter-in-law heard Chu Xue say that the child was bitter to marry, and within a few days of marriage, he was beaten by his mother-in-law and was injured." ”

Princess Jing said quietly: "This girl from the Prime Minister's Mansion is not good at life. ”

The second lady was stunned for a moment, knowing that her sister-in-law teased her and treated her daughter-in-law harshly, although she was embarrassed, she had to defend herself: "Although I am stricter, I will not abuse the child for no reason. ”

Princess Jing hurriedly smiled: "I mean that child, as well as her eldest aunt, Princess Min is so pitiful, her husband and son are gone." ”

"That's right." The second lady turned her mind and said deliberately, "Then our eldest girl is also ......."

When the old lady saw that her daughter-in-law deliberately mentioned Hanzhi's trouble, she said to herself: "You tell Chu Xue that if her cousin comes to ask for help, she doesn't have to look ahead and backward, just take care of her life." If there is anything you can't handle, come to me and say, that child is very pitiful without a father and mother, and we don't help take care of our in-laws, how can we be reasonable. ”