Chapter 7: A Woman's Dowry (2nd Watch)

On the sixth day of September, the sky was clear.

The old Qing palace in the capital is full of lights, lively and extraordinary, and the sound of firecrackers is buzzing in people's ears.

Xu Hongyuan was dressed in red, with a red flower tied on his chest, and his handsome face was full of smiles, three points of festivity, and his long and straight figure attracted the female relatives of Qingwang Mansion to look at each other frequently.

The old Qing concubine, who was over fifty years old, looked at the couple and cried profusely.

The chubby old Qingwang, who is middle-aged, smiles so much that he can't see his eyes.

As soon as the sedan chair left here, the team of the dowry in Qingwangfu immediately set off and walked all the way to Xu's mansion.

Watching the lively crowd enclose the street three floors inside and three layers outside, there are even those who have a heart to count the marriage of the granddaughter of the palace.

Jiang Hongsheng was hidden in the crowd, looking at Xu Hongyuan riding on a high horse in red, and the personable Du Tianxiang beside him, he sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.

He is more handsome and upright than in the painting, with deep eyes and a high nose, just like his father when he was young.

He turned his face away, wanting to wipe a handful of tears secretly, and inadvertently saw that Jiang Xingzu and his grandson were also stretching their necks and huddled in the crowd across the street, looking at the people on the horse with eagerness in their eyes.

Jiang Hongsheng lowered his eyelids and retreated quietly.

Jiang Xing had actually seen his nephew across the street a long time ago, but he was reluctant to take his eyes off Ah Yuan, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Grandson Jiang Yuanbo muttered, "Grandfather." Didn't the little uncle let you go to the house to drink the wedding wine, even the sedan chair stopped at the door of Jinjue Pavilion, you still have to come here to crowd people. ”

Jiang Xing glanced at him. "What do you know?" The daughter-in-law was crowded in the crowd and watched before it was lively. When I entered the house, Jiang Quan, the old man, accompanied me, and it didn't mean anything at all. ”

Jiang Yuanbo lowered his eyebrows and said lightly: "Grandfather, the old lady knows it, so she can just recognize it." ”

Jiang Xing pursed his mouth and sneered: "See, that position just now." Standing is your second uncle, they are brothers. He didn't dare to sneak around and watch from afar. What's more, your little uncle is now in a good career, we can't drag him back, when the time comes, we will naturally recognize each other. Now, it's not the time. ”

……

Xin Yao asked people to put the rocking chair in the courtyard of the study, basking in the sun while eating the diced apples handed over by Qingxu.

Today, Mother Li, Weiyun, and Danyue all went to Xu's Mansion to help, leaving only Qingxu and Rong Xiao waiting in the room.

Jiang Xinyao was drowsy by the sun, and she saw this. He glanced at Rong Xiao, who put down the needle and thread in his hand and walked towards the back room. For a moment, there was a thin blanket in his hand.

Rong Xiao had just covered the eldest grandmother with a blanket, but saw Guiming coming in a hurry. Xin Yao opened her eyes, saw someone coming, waved her hand, and the two maids retreated into the back room with interest.

Gui Ming lowered his head and leaned closer to whisper a few words in the ear of the eldest grandmother. took out an oily paper bag from his arms and handed it to Xin Yao.

Xin Yao opened the oil paper bag, and inside was a rough piece of paper, on which two lines of poetry were written

"The fish sinks and the geese go to the end of the world, and I believe that the world is separated from suffering"

Jiang Xinyao suddenly felt that her teeth were a little sore, the corners of her mouth sank, and she frowned and said, "The pen is a dragon and a snake, but it is his style." How did you get to me? ”

Gui Ming lowered his voice and said, "There are people coming and going over there, and there is no place to stay. ”

Jiang Xinyao pondered for a moment, sighed softly, and said, "You send it to the little uncle, be smart, don't let people see it." ”

Guiming got the order, put the things in his arms, saluted the eldest grandmother, and walked out of the courtyard in a few steps.

Jiang Xinyao closed her eyes and read softly: "Cut the knife and reconnect the water, wave the knife to cut the affection constantly, fall red and chase the water, and die for the king with a little heart." is a good Yan Sixteen, he is going to die and live, and he is still thinking about this day, hey, it is difficult for him to be obsessed. ”

It's just that now that the two of them are married, if they are entangled in one place again, wouldn't it be ......

Jiang Xinyao sighed, and couldn't help but think of a bridge break in the famous movie in her previous life, where the male protagonist was in the room of the deceased, and found that the shirts they were wearing when they first met were neatly put on the same hanger, and the male protagonist couldn't help but burst into tears.

Xin Yao vaguely remembered that tears came out of her eyes at that time.

Sure enough, the farthest distance in the world is not that I am standing in front of you, but you don't know that I love you, but that you know that you love each other, but you can't be together. Look, how sad and lingering, how painful, how lonely and desperate.

Xin Yao laughed self-deprecatingly, and said softly: "Qingxu, what are we going to eat tonight......

At night, Li's mother and others came back from Xu's Mansion and told Xinyao about the excitement of Xu's Mansion one by one.

Jiang Xinyao listened to a few words with an interested look, and then interrupted: "How is the bride's appearance and temperament?" ”

Mother Li paused and said with a smile: "The appearance is good, the temperament can't be seen, the few big girls around me are very neat and capable, and they look better than the average maid." Grandma, the dowry of Qingwangfu is full of one hundred and twenty-eight units, there are six wedding Zhuangzi alone, and two sets of other courtyards, all of which are five-in, not to mention those jewelry, clothes, and people's eyes are dazzled. ”

As if he had made an appointment, Rong Xiao said in unison: "Mom, tell me quickly, what are you?" ”

Mother Li snapped her fingers, and she didn't feel like her mouth was dry, and she said all the dowries of the palace one by one. Listening to the maids' bright eyes, the corners of their mouths were crooked, and their faces were festive.

Xin Yao was a little interested, she liked to hear what treasures were in the bride's dowry.

Dowry, to put it bluntly, is a woman's confidence, if a woman doesn't even have confidence, she has to look at the man's face everywhere to live, even if the man is considerate, this waist still can't stand up.

What's more, the dowry is more of a reflection of the strength of the woman's family, like the old lady, ten miles of red makeup brought into the Jiang Mansion, and there is an Annan Hou Mansion behind her as a backer, and the old lady doesn't have to look at the faces of others to live her life.

On the other hand, her mother, who is from a solid family of scholars, can be regarded as a small jasper at most, and the dowry is not rich, where can such a woman get into the eyes of the old lady? It's no wonder that the old lady spoils her concubine and kills her wife, no matter how bad Aunt Zhou is, she is also related to the Hou Mansion of Annan, and she has a thick dowry, who else can you bully if you don't bully?

If it weren't for his father's loyalty, often secretly protecting, his mother was both able to endure and had great wisdom, and she had firmly grasped her father's heart in the palm of her hand for more than ten years, maybe the victory would belong to Aunt Zhou.

Jiang Xinyao thought of this, and suddenly said loudly: "Danyue, call Quan Ye and Yan Ming tomorrow, I have something to say." ”

Weiyun smiled: "Grandma, everyone is busy these days, and you don't let them take a break and take a breath." ”

Xin Yao picked up the book in her hand and gently tapped it on Weiyun's body, and the old god said: "Weiyun, if your grandmother doesn't hurry up to earn money, she can't give you a thick dowry, and you can't afford to stand up when you get to your husband's house, don't blame my grandmother!" ”

Weiyun was most afraid that the eldest grandmother would use this to tease her, so she snorted and threw herself into Mother Li's arms, her face burning like a Guan Gong.

Tan Yue was afraid of getting angry, so she quietly moved her body out, but was seen by the sharp-eyed Xin Yao, and quipped: "Don't go, quickly finish the account books owed to me at the end of last month, and a few girls hurry up, otherwise, I will be reluctant to marry you." ”

Danyue's face turned red, and she smiled generously: "Grandma, don't marry me, I want to serve grandma for the rest of my life!" ”

Xin Yao pretended to have a headache and said: "How can this be done, I can't manage this all day long, and the one who won't let me do it is even more nagging than my mother, so Danyue, please, get married when the time comes, otherwise the one outside will not stab a villain to hate me to death!" ”

Rao is Danyue is thick-skinned, and when she heard this, her face burned into a piece of charcoal, and she stomped her feet and hid behind Li's mother.

Jiang Xinyao laughed happily, lightly, Wutong, Rong Xiao also covered the handkerchief and laughed, Mei Xiang, Lan Xiang looked at the grandmother with envy and made fun of her own maid, and her heart was sour.

Xin Yao suddenly smiled, raised her hand and pointed to the two incense sticks and said, "Don't worry, you guys don't worry, I'll wait for the big grandmother, and you will have a good day." ”

Mei Xiang, Lan Xiang's heart was hot, and she really showed a smile on her face, and she talked to Xin Yao.

I could only hear the noble student guarding the door shouting: "Grandma, it's time to rest!" ”

The maids hurriedly smiled and retired one by one, leaving only the light clouds, and the two of them waited in the room.

After a while, two black-clothed people flashed in, and the slightly taller one whispered a few words in Xin Yao's ear, and when he turned around, he saw his companion putting everything on the bookcase, and the two looked at each other and quickly retreated.

Jiang Xinyao was stunned for a long time before she spit out a sentence faintly: "It's really a good fate, I'm actually pregnant at this time." ”

Weiyun and Danyue glanced at each other, and hurriedly said, "Miss, who is pregnant?" ”

Jiang Xinyao glanced at the two of them silently, sighed softly and said, "Jiang Xinshan is pregnant!" ”

……

In the study of Xu's mansion, Jiang Quan covered the door, took out an oil-paper bag from his arms like a thief, and handed it to Xu Hongyuan, who was dressed in red.

Jiang Quan observed his words and said: "The noble student next to the fourth lady sent it, little master, is there something wrong?" ”

Xu Hongyuan hid his expression, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, master, you can go and get busy." ”

Jiang Quan lowered his eyes thoughtfully, and said with difficulty: "Little master, Madame, I'm afraid that someone will come to invite you in a while." ”

Xu Hongyuan smiled bitterly and said, "I know." ”

Jiang Quan was dissatisfied with the little young master's vague words, but he really couldn't think of anything to say, so he had to say: "Little young master, I'll help the little young master watch the door outside." ”

Jiang Quanxin was particularly unwilling, but he had to retreat. (To be continued)