Chapter 45: Ghosts and Spirits (3rd Watch)
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, matchmakers came to the door one after another to say goodbye to the second miss of Jiang Fu.
Listening to the news of Li's mother's gossip, Jiang Xinyao found that the marriage choices of concubines in this era are relatively small. Either it is the concubine of a big family, or it is the filling of the house of the official eunuch. Those famous families, the children of the family rarely marry a young lady who is a concubine to be the grandmother of the main house.
In her opinion, the second sister has a quiet appearance and a gentle and lovely personality, and she is a good candidate to live at home. Although her biological mother is an aunt, she has been raised by her mother-in-law since she was a child, and she has her own demeanor in speech and demeanor. It's a pity to be a concubine if you are born.
Here, Xin Yao was worried about her second sister, and Aunt Du was even more anxious. Her only reliance in this life is her daughter, and the quality of marriage is not only related to her daughter's life, but also to the glory and wealth of the rest of her life.
Aunt Du has gone all the way from a maid to today, how much pain and bitterness she can only swallow with tears in the middle of the night when no one is around.
The eldest lord's concubine is so good, don't look at those who are now young and beautiful, with infinite scenery, the eldest lord is in pain like something. Once a person is old and decrepit, and there are no children to live by, the desolation is visible. If the eldest lady had to settle accounts after the autumn at that time, life would really be worse than death.
Aunt Du has followed the Chen family since she was a child, and she knows her temperament very well, where she is a good match. If it weren't for the good things she has been waiting for over the years, she is honest, and she doesn't quarrel, how can she tolerate their mother and daughter.
If it is said that the old man was drunk and strong, it is not necessarily true. Although Jiang Hongjian is not a first-class talent, a young talent, he was born in an official family since he was a child, and his demeanor is naturally extraordinary. Aunt Du came over to marry herself, and she looked up and didn't look down with the eldest man every day, which was somewhat heartwarming.
However, one is that he doesn't have that skin, and the other is that Chen sees it tightly and can't find the opportunity. finally waited for an opportunity, how could Du Shi not grasp it firmly, half pushed and half done, and it became a good thing to refuse. Later, I was afraid that my wife would be suspicious, so I knelt down for a few days before calming Chen's suspicions.
Chen's method of dealing with those concubines, Du knows it, and if he wants to have a son and a half daughter, he has to rely on her. Therefore, over the years, she has stood behind Chen like a shadow.
Why are you a concubine? Isn't it just for your own future! Why do you have children? Isn't it just that the mother is more expensive than the child! Therefore, Du Shi was the first to do not want her daughter to follow her old path. The second lady of the Jiang family, no matter what, she has to find a family with the right door and be a grandmother.
Unexpectedly, the situation is stronger than others, and from the Du family, who came to the door to ask for marriage in the past two days, he found that the second lady of the Jiang family was not as worried about marrying as expected.
On this day, she patiently beat Chen's leg for a long time, and Chen sighed comfortably and said: "You know all the people who have come to the door to ask for the second lady in the past two days." Although this Wang family is a famous family, there has been no one in the court over the years, and there are defeated faces inside and out, and none of the children and grandchildren are motivated. Although the third master of his family is a concubine, he only lives at home, marries several wives and concubines, and nothing comes out. I like the second lady of our family, most of them for the sake of the heirs. Our Yu'er is a concubine for him with such a character, and it is a waste of life! ”
Aunt Du felt more and more sad in her heart, and nodded truthfully.
"That Master Cai is a six-grade county, the age is much worse, the son and daughter are older than our second girl, although he is the wife of the house, this day is not easy. It's enough to have a child in the future, in case there is no child by his side, Master Cai's eyes are closed, and it will really cost the second girl's life. ”
asked her daughter to fill the house for an old man in his forties, and Aunt Du vomited a mouthful of blood in her heart.
"The family surnamed Tian is a family, the child is a competitive person, he has a reputation at a young age, and his appearance is not bad, but his mother looks a little mean, and he is a small family. A girl like us from a family marries in Nafu, but I am afraid that it will be wronged. Ay! It's so sad for me! I can't eat or sleep these days, and my mind is all about her. ”
Du Shi lowered his eyebrows and said: "Having a kind mother like Mrs. is really a blessing cultivated in my previous life, and the second lady will definitely be grateful to Mrs. in the future." ”
Chen smiled: "As for me, I don't ask her to be grateful, and I will have a good life in the future, which is our wish as a mother." You also carefully planned for the second lady in this matter. ”
Du Shi hurriedly knelt down and cried: "Where does Mrs. say, where is the second lady's marriage, and it is my aunt's turn to intervene, Mrs., you can be the master." Looking at the second lady's filial piety to you, watching the slave and maid waiting for you all these years, begging the wife to help the second lady find a good family, the slave and the maid are willing to repay the wife for the cow and the horse in the next life. ”
Chen glanced at her with satisfaction, his heart was extremely useful, he picked up the teacup, moistened his throat and said: "Look at you, get up quickly, you are also half a master, don't kneel all day long." If you don't say it, I will do the same, Xinyu is also my child, how can there be a mother who doesn't care about her child, and relax. ”
Du Shi lowered his head and said yes, a trace of hatred flashed in the corner of his eyes.
Chen didn't mean to make things difficult for her, what she wanted to see was nothing more than Aunt Du's attitude. These days, I'm really worried about the marriage of the two girls, it's not high, it's low, the old lady doesn't speak, the old man only says that he can't wronged the child if he looks at each other, and he is not biological, it's good or bad, how many pairs of eyes are staring at it.
Jiang Xinyu listened to her aunt's words, and was secretly anxious in her heart, but she felt powerless, so she could only silently ask God for help.
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On the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, when the fourth lady of the Jiang family was walking in the yard, she suddenly fainted and fell to the ground, and she didn't know what to do.
Gu Shi hurriedly invited a doctor. The doctor took the pulse, there was nothing wrong, and pricked a few major acupoints with a needle, but the patient had no reaction, and he was worried for a long time, and only said that he would ask for another high-mindedness. I invited several doctors in a row, and it was the same. Only the Gu family was so anxious that he fainted in Jiang Hongsheng's arms.
Jiang Yuanchen stood in front of his sister's bed with red eyes, looking at his sister's sleepy little face, tears falling down one by one. In the past few days, I have been patronizing and learning martial arts with Shen Li, and I haven't come to visit my sister for a few days, but I didn't expect that when I turned around, my sister fell ill, and Jiang Yuanchen regretted and hated.
On the second day, Jiang Xinyao was still asleep, which alarmed the old lady. dragged the sick body to Tingfeng Xuan to watch it once, and saw that his granddaughter seemed to be sick but not sick, and seemed to be asleep, but she couldn't wake up, and she was surprised, and after watching it a few times, she only shook her head.
Seeing the old lady shaking her head, Gu threw herself on her daughter, crying silently. Jiang Hongsheng's face was full of distress, but he was helpless.
Aunt Zhou in Qingshan Courtyard was snorting melon seeds, looking proud, and when she saw her daughter crookedly not moving, she smiled and said: "My son, this is really God's eyes, retribution, retribution." ”
Jiang Xinshan said: "Auntie, how can you say that you faint when you faint, you won't wake up yet, nothing will happen, right?" ”
"I'll just say that Miss Fourth doesn't seem to be blessed, she has been sick and calaminate since she was a child, this time, I'm afraid it's ......," Aunt Zhou said proudly.
Jiang Xinshan raised her eyebrows and hurriedly asked, "Auntie, it won't be your hand." ”
Aunt Zhou stepped forward and covered her daughter's small mouth, and said in a low voice: "My good young lady, you can be light, this matter has nothing to do with me, if your father hears it, Auntie, I can't wash it down if I fall into the Yellow River, I really didn't do it." ”
Jiang Xinshan looked at her aunt's expression, it didn't look like a fake, Fang nodded and said, "Auntie, don't be afraid, it's good if you didn't do it, if your father knows about it, it will be a fatal thing." ”
Aunt Zhou leaned in and said, "Fourth Miss is afraid that it is...... She is the lifeblood of the second wife, you said that if the second wife has a case, our mother and daughter can be counted as hopeful. God forbid, don't let that girl wake up. ”
Jiang Xinshan smiled knowingly and said, "Auntie, you say, will someone secretly do it?" ”
Zhou Xiuyue said softly: "Who knows, I'm afraid that the root is still the sin of the Gu family." My son, if it really happens, then you are the only concubine of the second master, and in the future, the second master will be out of office, and what kind of good people will not be found. ”
Jiang Xinshan blushed and was shy.
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In the end, Mama Qian was an old man who had gone through something, and whispered in the old lady's ear that the fourth lady seemed to have fallen into some evil, so it was better to invite some monks and Taoists to do it.
Jiang Hongsheng's ears were sharp, and he heard clearly, and was about to send someone to invite, but the housekeeper hurriedly came and said that the housekeeper of the old mansion had something important to return, and it was about the fourth lady.
Jiang Hongsheng frowned and hurriedly invited someone in.
Butler Fu trotted in all the way, his head was full of sweat and he couldn't take care of wiping it, seeing the old lady and the second old man were there, he knelt down hurriedly and said: "Back to the old lady, yesterday the old slave just fell asleep, and saw the old lady standing at the head of the bed, and said to me with a straight face, 'Ah Fu, why am I about to be born, and I don't see the four girls, usually she asks Yinggui to cook a table of dishes and accompany me to eat." Now it's good, leave me alone. Then he disappeared. The old slave broke out in a cold sweat, and chased out without even putting on his clothes, and there was nothing in the dark.
The old slave sat on the bed and counted the days with his fingers, and in a few days, wouldn't it be the old lady's birthday. The old slave wanted the old lady to be with the fourth lady when he was alive, but he was afraid that he thought about it, so he rushed back and forth to the old lady early this morning. I heard that the fourth lady was unconscious and had a bad heart. The old lady's temper, you know it, old lady, I'm afraid I have a grudge in my heart. ”
When the old lady heard this, she cried loudly, and when Gu saw this, she also cried. After a few persuasions, the two stopped.
The old lady wiped away her tears and said, "Butler Fu, hurry up, how is this good?" The sixth day of the second month is the sun of the lord, and we are negligent. ”
Butler Fu wiped his sweat, stepped forward and said, "Old lady, we countrymen have a saying that people who have passed away will suddenly get sick if they think about it. It is useless to take medicine or ask a doctor, as long as the relatives are chattering in front of the patient, within a few hours, they will get better. The old lady didn't want to try it. ”
After worshipping the Buddha, the old lady was convinced of the ghosts and gods. Busy let Jiang Hongsheng step forward and chatter.
Jiang Hongsheng was told by Steward Fu that his whole body was cold, and his heart was cold. I had to step forward and whisper in my daughter's ear: "Yao'er, wake up, grandfather's birthday is coming, he misses you." Father, it's my son's fault, I made you angry, don't be angry, I'll let Yao'er go back to the old house to accompany you for a few days, you like this little granddaughter the most, she is weak and can't afford to toss. Son, I've kowtowed to you. ”
You said it's not strange, Jiang Hongsheng knocked his head down three times, and Jiang Xinyao on the bed hummed softly.
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